Honey: A Key Tool for Topical Wound Care
03/15/2010 -
Honey has been used as a wound dressing for centuries. Only in the last decade have microbiologists begun to understand its precise medical benefits and the special properties of active Leptospermum (manuka) honey derived from the pollen and nectar of specific tea tree plants.
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The Big, Bad Beauty Ingredients
03/09/2010 -
The personal care industry has many big, bad wolves. There are countless ingredients on the market that are commonplace in beauty products but are synthetically derived, rife with side and on consumers’ blacklist.
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Herbal Acne Regimes with White Willow Bark
03/08/2010 -
White willow bark, or Salix alba, has been used for centuries as an anti-inflammatory agent, recently becoming the mainstay of many herbal acne regimens, replacing synthetically manufactured salicylic acid.
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Plant-Based Skin Whitening Cosmetics
03/01/2010 -
Skin depigmentation to lighten skin color and even skin tone has been practiced since ancient times. Skin-whitening compositions are utilized to brighten skin from the dulling and blotching effect that becomes pronounced upon aging.
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