I was in college when hand sanitizer gel (also called as alcogel) became so popular that most of my classmates had this tiny hand sanitizer container hanging from their bags. Alcogel is simply alcohol in gel form and it comes in variety of scents and colors (some even have microbeads). The most basic alcohol-based hand sanitizer gel is using this formulation. Based on...

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I used to be so scared of dogs until one day my younger sister had brought home a very cute male Pomeranian puppy. He is so adorable that I wanted to hold him the first time I saw him but I was reluctant to try. I was afraid that he might bite me. However, this tiny Pomeranian simply didn’t want to give up....

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For those of you who doesn’t know, September has been proclaimed by former US President Obama as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. If breast cancer awareness is represented by a pink ribbon, teal ribbon is the international representation for ovarian cancer awareness. With that in mind, I decided to write this post, in collaboration with ConsumerSafety.org, to educate people about ovarian cancer. What...

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My first ever DIY project was a peppermint lip balm because it’s the easiest one to do. This time I wanted to be more adventurous with my DIY so I decided to do a tinted version of my peppermint lip balm. But before we proceed with the recipe, let me first give you a short introduction about the most commonly used colorants in cosmetic...

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