Despite the existence of several insurance companies in the Philippines, only a select few of the Filipinos have actually owned a life and/or health insurance product. Their reason for not buying one is because they often think of insurance as something that is expensive, complicated to understand and difficult to buy.Local insurance technology (insurtech) startup Kwik.insure aims to solve all the difficulties involve in...
When I just started learning how to read a cosmetic formula, there is one abbreviation that I often encounter – q.s. which stands for the Latin word quantum satis that literally translates to “as much as is enough”. When applied to a specific ingredient in a cosmetic formula, q.s. essentially means “add as much of this ingredient as is needed to achieve the...
As more contagious SARS-CoV-2 variants emerge around the world, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends wearing two face masks as a more effective way to protect ourselves against the new coronavirus variants. They suggest that wearing medical-grade N95 mask on top of surgical mask can significantly boost your protection against SARS-CoV-2 variants. We all know that N95 is the gold standard...
It was late last year when I accidentally discovered Mediself.ph on Shopee while looking for a specific cosmetic raw material that is very hard to find locally. Mediself.ph is an online supplier of natural cosmetic raw materials in the Philippines. I can say that this shop is a hidden gem for DIY cosmetic formulators because most of the raw materials they offer are being used in...
