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When developing my own Face Serum, I had an idea of what I wanted to include in the recipe however when it came to pricing, I wasn’t sure what was  reasonable. I wanted to make sure my serum was comparable (or better!) then the best face serums out there. I also wanted to make an affordable face serum. This led me to do a face serum comparison according to ingredients and price. I actually looked at many other face serums I don’t include here but the ones I included are the ones I picked for quality ingredients, good ratings and good

Here is a list of herbs I’ve compiled from other sites that suggest herbs to avoid while pregnant Angelica Used as an emmenagogue, meaning used to stimulate blood flow in the pelvic area and uterus; and menstruation. Common emmenagogues include  mugwort, parsley, chamomile and ginger to cause an abortion or prevent pregnancy. Others use emmenagogues to stimulate menstrual flow Basil Possible irritant Birch Possible irritant Black pepper Skin sensitization Boldo leaf Toxic Buchu Liver hazardous Calamus Toxic Camphor Toxic Cassia Skin sensitization Cedarwood Emmenagogue Chamomile Emmenagogue Cinnamon Skin sensitization and emmenagogue Clary sage Emmenagogue Clove Skin sensitization Elecampane Skin sensitization

Under Arm Odor Apocrine sweat glands under the arms emit the chemicals that feed microorganisms that live on the skin. The average human has a lot (that is if you consider 1,000,000,000,000a lot) on their skin and hair. Usually these microorganisms are not only harmless but help keep away other, potentially more harmful, bacteria. Not everyone’s skin is able to support the same amount or types of bacteria in the same place. Skin is acidic pH4-4.5 due to lactic acid in sweat and the acid that is produced by bacteria. One particular bacteria (Staphylococcus epidermidi) lives in acidic conditions under

Components Carvacrol: also found in thyme, pepperwort & wild bergamot.  Carvacol inhibits bacterial strains including e. coli and bacillus cereus. It is low in toxicity and is used as a food additive to prevent bacteria from growing. Thymol Cymene Caryophyllene Pinene Bisabolene Linalool Borneol Geranyl Acetate Linalyl Acetate Terpinen Download QR

There are 3 things that grow referred to as “Bergamot” Several herbs of the mint tea family can be called bergamot. A variety from North America, sometimes called Oswega Tea, was used during the boycott of English tea during the American Revolution. A pear called “Bergamot Pear The Bergamot Orange, or Citrus Bergamia, is a southern Italian pear shaped citrus fruit. This is the plant used to create Bergamot Essential Oil. The tree is named after the town of Bergamo in Italy. The Bergamot Orange is the source of Bergamot Essential Oil. Not only does bergamot oil smell wonderfully uplifiting

I made this cheat sheet up for myself and thought I should share it. Product Name Why they are added Negative Possibilities 1 Negative Possibilities 2 Negative Possibilities 3 Negative Possibilities 4 Negative Possibilities 5 Butylated Hydroxyanisole preservative banned in European union as probable carcinogen can cause loss of pigmentation may impact thyroid levels may impact reproductive development may cause liver damage Cyclomethicon Diazolidinyl Urea preservative releases formaldehyde over time Dibutyl Phthalate often found in nail polish diethanolmine (DEA) emulsifying and foaming agent FDA linked to cancer Dimethicone make products smoother Dimethicone Copolyol Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate (DLS) enhances absorption of