Barbara Olioso, Author at The Green Chemist

Mar 17

Is alcohol bad for your skin?

By Barbara Olioso Ingredients

How bad alcohol is for the skin? Or is it not? The inspiration came after reading some popular website portraying a very simple black and white picture, right and wrong about alcohol. I thought, actually there are colours and shades in the picture. So I…

Mar 10

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Cosmetics reverse formulation

By Barbara Olioso Trends

After receiving so many queries about cosmetics reverse formulation I decided it is time to write about it. Some people approached me to talk about how to research the formulation of a cosmetic product they really like to use it as a starting platform for…

Feb 28

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Air pollution in China, a great call for eco awareness

By Barbara Olioso Uncategorized

I read the news about air pollution in China and at first I m scared to think of the impact on plants and people. On another level I also think this is a great wake up call on the bad effects of pollution so that…

Feb 24

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Is Water Organic?

By Barbara Olioso Ingredients

I asked the question is water organic to my natural cosmetics workshop students last November because I was really curious to hear their views on this hot topic. Nearly everybody agreed on the idea of water being counted as natural but not organic. I found…

Feb 16

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Is your face exfoliant harming marine life?

By Barbara Olioso Ingredients

I believe exfoliation is a very important beauty practise, but not when your face exfoliant is harming to marine life. How? The cheapest micro beads used in exfoliating cosmetics, from face exfoliants to body scrubs, are made of Polyethylene. They are perfectly round in shape (less…

Feb 11

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My favourite natural aphrodisiac

By Barbara Olioso Ingredients

Aphrodisiacs tend to come from a strange source or have a strange flavour or texture (think of oysters), apart from my favourite natural aphrodisiac: chocolate! it has a rich comforting texture, a rich brown colour with a flavour with no equals. In fact its botanical…

Jan 31

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DIY Beauty products: how safe are they?

By Barbara Olioso Trends

I know many women have the natural instinct of mixing beauty potions, but how safe are DIY beauty products made in the kitchen? I ask myself this question because I see more and more companies offering cream bases to add essential oils and various extracts,…

Jan 24

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PAO: cosmetics period after opening, good for your eyes

By Barbara Olioso Uncategorized

Legal stuff can be quite complicated, however the cosmetics period after opening has a great purpose, which if known and used, it helps you to protect your eyes and health. The Cosmetics Period After Opening (or PAO for the cosmetics junkies) was introduced for cosmetics…

Jan 15

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Green tips for rosacea treatment

By Barbara Olioso Uncategorized

Living in England I come across so many women suffering of this beautifully named skin condition, that I thought it is time to enter the realm of rosacea and get to know it more, what it is, how it happens and what the rosacea treatments…

Jan 09

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2-0-1-4 easy green new year’s resolutions

By Barbara Olioso Uncategorized

In deep winter, when the trees are bare and most of wild life is in hibernation, it is the perfect time to go within and think of what seeds or new year's resolutions, we want to saw and cultivate in 2014. Here is what I…

Barbara Olioso

Is alcohol bad for your skin?

Cosmetics reverse formulation

Air pollution in China, a great call for eco awareness

Is Water Organic?

Is your face exfoliant harming marine life?

My favourite natural aphrodisiac

DIY Beauty products: how safe are they?

PAO: cosmetics period after opening, good for your eyes

Green tips for rosacea treatment

2-0-1-4 easy green new year’s resolutions

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