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This Isn't Just About Candy

Would you be surprised to learn that ‘the average woman uses around 515 chemical products on her skin each day’? According to the Australian Academy of Science. The men are not far behind. This makes sense if one understands that, in a fragrance,...
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DMDM Dangerous Merchandise Part 1

DMDM. Reads like some text abbreviation? It is not. But it should be. DANGEROUS MERCHANDICE DANGEROUS MERCHANDISE. DMDM is an antimicrobial formaldehyde releaser preservative. For sure, you have come across it. You might see it on one of your skin...
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An Apple a Day….

‘Blackthorne walked back along the corridor…he unlocked a drawer and carefully rewrapped the last of the apples he had hoarded so carefully all the way from Santa Maria Island, off Chile. It was bruised and tiny, with mold on the rotting section. He...
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The Lip Bomb

.I bought my balm in the dollar store The price was right so I bought 10 more One for each pocket and purse on hand My lips crave the balm. A need on demand. My vigilant friend rolled her eyes in dismay “How can you use that stuff day after day?” I...
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To Never be Dry Again

When I ask the lizard how he feels in his skin, he grins and hisses, “ Dry and Scaley. Suits me fine, Matey. And the bonus is, unlike you humans, I don’t need to moisturize .” The lizard squeaks the truth. Humans need to moisturize. At certain times...
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Spoil Me Please

Spoil Me Oil me Cream me Clean me Skin Care World Do it naturally Please Make it toxin free A simple plea Skin is skin. We may differ in colour, tone and texture. But we all need the same thing. Healthy skin. And sometimes the skin care world is not...
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Argan Oil is WOW on the Beard!

Santa knows. Last year we left him a small argan oil gift beside his cookies and milk. He sent us this selfie. Beards require great care and beard oils save the day. We offer pure argan oil, to which you can add a drop of your favourite essential...
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Lye Soaps Have No Lye

If you fell into a vat of lye Yes, it’s is assumed that you would fry Lye is caustic when making a soap Soap makers take caution, at least, we hope Once the soap is stirred and set to cure The lye is gone, the soap is pure. Are you afraid of lye...
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Help Santa Stuff the Stocking

Santa fills our stockings every Christmas Eve and not all that quietly. I swear I hear the reindeer on the roof and the chimney rumblings. Maybe the little elf is assisting. If it is my imagination so be it. Santa reigns. The children place the milk...
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Is Benzene Lurking in the Can?

You recently bought a favourite personal care product in a spray can. Perhaps it was a deodorant, a dry shampoo, a sunscreen? It was then recalled. Product recalls are not uncommon. Unilever ‘s dry shampoo was a recent culprit. So was Dove’s, TIGI,...

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