Jhanvi Patel April 19, 2020 For a chemist, learning extraction is one of the most important crafts in the trade; extraction is the first step of any discovery. It needs to be proper and perfect. The earth’s atmosphere has 412 ppm of carbon dioxide (CO2) and rising. Carbon dioxide is very stable, inert, and nontoxic, …
Valeria Garnica April 17, 2020 This quarantine has been… interesting. Whether with too little to do or too much to deal with, we could all use a fun activity as a little escape, and this is what I hope to bring to you all today. Last week, as I was all cozied up in my …
I became acquainted with The Ordinary in my sophomore year of college, and let me tell you, I’ve been hooked on this high-quality, inexpensive, highly effective skincare brand ever since! There is a huge variety of products to explore with them, but after nearly three years of use, I have found three tried-and-true favorites that …
Jhanvi Patel April 13, 2020 “Cosmeceutical” combines drug ingredients into a cosmetic product or vice versa. It falls into the grey area where it is not a part of any one category, but classification plays a very important role in their identity. If “a product visibly reduces signs of aging,” it is implementing a cosmetic …
Jhanvi Patel April 10, 2020 Lurking in many of your favorite beauty products are sharks. Yes, you heard it right. Sharks hide in our cosmetics, medicinal supplements, and food. Every year approximately 100 million sharks are brutally killed in order to be exploited for human needs and greed. The majority of these deaths can be …
Gwyneth Hutchinson April 7, 2020 Times are tough. Everyone is at their wits end, be it from self-isolating, from worry, or from concerns about your health and that of those you love. We are living through a literal pandemic, and while beauty may seem trivial, it is part of what keeps me sane. I think …
Valeria Garnica April 6, 2020 Things seem to be getting progressively worse. COVID-19 has affected our global population immensely, and with good reason, it is the only subject that we seem to talk about. The media is constantly flooding us with information regarding medical advice, financial difficulties, death tolls — it’s truly exhausting, I know. …
Jhanvi Patel April 5, 2020 A recession is a business cycle contraction whereby there is a general decline in economic activity in a country or in the global economic system as a whole. Recessions are trying, difficult to navigate, and typically have far-reaching implications for the functioning of the world economy as a whole, affecting …
Valeria Garnica April 2, 2020 You’ve had a full face of makeup on for hours upon hours. You’re beginning to feel oily, cakey. The creases in your face have eaten your foundation and your undereyes have caught the residue of your eyeshadow and mascara. You’re exhausted, and the last thing you want to think about …
Gwyneth Hutchinson March 31, 2020 It’s easy to think that beauty companies would prioritize your health, safety, and enjoyment of their products, but it is nearly always a scale tipped in favor of the latter. As a consumer, it is becoming increasingly tricky to watch out for your well-being with your products. Companies are making …
