Know Your Alcohols!
Cabernet vs single malt? How about cetyl alcohol vs ethanol! Learn about different types of alcohols, and be empowered to understand ingredient labels!
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All About Shampoo Bars!
Shampoo bars: A solid choice for hair! Do you cringe when you buy hair-care products in plastic bottles? Do you wonder where the ingredients in your shampoo come from? Well
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Important Updates on Sustainability and Palm Oil
A guide to RSPO palm oil sustainability initiatives.
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Palm Oil Production (Part 2), Challenges for Sustainability
What are some of the challenges for sustainable palm oil production?
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Palm Oil and Sustainability, An Update (Part 1)
Palm oil production threatens tropical forests worldwide. This series looks at sustainability efforts for palm oil.
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An Introduction to Essential Oils
Essential oils are Nature’s fragrance and flavor compounds. Read more here!
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Cocoa production – an introduction!
Cocoa, a favorite food and ingredient in personal care items, is a product I use or consume pretty much every day. I’m a huge fan of dark chocolate, and I
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Palm oil – what you should know
Why we don’t use palm oil Upper left: Large map including major palm-oil producing regions. Indonesia is just south of Malaysia, and Thailand is just north. Oil palm
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