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Author: Kathleen Flanagan
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A Step-by-Step Guide to Cold Process Soapmaking
Cold process soapmaking is a rewarding and creative craft that allows you to create nourishing, beautiful bars of soap right in your kitchen. It involves mixing oils and lye (sodium hydroxide) to initiate the chemical reaction known as saponification, turning liquid ingredients into solid bars of soap. Unlike other methods, the cold process doesn’t involve…
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Essential Tools and Ingredients for Organic Soapmaking Beginners
Soapmaking is an ancient craft that has experienced a resurgence in recent years, especially among those seeking healthier, more natural alternatives to commercial products. While store-bought soap often contains synthetic additives that can irritate the skin or harm the environment, organic soap offers a gentler, eco-friendly solution. If you’re eager to try your hand at…
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The Benefits of Organic Soap: Why You Should Make the Switch
In today’s world, people are becoming increasingly aware of the ingredients in the products they use daily, and for a good reason. From food to cosmetics, the shift towards organic and natural alternatives is growing as consumers look for ways to minimize their exposure to chemicals. One area where this awareness is particularly important is…
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Treating Methods for Psoriasis
Aetiology Other Treatments Attention should focus on diet and particularly: Several double blind clinical trials have demonstrated that supplementing the diet with 10 to 12 grams of EPA results in significant improvement. The improvement is largely due to the inhibition of the production of inflammatory compounds known as leukotrienes. Kathleen Flanagan, CEO and Founder of…
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Treating Migraine Headaches
Treating Methods for Migraine Headaches Clinical Features Migraine is a particular type of headache which occurs paroxysmally. Constriction of certain cerebral arteries takes place at the onset of the attack, but later these vessels dilate and cause characteristic headache. There are three characteristic groups of symptoms: Aetiology The cause is unknown. However a number of…
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Understanding How pH Works with Skin Care Products
A chemical peel actually takes your skin to an acidic level, where you are actually burning the skin to create the skin to sluff. A peel is anywhere from a pH1 to pH3. An esthetician may perform chemical peels from 1.5% to 3% depending upon the state regulations and they work on the epidermis. Dermatologists…
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pH Made Simple – Understanding How pH Works With Skin Care Products
The pH in our skin determines how products are going to respond. pH determines the acidity or alkalinity on a scale of 0 to 14. Anything below 7.0 is acidic and anything above 7.0 is alkaline. Therefore, 7.0 is neutral which actually extends from 6.5 to 7.5. The pH scale is on a logarithmic scale…
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Important and Active Ingredients for Proper Skin Health
Important Active Ingredients Allantoin: Biogenic skin softener which accelerates healing and improves skin hydration Arabinoglactan (Galactoarabinan): Immune stimulating, anti-aging polysaccharide with gentle stimulating properties Collagen Amplifier System: Peptide based, stimulates collagen production Beta Glucan: Enhances skin immunity and wound closing, protects against UV damage and hydrates skin CoQ10: Helps energize new skin cell growth Decyl Polyglucoside:…
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pH Balance and Skin Care
What is pH? Acidic and basic are two extremes that describe chemicals, just like hot and cold are two extremes that describe temperature. Mixing acids and bases can cancel out their extreme effects, much like mixing hot and cold water can even out water temperature. A substance that is neither acidic nor basic is neutral.…