Hypoallergenic Is A Meaningless Claim
Hypoallergenic is a meaningless claim.
Health
Health is closely related to beauty – if you look healthy you generally look good as well as feeling good.
Murder On The Dance Floor – Are UV lights in discos safe?
If like me you are a twenty-four party person you’ve probably spent a lot of time dancing the night away down the disco. You may even have been to one where the audience is sprayed with a mist that makes your skin glow when they turn on the UV lights. Is this hazardous? UV light …
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Intermittent Fasting
I stumble into intermittent fasting. I am already losing a lot of weight.
Are Floral Waters A Health Hazard?
I think this is a universal truth, but it is certainly true in labs. The most stressful role is middle management. I enjoyed my time as a bench chemist doing the actual work. I enjoy supervising projects at a higher level. But most of my bad memories of my career are when I was in …
Are Other People’s Perfumes A Problem?
Is it true that other people’s fragrances can cause allergic reactions.
Cannabidiol (CBD) In Skincare
Fashions come and go in the cosmetics and personal care world, and everyone is keen to be on the latest trend as soon as possible. The latest buzzy thing seems to be Cannabidiol or CBD. This has an interesting background, being a derivative of hemp which is also the source of cannabis – which has …
Flawless Beauty, LLC Issues Voluntary Recall of Unapproved Drugs
What is the difference between a drug and a Cosmetic? The simple answer is it depends on the claims you make for it. So if you sell a shampoo to treat dandruff, it is a cosmetic. If you say it cures psoriasis then that makes it a medicine. The more complicated answer is that if …
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What Do All These Labels Mean?
We now live in a world where information is freely available in quantities much greater than we can possibly need. But information is not knowledge. Knowing facts isn’t much use without the knowledge of how to use them. A story I came across made this clear to me. A gentleman had bought a deodorant specifically …
