COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COSMETICS CHEMISTRY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KIM 4270 COSMETICS CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Chemistry

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Chemistry (Evening)
Chemistry

Course Objective

The humanity has developed many chemicals for changing or modifying or cleaning of outer part of their skins, teeth and oral mucosa. This process resulted in foundation of a new field called as Cosmetic Chemistry. In the concept of this course, student will gain a general view on the history of cosmetic chemisty, national and international legislations, special chemicals for outer part of body such as skin and hair, and their production processes.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Express the definitions in the national and international legislations and explain the differences between national and international legislations.
2   give general information on the ingredients of hair care chemicals such as shampoo and hair dyes
3   give general informations on the ingredients and also production processes of skin care products such as moistures and sun protection creams
4   have sufficient information on the GMP protocols.
5   work at R&D departments of national and international cosmetic companies.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Cosmetic chemistry
2 National and international legislations, instructions and definitions in cosmetic chemistry
3 MSDS forms and patents in cosmetic chemistry
4 Biology and biochemistry of hair and skin
5 Chemicals for skin and hair (conditioning chemical, surfactants and natural oils)
6 Reactive hair care products and dyes
7 Fragnances used in skin and hair care
8 Mid Term
9 Microorganisms and personal care products-preservatives
10 Cosmetic products and their biochemical effects on the acne therapy
11 Cosmetics for hair loss and their biochemistry
12 Important criteria for selection of packaging for cosmetic products
13 Technical visit, a cosmetic factory
14 Homework-Project Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Romanowski P., Schueller R., (2009). Beginning Cosmetic Chemistry, Allured Books, third edition. USA. ISBN-13: 978-1932633535
Dayan N., Kromidas L., (2011). Formulating, Packaging, and Marketing of Natural Cosmetic Products. Wiley, USA. ISBN-13: 978-0470484081
Current papers on cosmetic chemistry from Sciencedirect.com

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, Interactive presentation, Questions and answers, Homework, Application

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FINS FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The questions related to production processes and also ingredients of cosmetic chemicals will be asked in the exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The general course policies and rules can be obtained from web site of Faculty of Science (www.deu.edu.tr)

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Levent CAVAS, Dokuz Eylul University,Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
Division of Biochemistry, 35160, Kaynaklar Campus, IZMIR-TURKEY
Tel: +90 232 3018701 (office) +90 506 5047380 (cellular)
Fax:+90 232 4534188
Email: lcavas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 16.00-17.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
0
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 13 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 30 30
0
Midterm 1 2 2
Final Exam 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 101

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CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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