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Science, not stories.

How ideas become consumer products, from research and formulation to testing, packaging and launch. Along the way, we ask what the evidence actually says.

Brianne West with products from her earlier venture, Ethique

Brianne pictured with Ethique products. Ethique is not an Incredibrands brand.

From idea to reality

Research, product decisions and commercial planning belong together. This is the development process, not a progress report on an unannounced product.

Start with the everyday problem: who experiences it, and what would a useful improvement look like?

Science explained

Plastic sucks! So let's put everything in glass… right?

Is glass always better than plastic?

Not automatically. Brianne looks at what life cycle analyses of single-use drinks containers actually say about glass, plastic and aluminium.

From “Plastic sucks! So let's put everything in glass… right?” · Substack, 22 Jan 2026

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