Sodium benzoate is an okay preservative but a first class lesson in the history of organic chemistry.
Cosmetic History
Egg and Yoghurt As A Hair Conditioner
I was talking to someone who grew up on the Indian subcontinent and he asked me about something his mother and sister do. They make …
Taupe
Reading beauty blogs is a very educational process. I have for example just now come across a colour that hasn’t hit my radar before. I …
Alcohol In Skin Products
If you put neat alcohol onto your skin and leave it there for any length of time it will dry your skin out. This is …
The Story of Cosmetics Part 1 -Neanderthals (Sponsored by Artful Teasing)
Let’s start at the beginning since as the song says, it is a very good place to start. And when I say the beginning I …
Genealogy of Perfumes
I’ve had this Genealogy of Perfumes in my papers since I picked it up in the eighties. It was produced by a big fragrance house …
Create a Vestal Virgin Hair Style
So who thinks to themselves, “what did a Vestal Virgin Hair style looks like? “. Perhaps it isn’t all that surprising. Lots of people like …
Trotula di Ruggiero – The First Beauty Blogger
The first person to write on the science of beauty was an eleventh century Italian woman called Trotula di Ruggiero (often called just Trotula of …