Hard core science straight from the journals.
The idea of the Dragon’s Den is a great one for a television programme. What could be more fascinating than watching people pitching ideas to potential investors? Unfortunately I don’t much care for the way the BBC actually go about it. I find the host’s increasing resemblance to the cat in the hat unnerving. The […]
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There are some people who really like the idea that taking vitamins and minerals can keep them healthy. There are others who take great pleasure in being sceptical about them. The reality is frustrating for those who like to check out the facts, because although supplements are a multi-billion industry there is surprisingly little data
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The force of nature that is British Beauty Blogger was onto me the other day asking for comments on a couple of patents she had come across. Patents are a great source of information for cosmetic scientists, and potentially for beauty bloggers as well though BBB is the only one I know who has ever
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There was a lot of publicity just before Christmas about an editorial in the Annals of Internal Medicine which after reviewing one heck of a lot of data concluded that there was no evidence that multivitamins had any health benefits.
So, should you take Multivitamins or not? Read More »
A comedo is the scientific name for a blackhead. An ingredient that causes comedones is comedogenic. The comedogenic scale is a five point scale that tells you how comedogenic that ingredient is. It is also complete nonsense. Let’s have a look at why.
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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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A lot of the appeal of high end skin care is that it contains active ingredients that do good things for you. It’s a nice thought, but it is as well to be aware that getting through the skin is no mean feat for a molecule. The top layer of the skin is like a
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I was asked an interesting question on Twitter today. Not Anita asked me “If I apply a SPF50 suncream to my face, then a SPF15 mineral foundation, what SPF protection do I have?” It is an interesting question when you think about. People are mixing sunscreens every day. Do the two products blend and
In March 2011 an accident at the Fukushima nuclear reactor in Japan led to a release of radioactive elements into the atmosphere. A few days later, these unique elements were detected in Oxford in the UK. Given that Japan and the UK are on opposite sides of the earth, that accident must have filled the
Should Pregnant Women Worry About Shower Gel? Read More »
Today is Mole Day. This is a celebration of a number, called Avagadro’s number, that chemists use to keep track of the fact that atoms are really small. In 12g of carbon for example, there are 600,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 atoms. This is Avagadro’s number. There is the same number of atoms in 207g of lead. This
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