National Gaming Day at your local library!

Although we’ve participated every year without knowing about it, this Saturday, November 13th, is National Gaming Day at your local library! From the ilovelibraries.org website: “On November 13, 2010, libraries across the country will participate in the largest, simultaneous national video game tournament ever held! Kids will be able to compete against players at other...

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Humectants: Dipropylene glycol & butylene glycol

Dipropylene glycol shares many of the characteristics of propylene glycol, but it has a higher boiling point (232.2˚C vs. 188˚C for propylene glycol) and a higher molecular weight. It’s used more as a fragrance fixative than a humectant, although it can behave as a hygroscopic ingredient. It will reduce the freezing point of your products...

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Much maligned ingredients: Propylene glycol

In line at a shop the other day, a woman turned to me and told me that propylene glycol was in anti-freeze and ranch dressing! “I’m not eating anti-freeze,” she said. I have no idea why she told me this. It wasn’t like I was telling her about my love of cosmetic chemistry or holding...

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Thanks for voting!

Thanks so much for voting for our youth groups in the Aviva Competition. We had about 694 votes and made it to number 34, which means we won’t make it to the semi-finals this time. I really appreciate all your time and effort in supporting our groups. I really can’t thank you all enough! We...

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Much maligned ingredients – a short series (updated)

Welcome to a short series on much maligned ingredients, those that are considered thisclose to being evil when it comes to cosmetic products. I’ll be taking a look at propylene glycol and mineral oil first, then moving on to a few of those found on the Suzuki Foundation’s “Dirty Dozen” list. As a quick note,...

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