NSF International Expands Standards
Companies can now source from approved EU and US organic ingredient suppliers for their NSF/ANSI 305 compliant products, increasing global access to certified products ANN ARBOR, Mich. — NSF International’s American National Standard for Personal Care Products Containing Organic Ingredients (NSF/ANSI 305) has been expanded to allow plant-based ingredients that are certified to European Union […]
On The Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010 – HR 5786
The Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010, (H.R. 5786) passed by the House of Representatives into committee, is starting to look like it is going to be a reality, not in small part due to the lobbying of very large cosmetics concerns who would like the House to stop artisans from competing with them. You can […]
Do Chemicals in Cosmetics Accumulate in Your Body?
Colin Sanders has posted a long and informative article on cosmetics, skin absorption and the long term effects therein over at the Personal Care site. Colin Sanders has been a formulator of cosmetic and topical pharmaceuticals for 27 years and an active member of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists since 1985. You can also read […]
Nanofibers – the cotton candy of cool science
You know the big difference between me and nanotech researchers? I have never once been at a carnival with a big ball of spun sugar and thought “Wow, I could make nanofibers with that cotton candy machine!” But that’s just what happened with the bioengineers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, as […]
SciTechStory: Janus dendrimers and dendrimersomes
One of the groovy things about science is that obscure discoveries can suddenly become world-changing. As an example; examine the organic material called a Janus dendrimer. Janus was the dual-faced Roman god. Dendron is the Greek word for ‘tree’ or many branches. A dendrimer is a molecular sphere with many branches forming the shape. (Picture […]
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