Big congratulations to Barbara who has won Murad Perfecting Night Cream in the “7 day detox with Murad” competition. I’d also like to thank Murad Cosmetics for providing the prize. Barbara, thank you for taking on this challenge and submitting your short story. I hope you enjoyed ice skating and both…
To make it all nice and easy for you, here is everything we covered with Simon Mortimer when it comes to cosmetics and some of the ingredients used in them. If you’re a regular visitor you will know about the series of posts I’ve created with a huge amount of…
Last of the series of guest post by industry expert Simon Mortimer dedicated to natural ingredients on cosmetics: Natural, what is it, what does it mean….well to be cynical, whatever you want it to mean! There are a few “rules” but these leave a pretty wide field for manoeuvre, labelling claims…
A guest post by Simon Mortimer. Sodium Lauryl Sulphate (SLS) is a surfactant/detergent, these are essentially chemicals that have one end that likes water and another end that doesn’t! This means they break down water tension actually allowing water to effectively wet a surface and by attaching itself to grease/dirt…
Here is the first of the series of posts on the ingredients in our cosmetic products. It’s the guest blog by industry expert Simon Mortimer. Enjoy Parabens are a group of chemically similar preservatives, there are several versions of them. Methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl and iso-butyl; each has efficacy against…
After my initial post about shampoos and the scalp irritations they may cause. I decided to dig a bit deeper into the subject of scalp irritants. You should read it if you ever thought that your shampoo causes your scalp to itch. If you ever wondered how good or…
Hello everybody! As the sun is missing a little bit these last days Eva invited me, her new guest blogger living in Bora Bora to give you some ideas where to find good weather all year round and where to relax during your holidays. As you all know, in the…