I know that a lot of people who read Colin’s Beauty Pages are beauty bloggers. So I thought you might like some tips on how to cut through the hype behind beauty products to get through to the reality. Here are three things to bear in mind when looking at the science stuff that sometimes […]
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Dove have been running a rather stupid advert showing the difference between Dove and ordinary soap. They put some coloured paper in the shape of a woman on bars of soap and left them on the soap bar. Ordinary soap destroys the paper whereas Dove doesn’t. So bloody what!
Since at least the nineties and arguably even before that, the trend has been towards making personal care products that are as natural as possible. The cosmetics business has gone green, both metaphorically and in the case of the labels often literally too. In fact at one point all the labels in the Body Shop
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One of the Chemists’ Corner team made a very good point on Twitter. If antibacterial soaps, most of which contain triclosan, are effective then industry shouldn’t have any trouble demonstrating the fact. The context to this is a recent request from the FDA for data supporting the efficacy of antibacterial soaps.
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An interesting question from Patricia that I think might interest some other people. I have sensitive skin and always look for cosmetic products which are free of harsh chemicals. I was not aware of the m1 preservative until today when a report was made on the breakfast show and will in future try to find
Spitting coffee over the keyboard because you find something so funny online is usually a metaphor. But this was so funny I was almost did it literally. A series of hilarious reviews by men who claim to have used this product inappropriately are doing the rounds on Twitter. (Link at bottom of post)
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Cosmetic Design Europe have done me a favour by doing a report on something I had sort of half noticed. Celebrity endorsements have always been a big deal in cosmetics. This often goes beyond simply including the celebrity in the advert. It is often implied that the celebrity has had a hand in the development
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