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Tag Archives: ingredients
Latest News on MI
I get a lot of traffic to this blog from people interested in methylisothiazolinone, or as it is now known MI. For people who haven’t been following the story, here’s a quick recap. MI has been used for about … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty News, Ingredients, Legislation, Preservatives
Tagged health, ingredients, legislation, preservatives, problems
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Olay Regenerist Daily 3 Point Treatment Cream
The second highest selling personal care product in the UK at the moment is Olay Regenerist Daily 3 Point Treatment Cream. (The top seller is Bio-Oil, but I have already done that one.) Users are giving it pretty good reviews, … Continue reading
Aching Joints
People are living longer, which means that there are more older people around. Consequently the problems that older people suffer from are now affecting more and more people. One of those problems is aching joints, and any product that brings … Continue reading
Jasmine
Based on a totally unscientific sample of people whose opinion of Jasmine I happen to know, it is a very polarising smell and is one that appeals to men more than women. That many people don’t particularly like the smell … Continue reading
How to make a Hypoallergenic Product
There was a lot of interest in hypoallergenic products back in the eighties when I first started as a formulator. Back then the perception was that natural ingredients were the problem. Like a lot of popular ideas it corresponded to … Continue reading
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Tagged ingredients, parabens, personal care products, preservatives
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Neroli
Neroli is an essential oil made from the petals of the bitter orange. The amount of oil in a petal isn’t very high so it takes a lot of them to make much oil. So it isn’t surprising to learn … Continue reading
Q10 – Does It Work?
The pace of scientific advance over the last couple of centuries has been astonishing. Innovations have poured out of laboratories and workshops transforming our lives forever. Very few of the new ideas that have shaped the modern world have avoided … Continue reading
Essential Oils Against Head Lice
Head lice are a recurrent problem all over the world. The lice are no respecters of income levels, general cleanliness and the degree of diligence of the child’s mother. The only thing they take notice of is effective anti-lice treatments. … Continue reading
Posted in Essential Oils, Health, Ingredients
Tagged essential oils, hair, health, ingredients
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Is Retinol About To Be Banned In Cosmetics?
Retinol is one of a number of vitamin A derivatives that is used in pharmaceutical and cosmetic products. When I wrote about it last time I glossed over one of its drawbacks. Along with the rest of the vitamin A … Continue reading
Coco-glucoside
A lot of scientists are keen to point out that ‘safe’ and ‘natural’ don’t always go together. It is equally true that ‘synthetic’ and ‘toxic’ aren’t the same thing either. Another less obvious pairing is that something can be both … Continue reading
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