Rats: Test Results That Don’t Apply to Humans
Rats differ markedly from humans in many respects, making rat experiments difficult to extrapolate to humans.
Doug Schoon Responds to Misleading Claims by Oregon OSHA That “Methylene Glycol” Is a Synonym For “Formaldehyde”
Methylene Glycol and Formaldehyde are very different, both chemically and physically.
Aromatherapy :: Why Plants Smell
Understanding why plants contain essential oils is helpful to fully understand the amazing power of aromatherapy.
Plants smell for two main reasons, defense and attraction. The aromatic oils promote a plant’s growth, aid in reproduction by attracting insects, repelling predators and protecting them from disease.
Material Safety Data Sheets
Material Safety Data Sheets (or MSDS, for short) are very useful documents, or they are very misleading – it all depends on how you use them!
What is a Carcinogen?
Even though we of course want to protect ourselves as much as possible from cancer, it is not correct to think that anything that is a carcinogen causes cancer.
Do Chemicals in Cosmetics Accumulate in Your Body?
Do we know what the cumulative effect of the chemicals used in cosmetics in the body is?
How the Safe Cosmetics Bill Will Affect Natural Cosmetics
If you use vegetable oils in your skin care products, regardless of whether or not they are organic, they may be prohibited by this bill because they contain phytoestrogens.
Do UV Nail Lamps Emit Unsafe Levels of Ultraviolet Light?
A recent report incorrectly claimed that UV nail lamps are a source of “high-dose UV-A” and also inaccurately compared UV tanning beds with UV nail lamps.
