Paul Penders

Many consumers don’t realize that the manner in which skin care products are prepared can be equally important as what they contain. This is particularly true for cold processing, which helps protect fragile ingredients from losing their...

Aside from changes to diet and exercise, which typically provide only limited benefits, there are two key ways to reduce cellulite: application of topical products that stimulate blood circulation, and medical treatment to break up fatty deposits...

Creams and lotions that cleanse, tone or moisturize the skin are all prepared according to a similar formula. Most of the product consists of a base to which active ingredients, fragrance and preservatives are added.

Many people erroneously believe that skin care products designed to be used on the face can also be used on the body, and vice versa. While such mixing and matching may not cause any harm, however, products won’t deliver their maximum benefit...

Although more and more cosmetics companies are offering natural beauty products made from herbs and other organic ingredients, few have yet incorporated one of the most powerful beauty boosting herbs: pegaga (centilla aesthetica).Known throughout...

Containing water, oils, peptides and carbohydrates, cosmetics can easily become contaminated with bacteria, viruses and fungi that can spoil the product.

Many women around the world regularly use skin lightening creams. Some want to fade the dark spots that often appear with age, while others seek a fairer complexion.

Over the past few years, a wide array of products and equipment has been launched that claims to firm the skin. Equipment includes laser and radio frequency devices that physicians use to stimulate collagen production and increase firmness on the...

In early 2007, a cancer-causing petrochemical was found in dozens of children’s bath products and adults’ personal care products, in some cases at levels more than twice the U.S.

A study published in early 2007 by researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia has linked chemicals found in many prepared foods and beauty care products to obesity.According to scientist Frederick vom Saal, the author of the paper,...