The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) fights doping in sports by maintaining the World Anti-Doping Code, including the Prohibited List of banned substances. While cosmetics are generally compliant, rare cases like a UFC fighter testing positive due to chlorphenesin contamination highlight the need for caution, even with seemingly safe ingredients.
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Hypoallergenic is a meaningless claim.
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Can honey be used as a natural preservative in products like face masks?
Can you use honey as a natural preservative in face masks? Read More »
Sodium benzoate is an okay preservative but a first class lesson in the history of organic chemistry.
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
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Is it true that other people’s fragrances can cause allergic reactions.
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I don’t think that animal testing works the way some people commentating on the internet appear to think it works. This was brought home to me when I was asked a question about a new preservative material called silver citrate. It is one that might appeal to the lovers of natural because both silver
Preservatives in cosmetic products are a problem and will remain so until the way they are made and used changes significantly. I imagine someone somewhere is working on a project to create cosmetics in a small machine which you can programme with your favourite recipes. That would enable people to choose their own preservative option
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There’s a new paper out with some numbers from dermatology clinics about reactions to methylisothiazolinone (MI). Dermatologists regularly patch test people to discover what they are allergic to. This involves applying a set of common materials that tend to provoke allergic reactions to the skin, and seeing which ones the individual reacts to.
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Among the many things I try to cram into my schedule is a newsletter for people with sensitive skin. I am not very successful at doing this I am afraid, and I don’t get the newsletters out very frequently. But despite this I get a steady stream of people talking to me about their issues
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