Tag Archives: skin

Goldfaden MD Doctor’s Scrub

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Colin

I am, as I often am, indebted to British Beauty Blogger for her review of this remarkable product – Goldfaden MD Doctor’s Scrub – which she described as ‘one heck of a scrub’.  Well it certainly should be because the … Continue reading →

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Pixi Glow Tonic Review

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Colin

 What do you call someone who works somewhere you used to work, but who joined after you left?   Are they still a colleague?  Not sure.  But whatever, someone who now works at one of my old stomping grounds drew … Continue reading →

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Geranium Oil

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Colin

I have a bit of a soft spot for geraniums.  My grandfather used to grow them in his front garden and introduced me to their ability to display a range of strong smells.  The lemon geranium was my favourite, closely … Continue reading →

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June Bracelet

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Colin

I was reading the Face Up Beauty blog the other day and came across a really neat idea.  It is called a June Bracelet, and it is a device that monitors your exposure to solar radiation and gives you advice … Continue reading →

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A Problem With Skin Reactions To Esters

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Colin

My long term Twitter chum Musical Houses raised a problem she has with some cosmetic ingredients with me over Twitter, using no less than 8 tweets to do it.  Such patience clearly deserves an answer.

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Correcting Acne Scars

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Colin

If acne wasn’t bad enough already it can often leave scars on the face which can, in some cases, last a lifetime.  Fortunately severe disfigurement as a result of acne is rare, but unfortunately there isn’t a huge amount that … Continue reading →

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Why Lush And Colgate Products Will Be Worse Soon

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Colin

You can clean your hair with just about anything.   But if you want a rich creamy foam to make it an enjoyable experience, there is one ingredient that you really must have.  Any good formulator will tell you that … Continue reading →

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Studying Skin Penetration

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Colin

The skin is the main organ of interest to the cosmetic scientist. You might well suppose that the skin, being something that we all possess and interact with on a daily basis, was something that we would know a lot … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Skincare

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Colin

Sometime ago I had a question about whether French skincare was any good from a half Egyptian woman living in Canada called Yasmine.  She described herself as a  “freelance makeup artist, beauty junkie and organic modernist bohemian.”   She sounded like … Continue reading →

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Is Hydrolyze the Answer to Dark Circles Under the Eyes? (Hint – No)

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Colin

The pert and perky Dave Bradley of ScienceBase has a way with words so I can’t do better than cut and paste an e-mail he has just sent me. Hi How’s it going? Dunno if you’ve come across this before, … Continue reading →

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