A study published in the The FASEB Journal, a journal of experimental biology “found that incensole acetate, a Boswellia resin constituent, when tested in mice lowers anxiety and causes antidepressive-like behavior.” The press release goes on to cite this study as an explanation of how burning incense may have had a spiritual effect–a fact that […]

With sustainable packaging rapidly becoming a priority for cosmetics companies, the buzz is around renewable and eco-friendly materials like bioplastics. However, Sterling Anthony, a packaging consultant who gave a presentation  this month’s HBA conference in New York suggests that just because bioplastics are deemed to be biodegradeable does not make investment in them automatically a […]

I think I’ve got the theme working correctly. Whoo!

For some unknown reason, when people are trying to find older entries, like in the Make Your Own category, the category is only showing 5 entries, and thus about 3/4 of my entries are invisible.  I don’t know why this is happening, or how to fix it…so any suggestions are welcome.