Hi Colin, I found your blog while doing research to find the most effective and safe OTC moisturizers for my son’s eczema. I was so happy to find an informative, scientific yet understandable blog that I’ve spent an hour reading through your posts. Thank you very much for all the work you do, keep the […]
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Is organic food really that healthy? Or does it contain higher levels of carcinogens than conventional food?
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This was a programme by Gabriel Weston who is a surgeon with an interest in obesity. We are all eating too much and getting fatter. It is an epidemic. But we are not all the same shape. It is all a bit random. Why do some people balloon but others stay slim despite the
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Jean writes: The old one about SLS and SLES I have tried using products with more, allegedly, greener detergents but my skin reacts to them, itching and dryness, but when I use products with the above detergent, I don’t have a problem. Is it because , although It is claimed that SLS and SLES are
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There are good reasons to believe that enjoying yourself is beneficial for your health. Unhappiness has some severe downsides. Being depressed or stressed makes a wide range of medical conditions worse. The exact reasons for all this haven’t been teased out in the kind of detail that chemistry anoraks like me enjoy, but it seems
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Hello Colin, do you have any advice on whats best to use for a sun/dark spot I have on my face ? Thanks Helen Hi Helen, Oh dear that is a tough one. You probably already know to avoid exposing it to bright sunlight as far as you can. There is a combination of
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I spend a lot of time, probably too much, on this blog debunking the scammers and scaremongers who make a living spreading tall tales about the dangers of cosmetic and personal care products. But a lot of the same stories and concerns also turn up in blogs by people of a green persuasion, with
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I have been hanging back on story about Avon losing its animal free status with the BUAV, the society that campaigns against the use of animals in scientific experiments. I wanted to read the ASA’s actual adjudication first, but I have just realised that Avon have not contested it so there won’t be one. Avon
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Right if you have read my review of Horizon’s The Truth about Exercise and my follow up post about my exercise experiment then you’ll no doubt be interested to read the results of how I got on.
The Truth About Exercise – The Experiment Begins Read More »
A problem from Cath: I have oily but dehydrated skin. After a course of antibiotics I became lactose intolerant and my skin became incredibly sensitive. It may or may not be rosacea. I’m finding it hard to find skincare and am thinking of making my own maybe. Cleansers either strip my skin, or leave it
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