My twitter chum featuresjourno drew my attention to a recent article in the UK press which warned that anti-wrinkle creams could be damaging to the skin of young women. A survey has found that a third of women under 25 had used an anti-wrinkle cream. The article suggested that this put them at risk of […]
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As I have said before, shea butter is one of the ingredients I recommend in hand creams. I have been busy lately researching an e-book on shea butter. In the course of this I came across the first reference to shea butter in Western literature – though it was of course already well known in
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Ten Things You Need to Know About Losing Weight was an interesting review of scientific approaches to help you lose weight.
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Antioxidants play a key role in protecting the skin from damage.
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To most people I imagine the ingredient listing on their bottle of shampoo or hand lotion might as well be written in a foreign language. But if you know the key you can work out not only what chemicals are in them but have a pretty good idea of their origin as well. Take for
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Real men are rough, tough guys who like a challenge. And challenges don’t get much tougher than launching a skin care range aimed at men. I have blogged about men who moisturise before. Basically, most men don’t moisturise. Everyone tells me that younger men are more concerned about their appearance and are prepared to spend
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www.nvwah.com is a new website set up by a biochemist to share her chemical knowledge by applying it to cosmetic formulations. The site looks very good but it is very new so although it has lots of products on it already most of the descriptions are very short. So what is it? Basically it is
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