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It seems like face eating is all the rage this week thanks, in part, to a new drug called Bath Salts. Bath Salts (the drug) has nothing to do with bath salts, the bath & body product. It’s a brand name for a drug called methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV). Banned in the States, it’s fully legal in Canada,...
As I mentioned the other day, we can take adapt recipes using one emulsifier to use another, so let’s do that with a facial moisturizer. I think Ritamulse SCG will make a nice facial product because it’s a bit more powdery than Polawax or emulsifying wax, so let’s see what we can make here! I’m...
As an aside and a thought for the day…Don’t let anyone baffle you because you lack scientific knowledge. So many things strive to be science-y because it’s so easy to fool us with a few science-y words. (Check out any of the MLM stuff regarding anti-oxidants, alkaline water, or miracle cures and see what science-y-ness...
Thank you for responding so quickly and enthusiastically to the question – why do you think sulfates are bad for your hair? I really find the argument that some surfactants are using on degreasing floors to be a poor argument, indeed – we use water to torture people in wars, rivers can carve out things like the...
In this post, anonymous asks: …I’m also interested in knowing if butters containing no water need preservatives, I’ve read conflicting information that they do not Anhydrous products – those without water – do not need a preservative unless they are exposed to water. (Click here for more information!) You can use an anti-oxidant to slow...