Introducing Our New System For Creating and Requesting TPC Original Formulas!!!
I hope this finds you well and in good health this New Year. The Pretty Chemist is officially OPEN for Formulation Business!! Here you'll find updates on TPC operations and details on the proper steps for requesting my services. But first, check out this video!!
How do I work and how can we work together?
Well, here's your answer.
I find inspiration in Earth's most natural elements. Using the foundation of traditional herbal medicine and my own research in plant matter chemistry, TPC formulas are created to ensure each product delivers targeted active ingredients in the most efficient and beneficial ways.
To further put my talents into the world and facilitate your request as a client, I will be implementing a new surveying system designed to keep TPC connected with its clients while I sharpen and expand my formulation expertise. This survey is where you and I connect like a chemical bond and will be formatted so you can best explain to me the product(s) you desire me to create. More details regarding the surveying process and how to submit your requests will be available in Spring 2021!
When can you expect your request to be granted?
Using your survey submissions, I will conduct seasonal releases of TPC original formulas. The most popular requests will be selected to begin the formulation process. Once products are finalized, a list of formulae will be announced and available for purchase during the start of Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter months as TPC's seasonal collections. Announcements will be featured in The Lab Report, TPC's newsletter, and made public on all of The Pretty Chemist's social media platforms.
After receiving notification, head over to theprettychemist.com and request a sample. Samples can be requested prior to purchasing the rights to their formula, but the punch line is -- you will only have 21 days to make your move. After 21 days without a formula purchase I will make products available to the public on the TPC website. However, after the 21 day mark any unpurchased formulas can still be yours. Once purchased, the products will be pulled from the TPC website and made exclusively yours.
Subscribe to TPC's mailing list to receive newsletters and follow me on IG, Twitter, and Facebook for more formula announcements. Remember, TURN ON THOSE NOTIFICATIONS!
I hope you and I can get down like two flats on the side of the street and collaborate on something great!
See You In The Lab,
- TPC <3
The Pretty Playlist - Music For The Soul That Gets Me Through My Everyday Hustle :P
I'm a lover of all things music. I use music to get me through. I've always had a connection to it and it's become a second language for me. Music has helped me maintain my peace in stressful situations & the lyrics of my favorite artists have helped me process the thoughts & emotions I sometimes struggle to put into words.
A few years ago, I came across an article published through Harvard Medical School that descriptively (& scientifically) focused on the relationship between music and the brain. They performed a study on their patients that showed how music lowered stress levels and blood pressure. It also helped improve brain productivity and overall mood showing how well our mental responds to the tunes and grooves we're listening to. I'll share the link below in case any of you want to read the article in-depth. It's a fairly easy read with some good information.
But yea, music DEFINITELY has positively affected my brain. I appreciate the creativity it inspires and how it allows me to tap into emotions I'm sometimes avoiding or am too busy to fully express.
The last few months I've had tunnel vision. I'm extremely focused on my goals. I'm always plotting on ways to work smarter and not harder and it's just grind time shawty!
So I'm spending a lot of time working in my lab and studying new techniques and procedures for making new products.
At the same time, I'm working strenuous hours training at my big girl plant job --- so I'm doing A LOT.
My brain is constantly pumping out ideas and information. I appreciate the mental capacity my Creator has given me, but I've learned that I'm completely responsibly for taking care of this bundle of brilliance packaged inside this skull. And music has always been the party and outlet my brain has needed.
I NEED THE INSPIRATION AND I NEED THE RELEASE.
Listening to music to calm my mood and create positive vibes is hugely the reason why I am able to enjoy the workload that comes with being The Pretty Chemist. "The Pretty Playlist" consists of several go-to feel goods that put me in my zone while working at TPC Headquarters.
Music creates a vibe. It keeps me mellow, it keeps me encouraged, it keeps me focused, it hypes me up. Look!! It does a lot for me!
And I appreciate it.
If you follow me on Instagram (@theprettychemist) then you've probably seen a video or 2 of
me jamming out to some cool R&B or maybe even a little trap number. Because "Pretty Girls Love Trap Music" DUHHHH!!!!!
So I'm simply just sharing a piece of me through music. I hope you guys like the rotation. I consider myself an eclectic so I keep a very diverse palette.
Maybe it'll inspire some of your best ideas.
Maybe it'll uplift your mood or mellow you out.
Maybe you'll think it's trash and never wanna listen again. That's on you luv!
Either way, I hope y'all enjoy.
Luv
-TPC <3
Harvard Medical School Article
The Pretty Playlist
Updated: Oct 15, 2020
More Than Pretty, More Than Smart, & More Than Any Other Box They Put A Black Woman In.
The Pretty Chemist was created to defy the odds.
When I initially started to envision this brand, I was 100% passionate & 100% clueless at the same damn time. As an underclassman in college, all I could focus on was what I would do with this chemistry degree I worked so hard for. Branching away from academia was super important to me because I knew teaching was NOT my thing.
Chemistry intrigued my mind and helped me see life from multiple angles. I was a natural at understanding the material and applying it to everyday life, but I was not in it to be a Harvard professor.
It was just a relationship between me & chemistry that I wanted to explore and be selfish with. THAT'S what I wanted to do. But still, what kind of career does that bring me? Where on Indeed can I find this experience? There was none!
Luckily, as an American Chemical Society scholar (with majority of my education being funded by their scholarship), I had resources that brought me to an internship at BASF in Tarrytown, New York - that’s upstate New York so don’t get all excited. The town was bland af.
My experience at BASF Tarrytown however, was extremely eye opening. I worked under Dr. Amber O. Evans in their Hair Care Research & Development department. And guess what? Dr. Evans was a young black woman willing to give a girl like me some free game. She taught me how to make hair bleach, shampoos, conditioners, pomades, and pigments. I also learned to use new technology and instruments specific for assessing hair quality. The most important aspect of the internship was being able to work under someone who looked like me. Amber was one of a handful of black chemists and scientists at BASF Tarrytown and she was only in her late 20s. She instantly became a mentor and shared with me what it was like being a young minority in this industry.
She carried herself with poise and grace throughout the establishment, but always kept it real with everyone she encountered. Behind closed doors she explained to me how to use my black girl magic to properly educate others in removing the stereotypes of black women. She dropped gems and didn’t even know it because she was still building and developing confidence in her own career. But see, that’s the power of black women. We can be half full & still find room to feed you. I attribute much of what I do today to these few months of my life and will forever thank Dr. Evans for the transparency, guidance, and courage to take up space in a place where we weren’t necessarily welcomed. --> Doing it For Madam CJ !
To keep this as short as possible, I won’t go over the full details of my intern project but just
know that I studied the effects of UVA and UVB rays on different hair types, created a hair application set to prevent such damage, and tested the efficacy of the product. With Amber's support, I eloquently presented a full analytical and statistical report to my superiors including the director of my internship program. I was only 21 years old. Oh & did I mention the internship covered my travel, room and board, anddddd paid very well. Secured the bag earlyyyyyyy.
But fr. Representation matters. As a young black woman it was important to see someone like me achieving a goal I was aspiring to reach. It assured me that it was possible for me to penetrate the chemistry sector AND stay connected to black culture. If I needed to be a trailblazer of comfortably expressing oneself, while showcasing my intellect - then that was just what I had to do.
I won’t let go of black idioms. I won’t water down my accent or my flavor to be more digestible for those who won’t ever understand what it means to be a black woman. I relate to Megan the Stallion just as much as I look up to the late, great Katherine Johnson. I study science just as much as I believe in the Ultimate Creator and my angels constantly surrounding me. The Pretty Chemist connects the disconnected because you do not have to embody one thing to be accepted or successful.
Black culture, pop culture, academia, the arts, and spirituality have all been vital to my life and influence what The Pretty Chemist represents.
As I also navigate through the corporate sector of science, I rely heavily on The Pretty Chemist to share that experience & create a safe space for me to express my creativity, my life, my joys, and my sorrows.
If I make you uncomfortable, I apologize for your limited pallet. I’m sure there is a place for you and I hope you find it.
If I inspire you, continue to commune with me. Let’s connect and grow this thing!
Here’s to wearing many hats and shape-shifting when necessary. Here's to being teachable! Here’s to Black Girl Magic going on forevaaa & evaaa!!
Here’s to you! Here’s to me! Here’s to us!
Luv ya <3
- TPC
