How Do Face Masks Work?
At the start of the pandemic, there were mixed messages on whether or not the public should be wearing face masks. This left many wondering if face masks work and why they should bother wearing one. The good news is,
Category: Health
Handling Packages during the Coronavirus Pandemic.
If there is one thing we all know by now, is that uncertainty and anxiety kicked in, in a whole new way for everyone in the coronavirus year. Social distancing and self-isolation has become the new normal, in some cases
Dry shampoos. What?… Yes? No? and Why?
What? Dry shampoos are nothing more than products in powder or dry form (similar to baby powders) formulated to absorb oils and moisture from hair and scalp to quickly give the look of a sort of cleanish hair when shampooing
Celiac (Coeliac) Disease & Skin Care Products.
Celiac disease is a serious autoimmune disorder that can occur in genetically predisposed people where the ingestion of foods containing gluten leads to damage in the small intestine. When people with celiac disease eat gluten (a protein found in wheat,
Allergies and Food Allergies: Myths, Facts and Mass Hysteria.
Last year at a swimming meet I was officiating for USA Swimming, I encountered two parents blocking my entry on my way to the pool bathroom and locker-room. The reasoning behind? A kid with “severe” latex allergies couldn’t be exposed
Raw Water – the pricey dangerously dirty bottled water fad that can kill you, or is it just overpriced tap water?
Growing up in Venezuela, South America in the 70’s and 80’s was an experience I will never forget. The lessons I’ve learned as a child growing up meters away from the rain forest and the real danger it pose are
Lead in makeup. Can cosmetics manufacturers avoid it?
The long answer is more complicated than that. As manufacturers and formulators of cosmetic products, we completely depend on the ingredients other manufacturers make, synthesize or formulate. Although we have an incredibly large array of suitable and highly effective ingredients
Denatured Alcohol – what is it and why is it used in cosmetics.
What is Denatured Alcohol? Denatured alcohol, also called methylated spirits or denatured rectified spirit, is ethanol or isopropyl alcohols that have additives to make them poisonous, bad tasting, foul smelling or nauseating, to discourage recreational consumption. Denatured alcohol is used
Can we please stop saying detox?
Detox or detoxifying has no meaning in food much less in cosmetics or anywhere else but in medicine, so can we stop with the fad?! It’s a gimmick, a marketing crotch very much in fashion in the new era of
Surviving the death of a special needs child. My personal and painful journey through the proverbial hell.
It’s been 3 months…. 6 months… 8 months…. 1 year and 1 day… 1 year and 3 days today since my almost 17 year old special needs daughter Daniela Cristina, passed away. That’s how long it has taken me to
I see you sell coconut oil. Why do you have an article on FB that says it is bad for you?
We got a… well, let’s say an “interesting”, question on our live chat yesterday, that sparked a heated argument with our visitor and among us here at the office, including some tears of frustration from our sweet Carol, one of
Preservative free is the new cosmetics trend… but are they safe?
Thousands of articles written by qualified – and unqualified – experts flood the internet warning us against cosmetic products containing Parabens, EDTA, Phenoxyethanol and almost every preservative for water based cosmetics there is. In most cases is all quack science,