What really separates a cosmetic chemist from a product developer? Are the terms interchangeable? The answer is: they are absolutely NOT, and @Ron Chemist, a veteran cosmetic chemist in beauty for three decades, also cosmetic chemist of @rhode skin and founder of @beautystat, helped me break it down while we were visiting his lab! 🥼🧪A cosmetic chemist is in the lab formulating. They work with raw materials and create the actual base of the product. A product developer, on the other hand? Typically product developers and product development teams bridge between a brand or manufacturer's vision and the final product. Product developers typically guide everything from concept to testing to launch. Some product developers work closely with chemists, and depending on how closely they work with chemists they also have lab experience. I.e. a product developer coming into the lab to do shade development or check a formula base presented by a chemist. But our roles are not the same, and there...