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Jessica Clifton

Executive Director

Jessica is Executive Director at ReAgent and leads a variety of growth projects. She has an extensive background in marketing, and has worked in the chemical industry since 2019. Outside of work, Jessica can be found on a run, building LEGO, or watching Star Wars.
The UK cosmetics industry in 2020||The UK’s market share in the cosmetics industry

Regulations in the UK Cosmetics Industry

The UK cosmetics industry is such an overwhelmingly prominent market, specialising in lotions and potions we apply directly to our skin, hair, and teeth, that regulations have to be solid and governing bodies are faced with the need to constantly

What cocaine is made of||The chemical structure of cocaine||Cocaine has gained popularity in the US and Europe since the 1980s – it is typically snorted

What Is Cocaine Made Of?

The Chemistry of Cocaine and How It Affects the Brain What is cocaine made of? Well, cocaine has the chemical formula C17H21NO4, which makes it a relatively middle-weight and average-sized molecule. The molecular weight of cocaine (303.353 g/mol) is actually

The periodic table of chemical elements

What Exactly Is A Chemical?

Our world is made up of many different kinds of substances that we call chemicals. All matter, including us and everything around us, is made up of tiny particles called atoms. So, what is a chemical? A chemical by definition

Graphic showing the phosphorous cycle

Which Chemical Element Was First Discovered?

As 2019 has been designated the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements by the United Nations General Assembly, we’re celebrating all things elemental. In this article, we’ll look at which chemical element was first discovered. Ancient chemical

Nicolas Lemery

This Week in Chemistry

This week in history seems to have given us a plethora of noted scientists. Born between 17th and 24th November and spanning the last several hundred years, we have several Nobel Prize winners, ground-breaking chemists, and discoverers of revolutionary substances

Make your own gooey Halloween slime instruction sheet

Our Top 3 Halloween Chemistry Experiments

With Halloween nearly upon us, now is the perfect time for some spooky chemistry experiments that will blow your trick or treaters’ minds (and they’re educational, too)! There are some fun experiments around – we particularly like this glowing hand

Worker wearing PPE carrying two plastic containers of chemicals standing next to chemical mixing tanks

How to Comply with COSHH Regulations (Steps 7-8 of 8)

In our final article on how to comply with COSHH regulations, we look at the last two of the eight steps necessary to comply.  Read the previous steps here: How to Comply with COSHH Regulations (Steps 1-2 of 8) How