Jade; a skin care gemstone
More and more often cosmetics with ingredients that come from gemstones are found. Gemstones store...
Dandelions are great for cosmetics
There are plenty of dandelions now everywhere. Dandelions are popular wild vegetables that are...
Grow your own herbs for cosmetics
Herbs useful in cosmetics can be grown in your own garden or on the balcony. Many conventional...
Siloxanes in cosmetics; why should you avoid siloxanes?
My series about Cosmetics Dirty Dozen is presenting this time siloxanes aka polysiloxanes. They...
The fresh shoots of spruces; amazingly good cosmetic ingredient
The fresh growth of spruces is now, in the beginning of the summer, at its best. They are very...
Caffeine in skin care
Caffeine is a quite familiar substance to most of us. We are used to consume caffeinated beverages...
How Dangerous is Talc
Talc is a very traditional cosmetic ingredient. It is a mineral commonly found in nature. Talc has...
Almond oil for your face: benefits and how to use it
Almond oil is one of the most widely used oils in cosmetics. Its popularity has been stable for...
Nanomaterials in cosmetics
There is not so much information available about the use of nanomaterials in cosmetics. Many of...
Pomegranate oil
Photo by Sina Katirachi on Unsplash I have written many articles about cosmetic oils. There...
Polyethylene glycol, PEG
Many cosmetics products are based on Polyethylene glycol. Polyethylene glycol is commonly referred...
