Ingredient information sites
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free skin care · Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:29 am

I know we have a supplier listing on the recipe index, however questions about ingredients come up often so I thought a thread with listings to information about ingredients might be helpful. These are basic ingredients mostly so I would love to see others added eg. Essential Oils, Carrier Oils ect. ect.

http://www.avreskincare.com/misc/about_skincare/cosmetic_ingredients.html

http://www.cosmeticscop.com/cosmetic-ingredient-dictionary.aspx

http://skincarerx.org/dict.html

http://www.theskinsociety.com/Dictionary/Cosmetics-Ingredients.html

http://www.deancoleman.com/cosmetics.htm

http://www.spaglo.com/cosmetic_ingredient_list.html

http://www.smartskincare.com/ingredients/glossary/

http://www.xpter.info/download/Skin-Care-and-Cosmetic-Ingredients-Dictionary

free skin care · Mon Aug 23, 2010 1:28 pm

I know there are others but thought I would add some links to online calculators. Smile

http://www.wholesalesuppliesplus.com/Calculators/Batch_Size_Calculator.aspx

http://www.calculateme.com/Volume/Ounces/ToTablespoons.htm

http://www.onlineconversion.com/

http://www.bulkactives.com/recipe_creator.htm

free skin care · Mon Aug 23, 2010 7:05 pm

This is a fabulous topic DM. It will be a wonderful addition to the DIY sticky page.

Here's a nice site with brief descriptions of lots of popular actives;

http://www.aurasnaturebeauty.org/ingredients.htm#Glycolic_Acid

Lots of info on tons of ingredients here;

http://www.snowdriftfarm.com/formulary.html

This site has lots of info on carrier oils;

http://www.aromaweb.com/articles/whatcarr.asp

My quick 'go to' for skin care actives info is still;

http://www.smartskincare.com/ingredients/glossary/ (LOL! I just saw you have this covered already!)

Here's a nice site for everything about 'essential oils';

http://www.aromaweb.com/essentialoils/default.asp

This site is a great place to look up the ingredient lists for all high end skin care products;

http://www.treatment-skincare.com/Active-Ingredients/L-Ascorbic-Acid.html

free skin care · Tue Aug 24, 2010 5:14 am

Great topic, DM.

I can't take credit for this site, because jasminerosey turned me on to it but it has lots of information about essential oils. What I especially like is how they are interested in the scientific side of essential oils:

http://www.anandaapothecary.com/

free skin care · Tue Aug 24, 2010 10:46 am

Thanks Skippie and JR! Smile

I am adding to the list of Essential Oil sites (organic) they do sell but give descriptions and properties as well.

http://www.auracacia.com/

http://www.saffronrouge.com/aromatherapy/pure-essential-oils?gclid=CPnjr-nR0qMCFYxi2godtn3ctw

http://www.newdirectionsaromatics.com/

http://www.organicinfusions.com/organic-essential-oils.html

http://www.essentialoil.com/

http://www.kgstiles.com/pureplantessentials.html

http://www.starwest-botanicals.com/category/1-essential-oils/

https://www.youngliving.org/oils4wellness

http://www.edenbotanicals.com/

free skin care · Sun Sep 05, 2010 1:59 pm

Massive information on Botanicals Smile

http://botanical.com/

free skin care · Tue Oct 05, 2010 6:44 pm

For all potential mommies, pregnant woman and nursing moms cross posting. Smile

Here are a few links on pregnancy safe skin care.

http://www.babycenter.com/0_safe-skin-care-during-pregnancy_1490031.bc

http://www.belliskincare.com/

http://www.familyresource.com/pregnancy/safety/safe-products-for-pregnancy-natural-skin-care-not-only-works-well-its-good-for-you-too

http://www.thecradle.com/expertadvice/asknursebarbara/safe-skin-care-products

Vanilj wrote:

DarkMoon wrote:

There are too many to list but some essential oils are best avoided during pregnancy. Some encourage menstruation, some can cause miscarriage, some high or low blood pressure. I would google what essentials to avoid during pregnancy and print it out.

Ohhh my! I did now that essential oils were powerful, but not That powerful - I will definitely google it!

Yes extracts as well, in the old days they would use some specifically to cause a miscarriage if there was an unwanted pregnancy.

Here are a few links to get you started.

http://candleandsoap.about.com/od/essentialoilprofiles/a/pregnancyEOs.htm

http://www.essentialoils.co.za/pregnancy.htm

http://www.essentialoils.co.za/abortifacient-oils.htm

http://www.altmd.com/Articles/Aromatherapy-Essential-Oils-During-Pregnancy

free skin care · Sun Apr 10, 2011 7:06 pm

free skin care · Mon Apr 09, 2012 7:31 am

How to Use Preservatives in Cosmetics

http://www.makingcosmetics.com/articles/01-how-to-use-preservatives-in-cosmetics.pdf

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