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Nov 20
1

What is natural in the twenty first century?

By Barbara Olioso | Cosmetic Ingredients Opinion, cosmetic products, Uncategorized

What is natural in the twenty first century? To me this is the key question the cosmetic industry faces today. “Natural” is very much a magic word for the general public, a green label that inspires trust and safety. However technology has evolved dramatically, affecting…

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May 06
2

Improve skin elasticity with Aloe Vera

By Barbara Olioso | Cosmetic Ingredients Opinion, Natural beauty tips, Sensitive skin, Trendy natural ingredients

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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Mar 26
0

Natural solutions for blackheads and acne prone skin

By Barbara Olioso | cosmetic products, Natural beauty tips, Trendy natural ingredients

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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Mar 17
1

Is alcohol bad for your skin?

By Barbara Olioso | Cosmetic Ingredients Opinion

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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Feb 24
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Is Water Organic?

By Barbara Olioso | Cosmetic Ingredients Opinion

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…

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Dec 29
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AA: Authentic Argan oil, how to avoid bogus cosmetic oils with the goat in the fridge method

By Barbara Olioso | cosmetic products, Trendy natural ingredients

One of my favourite vegetable oils to work with is argan oil, especially when it is authentic argan oil (INCI Argania spinosa). There is not much scientific research about its cosmetic properties, but from my personal and professional experience I can say it is a…

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Dec 19
1

A cosmetic formulation with Gold Frankincense and Myrrh

By Barbara Olioso | Cosmetic Ingredients Opinion

We are all getting into the Christmas mood so it is simply natural for a cosmetic formulator to fantasise about a cosmetic formulation with Gold Frankincense and Myrrh.  The product would have to be a cream for the high end market with no expenses spare…..

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Jun 07
1

Interview on formulating using natural organic cosmetic ingredients

By Barbara Olioso | Vlog

I love botanicals and formulating using natural organic cosmetic ingredients that are also effective and skin regenerating. Here I share some of the technical challenges of formulating with them, like wine they are prone to natural variations, which can be a challenge for science and…

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