2) Ditch the harsh chemicals.Ingredients in soap and cleansers like fragrance and parabens can be super rough on dry skin. Instead try purchasing something mild and gentle on your skin. Your skin won’t retain
I’ve had people brag to me that they are using a soap without lye because their soap is made with ingredients like sodium tallowate or sodium cocoate. In fact, even the Dove bars that we mentioned above have those, along with sodium palmitate, in their ingredient list. What, exactly, a...
It’s important to educated yourself about the ingredients you are using to be able to make the right choices and clean effectively. I like to know: How ingredients work. Where they are safe to use. What they should (and should not) be mixed with. Green Cleaning Question A lovely reader...
Mike’s Natural shave soapsis an artisan who sort of “flies under the radar,” even in the enthusiast community, though it’s been around for some time now. But the shave soaps are the real deal: quality ingredients with a minimum of chemical extras (most use essential oils for fragrance...
Shop Herehttps://flatironssoapworks.com/collections/hoppy-skincare We have been working on new products. Our primary focus has been a “cleaner” product. We are trying to lower the numbers of ingredients from our products and choose the ingredients we use to be more ecologically friendly and...
Cardiolipins are a group of lipids found in heart muscles. What products would be formed if all ester bonds, including phosphates, were saponified by treatment with aqueous NaOH? What is the role of the following ingredients in pan bread making? Wheat flour...
Adding a few other ingredients, like hydrogen peroxide and glycerol, make the solution even more effective. That evaporation factors into our comfort too. Ethanol is more dehydrating, and we can feel that when we use it on our skin. It can make our skin feel tight and dry. Isopropyl ...
GE and Samsung offer smart kitchen appliances of all sorts. These appliances include smart coffee makers that can brew a fresh cup automatically at a programmed time; smart refrigerators that keep track of expiration dates, make shopping lists or even create recipes based on ingredients currently on...
Over-the-counter numbing sprays or lozenges are helpful to relieve sore throat pain. A lozenge or sugar-free hard candy can help relax the throat, and lozenges and throat sprays sometimes include additional helpful ingredients, such as anesthetics, which reduce pain, ...
Are Antibiotic Ointment and Creams Needed? Some people like to use antibiotic cream or ointment to cover cuts and scrapes on the skin. The product serves two purposes. It helps keep wounds moist, which aids healing, and it also helps reduce the risk of infection. Ingredients in these creams...