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What is a Cosmetic Product?
by Perry Romanowski Innovation from the cosmetic raw material companies always makes me smile. I remember when one particularly “innovative” company would come in for a visit and always show these...
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Monoterpenes: Essence of a Cancer Cure
by Cindy L.A. Jones, Ph.D. Essential oils, the highly concentrated volatile, aromatic essences of plants, are a mainstay of aromatherapy but are also used in flavoring, perfumes and even as solvents....
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I Use Grapefruit Seed Extract As My Preservative Because It Is Natural. But...
Grapefruit Seed Extract is an interesting beast and one that I became aware of in the early days of my life as a cosmetic chemist. I wasn’t aware back then in 1998 of the issue that preservation would...
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Ascorbic Acid / Vitamin C
It is a sad fact of life that not many of the fancy sounding ingredients that cosmetic companies add to their formulations add much to the benefits those products have for your skin. A good...
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Why Raw Honey Lasts Forever
by Lise M. Andersen Ever wonder why the raw honey you have in your kitchen can sit in the cupboard for months on end (or even years) without going bad? It’s because of GOx. GOx is short for glucose...
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The Trouble With Making Your Own Sunscreen
Yes I have gone sunscreen crazy a little over the last week or so but it is for a good reason. It’s hot here in Australialand right now, hot, UV rich and waaaay too long between pay checks to go buy a...
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Truth Seekers – Young Living Deposition
Personal Care Truth doesn’t typically talk about specific products unless we feel there is concern, and want to make sure you have enough information to make an informed decision. Yesterday, I ran...
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Glycation and Skin Aging
by Kelly Dobos Glycation, also referred to as non-enzymatic glycosylation, is the chemical reaction of aldehydic groups of reducing sugars with free amino acid groups of proteins. Collagen, elastin,...
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Scientific Activism for Cosmetic Chemists
by Perry Romanowski I was at the Lake Erie SCC meeting the other night and the talk was given by Dr Joe Schwarcz regarding cosmetics, chemicals and the public perception of product safety. He made...
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Synthetics – Safer For You, Safer For The Environment
Is it safe? It is a simple question to ask about an ingredient but harder to quantify. Do we mean safe for the people in the factory to make? Safe for the packers to handle in bulk? Safe to transport?...
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