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Exploring Ingredients – Occlusives & Emollients

Elisabeth Anderson, Jinpeng Li

April 26, 2021 - Exploring Ingredients

In our last post, we broke down lotion ingredients. In this post, we look at two types of cosmetic ingredients: occlusives and emollients. What are occlusives? Occlusive ingredients create a physical barrier on top of the skin to keep skin moist and hydrated.…

Exploring Product Ingredients – Lotions

Elisabeth Anderson, Jinpeng Li

April 19, 2021 - Product Ingredients

In this post, we break down the ingredient labels on four lotions to show the ingredients' most common purpose in the formulation. What do I need to know before we dig in? Remember, ingredients are listed from largest quantity to smallest quantity on…

Chemophobia – Fearing Chemicals

Elisabeth Anderson, Jinpeng Li

April 12, 2021 - Chemophobia

When it comes to chemicals, it can be hard to untangle the facts from the fear (some of it's necessary fear). In this post we explore chemophobia. What is chemophobia? Simply put, chemophobia is the fear or aversion to chemicals and chemistry. In this…

Cosmetics – Labeling

Elisabeth Anderson, Joe Zagorski

April 5, 2021 - Cosmetics Labels

Updated from an original article written by Jinpeng Li. Most of us use cosmetics daily. In this post, we look at cosmetic product labeling and how we can make informed choices by reading and understanding our products' packaging. Updated March 4, 2024 What are…

101 Series – Placebo Effect

Elisabeth Anderson, Jinpeng Li

March 15, 2021 - 101 Series

We've discussed ingredients with purported health benefits that aren't supported by research, but why do these ingredients continue to sell if they don't work? In this post, we explore the connection between our brain and our body in the placebo effect. What…

Vaccine Safety – J&J vaccine

Jinpeng Li, Norbert Kaminski, Elisabeth Anderson

March 8, 2021 - Vaccine Safety

In previous posts, we explored vaccine safety and the newest COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. In this post, we explore the newest COVID-19 vaccine available. What are vaccines? A vaccine is a biological preparation designed to provide our body with active immunity to particular infectious…

Trending – Adaptogen Ingredients

Elisabeth Anderson, Jinpeng Li

March 1, 2021 - Adaptogen Ingredients

In our new trending series, we look at topics making the rounds in the digital sphere. In this post, we take a look at a new trending "class" of ingredients called adaptogens. What are adaptogens? The term adaptogens refer to some of the…

Heavy Metals in Baby Foods

Elisabeth Anderson, Jinpeng Li

February 22, 2021 - Food & Ingredient Safety

We’ve seen the headlines; some baby foods contain heavy metals, but what does that mean? In this post, we break down the report to help keep you informed. What are they finding in baby food? A 1). We need water to live, and as adults…

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Exploring Ingredients – Occlusives & Emollients

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Chemophobia – Fearing Chemicals

Cosmetics – Labeling

101 Series – Placebo Effect

Vaccine Safety – J&J vaccine

Trending – Adaptogen Ingredients

Heavy Metals in Baby Foods

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