I am not a cosmetic chemist but I do formulate products. I don’t have a degree in microbiology but I have deep respect for microbes and what they can do to enhance or destroy my formulas. I am an artist, a crafter and an alchemist. I procure botanicals then I melt them, mix them, and [...]
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The Skin Care Industry – Science vs. Craft
Posted in Beauty, Greening Your Bathroom, Ingredients, Read Your Labels on January 17, 2012 | 2 Comments »
The Formulating of Eyewaken Eye Cream
Posted in animal rights, Read Your Labels, tagged crow's feet, dark circles, eye cream, eye wrinkles, puffiness on November 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This morning I woke up feeling really tight around the eyes because the heat is now on in the house and zapping hydration from my skin. I get paranoid about this area of my face because it’s often the first area to develop wrinkles (can’t happen!). Our skin is very delicate around the eyes, it [...]
Animal Ingredients in the Cosmetics, Skin and Body Care Industry
Posted in animal rights, Ingredients, Read Your Labels, tagged animal products, skin care, vegan on May 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been asked a few times why we are a vegan company – do skin care products and cosmetics actually have animal ingredients in them? The answer is yes, big time. Most, if not all of them in the conventional industry (the majority of products in drug stores, grocery stores & department stores). Like petrochemicals, [...]
Roadkill Soap Anyone?
Posted in Greening Your Bathroom, Read Your Labels, The Bad, tagged animal products, rendered animal fat, soap, vegan on April 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Does the idea of slathering rendered animal fat all over your body sound appealing to you? If not, you may have done just that this morning in the shower without even knowing it. Sodium tallowate, a combination of lye and animal fat, is a very common ingredient in soap. In fact, you would be hard-pressed to find a [...]
Read Your Labels – Preservatives
Posted in Read Your Labels, tagged cosmetic preservatives, cosmetic safety on April 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Cosmetic preservatives are essential to commercializing a product. They rid formulas of unhealthy microorganisms like yeast, mold and bacteria and prevent the product from spoiling. The following is a list of the most common preservatives on the market. Parabens (methylparaben, ethylparaben, propylparaben, and butylparaben)- This is the most widely-used preservative in the industry. It has earned [...]
Read Your Labels
Posted in Read Your Labels, tagged cosmetic preservatives on April 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
For years, we considered our skin an impenetrable barrier barring all substances from entering our bodies. The cosmetic industry relied on this theory when formulating products with cheap chemical ingredients. Their only concern was whether the ingredient irritated the skin or not and internal issues were not a concern. There are countless studies proving this theory about skin [...]
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