tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971721308549315776.post5162128085389893445..comments2024-01-05T14:01:30.024-08:00Comments on useless beauty: Invasion of the lizard peopleSusiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05664454336482695288noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971721308549315776.post-84989972445051112512011-01-19T02:56:53.378-08:002011-01-19T02:56:53.378-08:00I think it is the water, I googled a bit and other...I think it is the water, I googled a bit and other people have mentioned it. This is good to know as I give my mother my sugar scrubs and if she got mould on one she would faint.<br /><br />I might defend the companies a bit, actually ;-), because when I started looking for things without parabens etc (ages ago) I was confused about why even the natural organic ranges had preservatives. I thought they <i>just weren't trying hard enough.</i> (Really! I did!). Anyway, make fresh, make your own, lots of fun and we'll all be happy we worked out how to do it when it's post-peak-oil and we're having to live in Yurts and amuse ourselves with ukuleles.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05664454336482695288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971721308549315776.post-3651136370886508512011-01-18T13:03:57.584-08:002011-01-18T13:03:57.584-08:00I think it is the water - and fingers :-) that car...I think it is the water - and fingers :-) that carry bacteria into the scrub. Or maybe I got a really duff batch ....<br />I'm not actually defending the companies: I'm defending having safe-to-use items for my skin, *whoever* makes them :-)<br />And here is a Texas supplier of shea butter: <br />http://www.texasnaturalsupply.com/productinfo.aspx?productid=SHEBRViviannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03478973141660495485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971721308549315776.post-27286354790748359942011-01-17T23:28:36.942-08:002011-01-17T23:28:36.942-08:00Please introduce me some places for buying shea bu...Please introduce me some places for buying shea butter. I live in Texas :)Shea Butterhttp://soliditytrade.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971721308549315776.post-75538727555161338692011-01-17T19:48:39.601-08:002011-01-17T19:48:39.601-08:00I'm going to take you up on this recipe, as it...I'm going to take you up on this recipe, as it sounds truly wonderful for me. Like Denise, I have Fibro, and I've become much more sensitive as well. <br /><br />And while I believe Vivianne makes a good point on behalf of the companies, I'm in the camp of "if I can make it myself and skip the chemicals, it's probably better for me". <br /><br />*mutters to self, "must find this book"*Oh Miss Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14178387496286017950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971721308549315776.post-23871351857674437572011-01-17T14:58:50.059-08:002011-01-17T14:58:50.059-08:00++ I've got Grow Your Own Drugs but I don'...++ I've got Grow Your Own Drugs but I don't read it because it's on a high shelf (really). I'll get a chair and fetch it down!Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05664454336482695288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971721308549315776.post-46340850664123187692011-01-17T14:57:58.332-08:002011-01-17T14:57:58.332-08:00I have sparked controversy!
*Is proud* ;-).
Vivi...I have sparked controversy!<br /><br />*Is proud* ;-).<br /><br />Vivianne, I'm not disagreeing with you (I'm not going to disagree with anyone who had ooky black stuff on a scrub!), but, what is there in a scrub that would go mouldy? (I'm not being sarky, I'm interested). Mine have basically sugar and olive oil, which would just sit about in your cupboard happily for months, and they've always lasted fine. Is it if water gets into it? Or can bacteria get in when you make it?Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05664454336482695288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971721308549315776.post-27585727609194442132011-01-17T13:26:55.941-08:002011-01-17T13:26:55.941-08:00It's not just the sitting round on shelves tho...It's not just the sitting round on shelves tho' - I had a tub of scrub from a swap, in the shower. No preservative. There was ooky black stuff growing in it within a week.<br />If you're going to make it yourself, treat it like food: small quantities, store it in a refrigerator, throw away after a few days. Why take the risk ?<br />Another good source for DIY is James Wong's ''Grow Your Own Drugs'' <br />and ''Of a Simple Nature'' carries some stuff you might need/want for skin stuff :-)Viviannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03478973141660495485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971721308549315776.post-12079166342086090152011-01-17T11:50:37.944-08:002011-01-17T11:50:37.944-08:00Corporations need to use preservatives because the...Corporations need to use preservatives because they are making large batches that will sitting on shelves for awhile. <br /><br />Making it at home, you can as small a batch as you think you will. Ever since my Fibro symptoms began, I've noticed higher sensitivities to chemicals and especially fragrances. <br /><br />I know some natural compounds sound like chemicals with their correct chemical name.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03229883789485107841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971721308549315776.post-84023570684978618752011-01-17T11:36:39.978-08:002011-01-17T11:36:39.978-08:00That's a good point, Vivianne. Also, I think i...That's a good point, Vivianne. Also, I think it's probably fair to say that it's very, very difficult to make anything you're going to sell on any kind of scale without preservatives, it's just the nature of the beast, and makes them safe rather than <i>necessarily</i> oppressively capitalist. If you make your own, on the other hand... ;-).<br /><br />(Do they honestly make pretzels with lye, though? Gosh!).Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05664454336482695288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971721308549315776.post-21234546236840432132011-01-17T11:15:40.001-08:002011-01-17T11:15:40.001-08:00Well, OK: but, all those fragrance ingredients are...Well, OK: but, all those fragrance ingredients are natural - they are some of the constituents of the essential oils used for fragrance - the allergenic ones that have to be listed by law. I know also there is a huge backlash against preservatives, but just watch and see what grows in something without, even if it's anahydrous, doesn't mean moisture can't/won't get in: and think how many lawsuits there'd be if that damaged anyone.<br />It bothers me that anti-corporate might mean unsafe, yanno ? <br />Sodium hydroxide, is, of course, lye aka caustic soda. They use it to make pretzels. That you eat.Viviannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03478973141660495485noreply@blogger.com