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WHAT IS IN YOUR SKIN-CARE?

Posted in Lifestyle, Product information, Skincare, Wellness, tagged , , , , , , , , , on March 24, 2010 | 4 Comments »

“The European Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association (COLIPA) informed the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA) that the Legal Services of the EU Commission has accepted the names in CTFA’s International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary (ICID) without translation. These names, which are now designated as International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient (INCI) names, will be used by EU [...]

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ESSENTIAL OIL QUALITY – Ravensara/Ravintsara

Posted in Aromatherapy, tagged , , , , , on July 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »

I wrote in an earlier post about an essential oil I picked up: Ravintsara (cinnamomum camphora). I couldn’t really get this oil out of my head so I have been doing some research. As usual there is plenty of misunderstandings between different oils, popular names, botanical names and the chemical properties. What continues to confuse [...]

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ESSENTIAL OIL QUALITY – part 3 – classification

Posted in Aromatherapy, tagged , , , , , , , , on June 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Cinnamomum camphora Essential oils come from many different plants. They all have a Latin or botanical name.  It is extremely important that this is clearly stated on the label. Common names can be highly deceptive and confusing. Besides, the Latin name is global, so language makes no difference. The plants also belong to different families [...]

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