Cosmetics Ingredients Are Not All the Same

One of the things I wanted to point out in this post is that not all ingredients are the same even if they have the same name.

What is a Surfactant?

Surfactants are used in many cosmetics as foaming agents, cleansers, emulsifiers, conditioners and solubilizers or dispersants.

10 Things the Toxic Makeup Patrol Should Learn

Here are a number of claims that the Toxic Makeup Patrol makes that are just mistaken.

Writer for Huffington Post Gets Cosmetic Facts Wrong

The reader is invited to make their own judgments on the veracity of the original article that appeared in the Huffington Post.

Does Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) Cause Cancer?

Sodium lauryl sulfate or sodium laureth sulfate, take a closer look at these two ingredients and understand the differences, because they are different.

A Closer Look at Sodium Lauryl Sulfate

Sodium lauryl sulfate can be found in the top ten list of ingredients to avoid by countless “experts” despite the fact that it scores a 100 on the biorenewable carbon index, is naturally sourced from the fatty alcohols of coconut oil, is completely safe in wash off formulas, lets off 0% VOC (won’t vaporize into [...]