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Welcome to the second part of what will be a nine part series on navigating global regulations, learning how to use the Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng), and defining all kinds of ingredient functions so we can be more specific about the goals we have for our ingredients and our products. This series has been written...
Welcome to the first part of what will be a nine part series on navigating global regulations, learning how to use the Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng), and defining all kinds of ingredient functions so we can be more specific about the goals we have for our ingredients and our products. This series has been written...
Hi everyone! Did you catch the eclipse today? It didn’t appear our way, but it was awesome to see on TV! Just wanted to give you a quick update on what’s going on here. I’m in the middle of what I’m calling my 54,000 km check up – a series of medical appointments with the...
You know how much I love Voyageur Soap & Candle in Surrey, B.C., as it’s not only an awesome place to shop, but it’s my home base for classes. You can’t use the discount for those, but you can use it on everything else! I’m so excited about these candles I’ve been making with soy...
This article has been making the rounds recently and I wanted to analyze it because it is so absolutely magnificently wrong in so many ways, I thought it could be an interesting exercise in analyzing an article and having loads of chemistry fun while doing it! Article: HOW DOES GLYCERINE REACT WITH WATER? Related posts...