Can I ask you a question? If I were to ask you to tell me the difference between mineral makeup and traditional makeup- what would you say? Do you really know what mineral make up is and why it’s supposed to be better than traditional makeup? If you answered “yes” then please explain it to [...]
The numbers war is on and Neutrogena is pulling out the big guns with their new Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunblock SPF 100+ (yes plus)! Neutrogena believes, correctly so, that most people apply less sunscreen than they are supposed to in order to get the correct SPF. They go on to make other science inspired marketing claims to convince you that [...]
Hey B. spot!
Now I don’t like to knock somebody else’s hustle, however when they want us to put something called Free Range Chicken Poop on our lips- I’m afraid I must knock a little! Now the story behind the product started out cute and funny…here is the story behind the name.
Chicken Poop comes from Jamie’s [...]
I, like many of you, have a very busy and hectic life. I am not ashamed to say that I will cut a corner (or two) if need be to fit everything in; not just any corner though, I’m talking about things like skipping my toner in the morning. So when Kathryn came into the [...]
Let me ask you a question. If you look 50 years old and you put on this perfume then went sashaying into a room full of men- what would happen? Would they smell the perfume first and think, “oh here comes a young thang- time to get my mack on,” and look past you waiting for the young [...]
Good morning B. spot,
A common question that I am always asked is “how can I become a cosmetic chemist”? Cosmetic Chemistry is a discipline that has many subdivisions. Not many people know that a Cosmetic Chemistry is more than just creating color cosmetics! Here is just a listing of things that I have created at [...]
I am rocking the red pump in support of a great initiative called the red pump project in recognition of National Women/Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Thanks to Luvvie and Karyn who thought of this unique way for bloggers to have a voice in something really worthwhile:-)
A few HIV/AIDS facts:
Follow the link for a complete report of startling [...]
Just to continue on the ”natural” path that i am on, I wanted to highlight a couple of companies that have Ecocert or NPA certified products. In case I didn’t say this before, let me say it now, I don’t believe that natural skin care is safer for you than skin care products made with synthetics. If you fear that [...]
So my question to you is do you have a natural standard? Let me ask you another way- do you mind if skin care manufacturers use their own definition of natural when developing products? Well, as a formulator is can be frustrating dealing with 20 different clients with 20 different definitions of natural. That’s why [...]
With a show of hands, how many of you have a clear understanding of what natural skincare/cosmetics are? If I were to show you an ingredient list, would you be able to tell me with certainty that: yes this is a natural product or no it’s “traditional”? Hmm, let’s see:
Product A
Purified Water, Saccharide Isomerate, Prunus Amygdalus [...]