CHEM1777 Chemistry of Cosmetics and Personal Care Products (UNSW Sydney): rated 4.0/5 overall across 1 review collected on UNSW Wall.
CHEM1777 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Science in School of Chemistry. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 化妆品与个人护理品化学
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Chemistry
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This course will explain how cosmetics and personal care products work from a scientific standpoint. Chemistry plays a key role in the manufacturing and continual improvement of personal care and other household products.
CHEM1777 has 1 scored review: overall 4.0/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.0/5).
On Reddit: "I did it last year! It was super basic science because they meant for it to be a Gen Ed for non science people so I found it very easy however, they might change the difficulty as I think most people found it easy. I also thought they would go a lot more into cosmetics but they …"
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Q: Is CHEM1777 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 1 review: overall 4.0/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches CHEM1777, and when is it offered?
A: CHEM1777 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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