4 entries
Between Sets
Off the bench — tennis, cooking, and the quirks of reading labels everywhere I go.
Aug 20, 2026
What Tennis Taught Me About Hai
Recreational tennis taught former formulator Margot Ashford that consistency beats intensity — in both the game and hair...
Aug 19, 2026
A Formulator's Grocery List
A cosmetic formulator can't stop reading labels – on cereal, yogurt, even wine. What she's learned about food marketing ...
Aug 19, 2026
My First Bad Haircut
A bad haircut sent a future formulator on a three-year mission to avoid one ingredient. She was wrong the whole time. A ...
Aug 18, 2026
Why This Blog Exists: I Wrote Formulas for a Living, Then Realized Nobody Taught You to Read Them
Former cosmetic chemist Margot Ashford introduces Read the Bottle—a science-backed guide designed to help you decode hai...