The Green Chemist

The Green Chemist Blog

Green cosmetics stories from a mad scientist or a scientist mad about cosmetics

Barbara Olioso
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Ingredients
May 8, 2014

Organic fake tan: dream or reality?

The word organic is very reassuring, giving us a feeling of safety and health. So when it comes to artificially change the colour of our skin we love the thought of getting it with organic fake tan. But is it a reality or not? let's…
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Barbara Olioso
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Ingredients
May 6, 2014

Improve skin elasticity with Aloe Vera

I remember my grandma pinching my bottom as a child, enjoying the skin firmness of it as hers was long gone.. Maybe my grandma was a little eccentric, however she made me understand that firm skin is a gift that slips away quietly and steadily…
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Barbara Olioso
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Trends
April 28, 2014

Natural nail varnish: dream or reality?

Nail varnish is very trendy at the moment, being on a budget and great fun. You can combine the nail varnish colour and style with your clothes or mood. When I use it makes me feel really playful. Nail design has also now become an experiential form of art with no equals. Given the…
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Barbara Olioso
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Uncategorized
April 16, 2014

Natural remedies for dandruff

Dandruff is a little bit of a mystery, we know how it develops but nobody really knows why it appears. We are going to look at the different elements involved in its formation and see what natural remedies for dandruff we can use to take…
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Barbara Olioso
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Uncategorized
April 9, 2014

Skin friendly food for summer

If you have fair skin like myself or if you are aware of long term effects of too much sunlight, this it the time to prepare with skin friendly food for summer. Humans invented iPads and smartphones,  but still have to cope with the environment,…
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Barbara Olioso
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Ingredients
March 31, 2014

Safer sunscreens for sun care coming from chemistry research

The sun is finally out again, I can feel my endorphines levels shooting up... My chemist side starts to think how I can enjoy the sun exposure with the benefits of vitamin D and feel good endorphines production, without the costs of UV damage, sunburn…
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Barbara Olioso
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Trends
March 26, 2014

Natural solutions for blackheads and acne prone skin

Blackheads are like the undesired fruit your skin produces when its pores get clogged trapping sebum in. Dead skin cells block the pore, sebum builds up getting oxidised  at the same time and developing the characteristic hard black top and yellow /grey body or comedone.…
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Barbara Olioso
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Ingredients
March 17, 2014

Is alcohol bad for your skin?

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…
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Barbara Olioso
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Trends
March 10, 2014

Cosmetics reverse formulation

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…
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Barbara Olioso
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Uncategorized
February 28, 2014

Air pollution in China, a great call for eco awareness

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…
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