Can you use honey as a natural preservative in face masks?
Can honey be used as a natural preservative in products like face masks?
Natural, Organic and Environment
The impact of the beauty business on the planet.
Animal Testing – The facts, the opinions and the politics
Animal Testing – The facts, the opinions and the politics
What the Plastic Microbead Ban Means
I had imagined the UK’s much publicised microbead ban would be basically much like the legislation that is either already in force or well on the way around the world already. Despite all the recent evidence I still think of my fellow countryfolk as sensible pragmatists who don’t panic about things. So when I heard …
The Palm Tree – The Cosmetic Industry’s Base
Some things I write about seem quite important to me but somehow don’t really resonate with the people who read my blog. For example I wrote a post on palm oil which explained how the palm oil business works. Nobody read it. But I still think it matters so here we go again. Basically palm …
How Do Organic Accreditations Actually Work?
There are dozens of organic certification schemes. The way most of the big ones work is that they certify a particular supplier and also have a schedule of the actual products covered by that certification. So you’d have them come and certify your company and typically a certificate saying so. There would also be a …
Your Soap Bar Is Sprouting?
I have just picked up on an interesting story on Twitter. Lush are being gently mocked because people are finding that one of their soap bars that contains some seeds are sprouting in people’s bathrooms. This is a nice easter story – germination is something that is associated with spring after all. And it is …
Free From Claims On Cosmetics
My good friend Dene Godfrey wrote an article for personal care truth denouncing the practice of free from the claims on cosmetics. This is very much the kind of thing Dene does, and he did it very well. Normally he beats all oppostion into instant submission, but this time there was a riposte to …
Natural Products That Can Kill You
The FDA have just announced that some organic face cream is being recalled. I’ll refrain from mentioning the name, though the story is in the public domain so anyone interested enough can track it down themselves with a bit of googling. The recall was initiated by the company themselves who have owned up that the …
Cyanide Containing Almonds Withdrawn From Whole Food Stores
I am indebted to my friend the LA Hobo (@thelahobo on Twitter) for drawing my attention to a recent action by the FDA ordering the recall of organic almonds on sale in Whole Foods stores in the United States.
Organic Standards For Personal Care – Are They Relevant In A World That Is Getting Hotter And More Crowded?
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 …
