EN
italianoespañolfrançaisDeutschNederlandsromânăpolskiportuguêsčeština
Request your account
All authors
cosmetiLEARN

Giulia Penazzi

Cosmetic chemical consultant, formulator and author

Cosmetic formulation and reading INCI ingredient lists

Portrait of Giulia Penazzi

About

Giulia Penazzi has worked in the cosmetics sector for more than twenty years. She holds a degree in Pharmacy and a PhD in Food Biotechnology, and specialised in Cosmetic Science and Technology at the University of Ferrara.

Her trade is formulation, built on long hands-on experience in the laboratory. For her, a good cosmetic starts from a solid grounding in chemistry and a broad knowledge of raw materials.

She has written eight popular-science books on skin and cosmetics, from 2003 to 2024, with a clear aim: to tell the scientific side of her work in a way that is serious and easy to follow. “Invecchiare non è una colpa” has also been translated into Polish. She writes articles on cosmetics too, both for the general public and for a scientific readership.

She also teaches. She is on the faculty of FarmacosmesiLab, ICQ’s dermocosmetics course for pharmacists, and lectures at the University of Ferrara.

Giulia Penazzi writes or approves this profile in their own language; AI translates it into the other languages.

At a glance

Languages
Italian, Polish
Topics
Formulation and development · Training and career · Skin care
Publishers
Edra, Edizioni LSWR, CeDeWu, Tecniche Nuove

Books

  1. Come sono fatti i cosmetici2020 · Italian
  2. Beautiful skin2022 · Italian
  3. Invecchiare non è una colpa2022 · Italian
  4. Jak dbać o siebie, by pięknie się starzeć2024 · Polish
  5. Pelle a pelle2024 · Italian
  6. La pelle e i cosmetici naturali2003 · Italian
  7. La pelle del bambino2004 · Italian
  8. Cosmesi Anti-Age2010 · Italian
Cover of “Come sono fatti i cosmetici”

ITGetting started

Come sono fatti i cosmetici

Guida pratica alla lettura dell'INCI

Formulation and development · Training and career

Who it’s for

Students and professionals who work with cosmetics, such as pharmacists, beauty therapists, aesthetic doctors and dermatologists.

A guide to understanding how a cosmetic is made, starting from its label. The first part explains cosmetic forms and how their basic formula is set up; the second moves on to active ingredients, grouped by function and given with their INCI names, so you can recognise them when you read an ingredient list. This second edition adds a chapter on cosmetics for the skin of people undergoing cancer treatment and expands the chapters on anti-ageing and sun care.

Scope and limits

In Italian. Concise and built as a reference: it brings together the basics of formulation and the ingredients, in plain but precise language.

Pages
272
Language
Italian
Publisher
Edra
Publication date
Cite this book

Penazzi, Giulia (2020). Come sono fatti i cosmetici: Guida pratica alla lettura dell'INCI. Edra.

Cover of “Beautiful skin”

ITIntermediate

Beautiful skin

Consigli di cosmesi e nutraceutica per le persone in terapia oncologica

Training and career · Skin care

Who it’s for

Pharmacists, doctors and other professionals who help people undergoing cancer treatment choose their cosmetics.

Written with Alessandro Colletti, it is a book of practical guidance on cosmetic skin care during cancer treatment. The first part helps you choose products to cleanse, moisturise and nourish the skin, for redness, for UV protection and for camouflage, and explains which features to look for and which products to avoid. The second part covers nutraceuticals and gathers what the scientific literature says about their role in oncology.

Scope and limits

In Italian, in two parts: cosmetics and nutraceuticals. The guidance is practical and concerns cosmetic skin care alongside treatment.

Language
Italian
Publisher
Edra
Publication date
Cite this book

Penazzi, Giulia (2022). Beautiful skin: Consigli di cosmesi e nutraceutica per le persone in terapia oncologica. Edra.

Cover of “Invecchiare non è una colpa”

ITGetting started

Invecchiare non è una colpa

Consigli di cosmesi e stile di vita per il well-aging

Skin care

Who it’s for

The general public: anyone who wants to look after their skin over the years and understand the cosmetics they use. It is written for readers outside the trade.

Well-aging for readers who want to look after their skin at every age, accepting the changes that time brings. The book looks at skin care from several sides, from cosmetics and nutraceuticals to diet and meditation, with facial exercises, face yoga and self-massage to do on your own. It explains what the main cosmetic actives are for, so that anyone can put together their own beauty routine.

Scope and limits

In Italian, in plain language. It also came out in Polish, with CeDeWu, in 2024.

Pages
248
Language
Italian
Publisher
Edizioni LSWR
Publication date
Cite this book

Penazzi, Giulia (2022). Invecchiare non è una colpa: Consigli di cosmesi e stile di vita per il well-aging. Edizioni LSWR.

Cover of “Jak dbać o siebie, by pięknie się starzeć”

PLGetting started

Jak dbać o siebie, by pięknie się starzeć

Well-aging na każdym etapie życia

Skin care

Who it’s for

Polish-speaking general readers who want to look after their skin over the years.

The Polish translation of Invecchiare non è una colpa: well-aging as a way of caring for your skin at every age. It ranges from cosmetics and nutraceuticals to diet and meditation, offers facial exercises, face yoga and self-massage, and explains how to choose the main cosmetic actives according to skin type and age.

Scope and limits

In Polish, in plain language. The Italian original came out with Edizioni LSWR in 2022.

Pages
242
Language
Polish
Publisher
CeDeWu
Publication date
Cite this book

Penazzi, Giulia (2024). Jak dbać o siebie, by pięknie się starzeć: Well-aging na każdym etapie życia. CeDeWu.

Cover of “Pelle a pelle”

ITGetting started

Pelle a pelle

Guida alla cura della pelle in gravidanza e nel neonato

Skin care

Who it’s for

The general public: expectant mothers, parents and anyone caring for newborns and young children.

A guide in two parts. The first follows the changes in skin and hair during pregnancy, with practical skincare guidance on which products and ingredients to use and which to avoid, and contributions from other professionals on exercise, breathing, preparing for birth and the weeks after it. The second is about the newborn: what baby skin needs, from cleansing and nourishing to sun protection, and the most common skin complaints in children, such as atopic dermatitis and cradle cap.

Scope and limits

In Italian, in plain language, with contributions from other professionals in the part on pregnancy.

Pages
136
Language
Italian
Publisher
Edizioni LSWR
Publication date
Cite this book

Penazzi, Giulia (2024). Pelle a pelle: Guida alla cura della pelle in gravidanza e nel neonato. Edizioni LSWR.

Cover of “La pelle e i cosmetici naturali”

ITGetting started

La pelle e i cosmetici naturali

Guida pratica

Skin care

Who it’s for

The general public: anyone who wants to understand their skin and the cosmetics they use every day.

Giulia Penazzi’s first book explains, simply and with scientific rigour, how the skin works and how the cosmetics that protect it are made, category by category, from shower gel to anti-wrinkle cream. It helps readers look critically at products that advertising presents as miracle workers.

Scope and limits

In Italian, in plain language. First edition from 2003, still in the publisher’s catalogue.

Language
Italian
Publisher
Tecniche Nuove
Publication date
Cite this book

Penazzi, Giulia (2003). La pelle e i cosmetici naturali: Guida pratica. Tecniche Nuove.

Cover of “La pelle del bambino”

ITGetting started

La pelle del bambino

Skin care

Who it’s for

The general public: new parents and anyone who looks after children.

A practical handbook built on a simple idea: a child’s skin has different needs from an adult’s. The first part explains how young skin works (sebum, hydration, skin flora), which cosmetics suit it best, what sunscreen filters and the numbers on the pack mean, and describes the main skin complaints. The second gathers easy-to-use tables arranged by age, from birth through the first year and on to adulthood.

Scope and limits

In Italian, in plain language. First edition from 2004, still in the publisher’s catalogue.

Pages
128
Language
Italian
Publisher
Tecniche Nuove
Publication date
Cite this book

Penazzi, Giulia (2004). La pelle del bambino. Tecniche Nuove.

Cover of “Cosmesi Anti-Age”

ITGetting started

Cosmesi Anti-Age

Skin care

Who it’s for

The general public: anyone who uses anti-ageing cosmetics and wants to choose them with more awareness.

A practical guide that answers the most common questions about anti-ageing cosmetics: whether they work, and which substances to choose for your skin type and age. The information is also summed up in easy-to-read charts, to tell what your skin needs from what it does not, and it explains to a general readership what cosmetic research offers for skin as it changes over the years.

Scope and limits

In Italian, in plain language. First edition from 2010, still in the publisher’s catalogue.

Language
Italian
Publisher
Tecniche Nuove
Publication date
Cite this book

Penazzi, Giulia (2010). Cosmesi Anti-Age. Tecniche Nuove.

Sharing multiplies

Help share Giulia Penazzi’s knowledge

If you like their work, share what they know with the people you know.