Sugar and Carbs and everything clean
Sugar-based surfactant development gains ground, riding on the success of growing demand for APG (excerpt from Doris de Guzman’s excellent overview on the future of carbohydrate based surfactants. Read Doris de Guzman’s green chemicals blog for the latest news on green surfactants) Growing demand for alkyl polyglucoside (APG) – a non-ionic surfactant made from vegetable […]
On The Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010 – HR 5786
The Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010, (H.R. 5786) passed by the House of Representatives into committee, is starting to look like it is going to be a reality, not in small part due to the lobbying of very large cosmetics concerns who would like the House to stop artisans from competing with them. You can […]
Is there Lye in your Soap?
Contributed by Ruth Esteves at Sirona Springs Handmade Soap. Soapmakers often get asked about the use of lye in their soap. The fact is that lye (sodium hydroxide) is indeed used to make soap. While in many minds, “lye soap” brings up images of grandmas and washboards and red, red hands, anyone who has used […]
Colorado legislation may derail small manufacturers
Recently a bill has been proposed in Colorado, the ‘Colorado Safe Personal Care Products Act‘. Hearings on the bill begin in March. The bill would prohibit the sale of “…any personal care product that contains a chemical identified as causing cancer or reproductive toxicity.” On the face of it, that sounds logical. I mean, who […]
Cosmetic Ingredients S-Z
The final installment of a list and brief definition of commonly used ingredients in cosmetic formulations.
Ingredient listing
Sheesh, pulling all of this together has taking way longer, and taken up a whole lot more space than I’d anticipated. On the plus side…we’re almost through the list. Yay. Any updates will be on the Cosmetic Ingredient Page, rather than doing this list again. That said; if you have an ingredient that you’d like […]
Cosmetic Ingredients N-R
A continuation of a list and brief definition of commonly used ingredients in cosmetic formulations. Note: allergies may occur with the use of any chemical, essential oil, herb or spice. It is advisable to test a small area of the skin prior to using the product in the shower of bath. Many of these ingredients […]
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