This is an introduction to my incinerates, part of a trashion project where I convert household paper into incense. While recycling is always the best think you can do with paper, this is… well… fun. There has been no testing into how this affect air quality or contributes to air pollution: right now I’m operating [...]

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There are a lot of reasons I’m opposed to the opposition to cloning, one of which is the possibilities it would have in cosmetics testing not to mention organ donation. It’s possible to clone specific tissues: grow a fresh liver, say, or a canvas of skin to test cosmetics on. Yes, it’s still a little [...]

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This article in the New York Times about the decline of the perfume industry gives me a touch more insight into why the perfume industry has developed this paranoia about the effects of the natural perfume market. Says the article, “Last year, about 15 percent of women said they did not wear fragrance, up from [...]

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Greenwashing first started in 1990, when the US made Earth Day a holiday. Few things are quite as effective in advertising and product promotion as aligning them with holidays, and this opened up whole new venues for corporations to jump on. While the corporations that tried to hop on the environmental wagon were quickly debunked, [...]

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While researching greenwashing for a future post, I found a tidbit relevant to a post made prior this week about chemicals and how a great deal if misinformation about what chemicals are is being spread. A marketing agency called TerraChoice printed a pamphlet about the “Six Sins of Greenwashing.” Under the Sin of Vagueness, I [...]

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If wishes were horses, I’d have an Arabian farm. Seriously, I have no idea how that particular figure of speech is supposed to end. In any case, a common wish that people come to me with is that I make perfume or some other product that’s “hypoallergenic.” I am the woman who breaks out from [...]

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I’ve admitted before I was a disaster of hazmat proportions at high school chemistry. Even now as a perfumer, I’m not too enthused about linalools and santalols, and forget all about the citronellols. But since my days as a rash 16 year old creating peanut brittles that Should Not Be (TM) I’ve learned a few [...]

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If you think I’m posting my treasury listings because it’s easier than writing a blog post, you’re absolutely right. I fear I’ve bitten off one heck of a lot, and it’s going to take me some time to chew. But at least I’m not chewing on your brains. Which is why I sell Zombie Repellent. [...]

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Our Sinus Blend Aromatherapy was included in a treasury: Share on Facebook

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