Towards the end of April I started getting people telling me about the latest skincare craze. Some posters on a mother and baby web forum had been singing the praises of Waitrose’s Baby Bottom Butter as a face cream. This had led to people going out and buying it, and later to coverage in the [...]
A report in the Independent in the UK today raises doubts about the benefits of drinking water. Well it is part of the scientific process to review your opinions in the light of new data, but this seems to be simply a review paper rather than any new research. I still [...]
If like me you were brought up in a fairly protestant work ethic sort of culture, you might well regard concern for one’s appearance as a superficial sort of thing. Grooming oneself might seem a form of vanity. Well maybe it is - but it turns out that potential employers don’t see it that [...]
I am not going to make a habit of plugging other sites, but I spend a lot of time on www.beautyswapshop.co.uk. I post as beautyscientist over there. The idea behind the site is that you can swap beauty products that you don’t want with other people. There is always a nice buzz [...]
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