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When this series on preservatives ends on November 4th, I’m planning a week of much maligned ingredients week, including propylene glycol and mineral oil, and some of those on the Suzuki Foundation’s list. Since I tend to be out of the loop about what’s bad this week, I’m looking to you – my amazing readers...

As we heard in the news last night, Health Canada is warning against the Brazilian Blowout, an in-salon hair straightening method, as it can contain up to 12% formaldehyde (the Canadian limit is 0.2%). The company distributing this product claims in really large letters NO FORMALDEHYDE, so it will be interesting to see what they...

I’ve been talking to Randi from Creations from Eden (Edmonton) about getting some ingredients we Canadians would normally have to get over the border, and I thought I’d write a post to gauge the interest in those products. Right now she’s considering sodium stearate, cetrimonium chloride, and SCI with stearic acid. What do you think? Are...

I’m trying to get my life organized – yeah, that’s going to happen any day now! – and part of that is organizing the blog. (I’ve been reading a book on hoarding and I don’t want to end up living in a house filled with exotic supplies surrounded by hundreds of stray dogs! I need...

What an amazing trip! Thanks for all the suggestions! Powell’s is always a stop on any trip to Oregon – I spent $132 on books, and that’s only because I stopped myself! – and it is what I think heaven will be like, only you don’t have to pay for the books and dogs are...