A report in the Independent in the UK today raises doubts about the benefits of drinking water. Well it is part of the scientific process to review your opinions in the light of new data, but this seems to be simply a review paper rather than any new research. I still don’t see any reason […]
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All cosmetic products that contain large amounts of water need to be preserved from micro-organisms. If they aren’t preserved the go mouldy. For years the most widely used preservatives have been the esters of para-amino benzoic acid. These are known collectively as parabens. The most useful is methylparaben. This is often used in combination with
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A recent paper from Denmark (where else?) suggests that everyone with blue eyes is descended from a single ancestor. I have blue eyes and so find this particularly interesting. I think it is fair to say that blue eyes are considered more attractive than brown ones- though this isn’t a major factor when it comes
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Should you drink water to improve your skin? I have always thought it sounds believable, but there wasn’t any actual proof. But now there is a article in the International Journal of Cosmetic Science that furnishes some evidence.
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Soap is one of the oldest industrial products, and there is a recipe for soap on a clay tablet from Ancient Babylon. It is likely that it was first developed widely in Roman times. The name comes from the Italian city of Savona. Current soap production is part of a continuous industrial tradition that can
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New Scientist is reporting a Polish study which has concluded that long legs are attractive in both sexes. Long legs are sexy .The study was carried out by Boguslaw Pawlowski and Piotr Sorokowski at the University of Wroclaw in Poland. It has been known for some time that taller people are more attractive but this
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There is a way to make yourself more attractive when dating. Treat your date to a candle-lit dinner.
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If like me you were brought up in a fairly protestant work ethic sort of culture, you might well regard concern for one’s appearance as a superficial sort of thing. Grooming oneself might seem a form of vanity. Well maybe it is – but it turns out that potential employers don’t see it that way.
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You can tell a lot about a person’s health and well being by looking at their hair. It is not surprising that having healthy looking shiny hair increases your attractiveness to the opposite sex. But when you look at hair it is the colour which attracts the lion’s share of the attention. And the colour
