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In Health,

Travel Gadget: UV Care Pocket Sterilizer

Image Credit: UV Care With the global outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), people are so scared these days to even go out of their home. Of course, we can’t just lock ourselves inside our home forever as we still need to go to work or do our groceries. Unfortunately, when we’re outside, we are more vulnerable to acquire the virus. That’s why the World...

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In Cosmetic Chemistry,

Cosmetic Trivia: Why Kojic Soaps are Orange in Color?

Image Credit: Kojie San  In the Philippines, one of the most popular skin lightening soaps in the market is Kojic soap (the other one is Glutathione soap). It’s so easy to spot them in beauty stores due to their attention-grabbing dark orange color. I used to be a fan of Kojic soap because it’s really effective in reducing skin hyperpigmentation with daily use....

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In Cosmetic Chemistry,

Cosmetic Chemistry: What are Claims Ingredients in Cosmetics?

A cosmetic formulation is normally composed of: Functional ingredients Aesthetic modifying ingredients Claims ingredients Functional ingredients refer to ingredients that make the cosmetic products work. These are the ingredients that provide actual benefits to the skin, hair or whichever areas the cosmetic is applied to. Examples of functional ingredients are surfactants, emollients, humectants, etc. Aesthetic modifying ingredients are added to cosmetic formula to make the final product...

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In Healthy Eating,

It's Tea Time: Korean Honey Citron Tea (Yuja Tea)

Last Christmas, my husband received a gift from one of his office colleagues that looks like a big jar of orange marmalade. However, when I took a closer look at the product packaging, it says Honey Citron Tea. I was confused in the beginning because it really looks like a marmalade more than a tea to me. After reading the instruction on the...

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