Howard Baker

Howard Baker is a Board Member at the Independent Beauty Association and the Managing Member of Product Integrity Laboratory, LLC. PIL provides product development and quality control/quality assurance services for companies in the fragrance and cosmetic industry that use contract manufacturers. Since 2006, PIL has strived to provide the functions of an in-house Quality Control, Product Development, and Regulatory Compliance department. Technical consulting services provided by PIL include formulation development, product development testing, quality assurance and quality control, and regulatory compliance.

Howard has over 30 years of experience in the cosmetics and personal care industry. Howard started their career as a technical director at B.H. Krueger and then spent 3 years as a senior chemist at Beecham Consumer Products. In 1979, they founded HBaker Development, which became Product Integrity Laboratory LLC in 2006 as it expanded into new facilities. Throughout their career, Howard has provided formulation, product development, quality control, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance services to their clients.