Ask the Experts – Saponification
Does the alkaline environment or the saponification process itself of handmade soaps destroys any benefit from additives?
Chickens & HR 2359: Neither is Related to Safe Cosmetics
I have found recently that some companies and organizations are coming out saying the support the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011 but yet still find many faults in the bill.
Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011
Overall it is still a case of an activist group who knows nothing about the cosmetics business trying to make laws about things they do not understand. The bottom line still is that this bill will not make cosmetics safer.
Saponins
Saponins are plant chemicals are used for their detergent-like or cleaning properties.
Frankincense Review
Frankincense, also called olibanum is the gum resin tapped from Boswellia (Boswellia serrata mainly) trees found in Arabia, Africa and India.
Lemon Balm: Do you Know this Herb?
Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) is in the mint family, which explains why it grows so well.
What are Wrinkles
Changes in the texture of the skin that appear as lines, creases or folds are called wrinkles.
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Ask the Experts – Ingredients
Calendula in Skin Care
Calendula (Calendula officinalis), the pot marigold, is a great herb for skin care, and has perhaps the longest history of use of any herb in skin care.
Monoterpenes & Cancer Prevention
Essential oils, the highly concentrated volatile, aromatic essences of plants, are a mainstay of aromatherapy but are also used in flavoring, perfumes and even as solvents.
