Health is closely related to beauty – if you look healthy you generally look good as well as feeling good.
I have just had someone get in touch to tell me that Ecover Wipes have just changed their formulation to include methylisothiazolinone (MI) as the preservative. I haven’t been able to confirm this myself so I will have to treat it as hearsay for now. If you know the facts please let me know. But […]
Why Would A Company Switch To MI? Read More »
So you’ve enjoyed yourself over Christmas and now it is time to detox, right? Well no. The Christmas period brings inactivity, heavy food consumption and prolonged exposure to one’s family. These are all bad things and you are no longer at your best. But none of them lead to any kind of build up
Do You Need To Detox? Read More »
The biggest cause of complaints to cosmetic companies from consumers are allergic reactions. Anyone can develop an allergic reaction to anything at any time, so this is only to be expected. There are some ingredients that are more inclined to cause allergic reactions than others. Preservatives and fragrances are big culprits, which probably won’t surprise
Do We Need A Low Allergy Standard For Cosmetics? Read More »
Big corporations are run for profits and are not too scrupulous about how they seek them. We have seen tobacco companies ignore the health of smokers. Big chemical companies have pushed lead into petrol. Mining companies leave the public to foot the bill for clearing up the mess their operations create. The list goes on.
Is Benzophenone A Risk To Reproductive Health? Read More »
I am scheduling this post to appear just as I start speaking at the ScanCos conference in Stockholm on the subject of Organic Standards For Personal Care – Are They Relevant In A World That Is Getting Hotter And More Crowded? I am talking to an audience of cosmetic scientists and other industry professionals
Multinational companies are soulless entities that exist for no other reason than to benefit their shareholders. You need to take extreme care when you are looking at the adverts they produce which have no other object than to transfer the contents of your pockets into theirs. But from time to time they do some good,
Beware White Bread Read More »
The first cosmetic science Twitter chat last Saturday was on the subject of natural products and how they have affected the scientists who develop them. This is a bit of raw subject for most cosmetic scientists who are skeptical of the claims made for natural products and of the criticisms made of conventional ones. And
Is Greenwashing What People Want? Read More »
Exercise is good for you, but it is also something that a lot of people enjoy as a way of passing the time. Some people also just like the idea of building their muscles. They are likely to be interested in supplements that can help the process along. Muscle and Fitness magazine have rated them
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Lavender farmers are worried that under new legislation products containing lavender oil will have to bear a black and red warning symbol. They will also have to bear the warning ‘fatal if swallowed’. You can see why this might put people off.
Lavender Oil – Scary Stuff? Read More »
Gluten free diets have had their moment in the sun over the last year. They have become a big enough thing for the New Yorker to run a cartoon with the punchline ” I have only been off gluten for two weeks and already I am annoying.” Gluten is found in wheat and
Are Wheat and Oat Allergies A Problem In Cosmetics? Read More »
