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The Natural discussion continues
The Society of Cosmetic Chemists has weighed in on the question of "natural" at its annual scientific seminar last month in Orlando, according to a recent Happi article entitled "It's Not Natural..." The article discusses both natural and organic definitions, most of which we have mentioned here... Read more...
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FDA enters debate on Natural
We've blogged before on the meaning of "natural" when applied to skin and body products, discussing in particular the definitions put forth by the Natural Products Association (NPA) and the Natural Ingredients Resource Center (NIRC). Now the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has reversed... Read more...
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Pine Oil Tick and Mosquito Repellent
In one of those strange serendipitous moments that can happen with Google Alerts, I visited an article entitled "Tick and Mosquito Repellent Can Be Made Commercially from Pine Oil" which describes "a naturally-occurring compound prepared from pine oil" that deters mosquito biting and repels... Read more...
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NPA moves ahead with its "Natural" Product Seal
The Natural Products Association (NPA) has announced that applications for its "Natural Standard" certification are available. The certification process will be based on the NPA Standard published on May 1 [PDF] and discussed here previously (which is not quite ready for prime time, in this... Read more...
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Natural Beauty Summit tackles certification fragmentation
Cosmetics Design-Europe reported on the natural Beauty Summit held last month in New York with the headline Natural Beauty Summit tackles certification fragmentation. We reported in this blog on the Summit before it happened, and although we were unable to attend, have been gathering... Read more...
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Struggles of Honest Aromatic Crops Businessmen in Afghanistan
Yesterday's 'Morning Edition' on NPR featured an heroic effort in the hills of Afghanistan by Shafiq Azizi and his business partners to grow and extract roses and other aromatics as an alternative for the poppy growers who trade in the world-wide heroin industry. Hoping to set an example, they... Read more...
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New Study Confirms psychoactive effect of [Frank]incense
A new study published in the The FASEB Journal, a journal of experimental biology "found that incensole acetate, a Boswellia resin constituent, when tested in mice lowers anxiety and causes antidepressive-like behavior.” The press release goes on to cite this study as an explanation of how... Read more...
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Is This The End of The Indie Beauty Products Boom as We Know It?
The past decade has seen an explosion of small, independent aromatics products companies emerge from the kitchens and basements of America. From aromatherapy wellness products creators, indie natural perfumers, sultry incense formulators, handmade soap makers and makers of bath products... Read more...
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Book Review: Medicinal and Aromatic Crops
Medicinal and Aromatic Crops: Harvesting, Drying and Processing Edited by Serdar Oztekin and Milan Martinov. Haworth Press: New York. 2007. ISBN 978-1-56022-975-9. This book was published in 2007, but we recently obtained a copy for our library and realized that it should be in the library, or on... Read more...
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Organic/Natural Standards to be Discussed at Upcoming Meeting
The big players in the Beauty Products World are gathering together in New York later this week at "The Natural Beauty Summit" to "create a forum to learn and discuss the key challenges the cosmetics industry faces in the areas of natural and organic products as well as sustainability" . . . or... Read more...
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