Cleopatra, rumored to have had beautiful skin, was said to have taken daily milk baths. But what, if any, benefit does your skin get from these popular products?
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I recently spent a week on vacation at Marco Island in Florida. The weather was great except for a few afternoon thunderstorms. Fortunately they moves through quickly so we could enjoy our evenings out. I spent my days on the beach reading or in the water. Although I used my sun block religiously I still [...]
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As the debate continues, millions of people use antibacterial soaps and household cleaners every day, believing that their germ killing ability will keep their families healthier. Could these same chemicals that fight germs also be hazardous to your health? Many of these products contain the chemicals triclosan and triclocarban, which recent research has shown have potential [...]
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The FDA regulates cosmetics and drugs. What determines how a product is classified is the intended used for the product. The way in which firms market a cosmetic can make it a drug, or how a firm markets a drug can make it a cosmetic. Cosmetics are intended “to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed [...]
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In March if this year the results of a study commissioned by the Organic Consumers Association (OCA), a watchdog group, was released. This study assessed levels of a carcinogen in leading “natural”, “organic” and conventional brands of personal care and household cleaning products. The full press release and a copy of the follow-up testing results [...]
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Handcrafted soaps are made by mixing water, oils (or fat) and lye. The resulting saponification process creates a solid composed of soap and glycerin. Soap cleanses the skin and glycerin moisturizes it. Once saponification is complete, there is NO LYE left in the soap. Regardless of what people may have told you, you cannot make [...]
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