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Read about this soap-based life hack from Apartment Therapy:https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/nail-care-tips-ho...

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) lists essential oils, including (but not limited to) eucalyptus, orange, and lemon, as being among the leading causes for tremors among cats.[Read the article here...] …

Looks like this folk wisdom is in some hot water…[Read the article here.]

A woman on Twitter is claiming a “Galaxy bath bomb” purchased at Kroger has turned her blue from the neck down.[Read the article here]

This interesting article came across my news feed this morning. It discloses a new study showing that many moisturizers claiming to be hypoallergenic and fragrance free are really not. This kind of deception can be dangerous and even deadly for some people, triggering dangerous allergic reactions when product ingredients are not honestly disclosed.I've campaigned for years against soap companies lying about their ingredients, falsely claiming their products are  "all natural" and "organic", …

Interesting article from Quartz:https://qz.com/1009999/a-chemical-banned-in-hand-s...

I've found this nifty site, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) site. They have a database of cosmetics that lists ingredients. Look up your favorite commercial products to see what they're made of!https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/

Thanks to everyone who came to see us at the Memphis Jewish Community Center's Holiday Gift and Art Market! We were just inside the front door, as usual, and had a chance to visit with a bunch of wonderful people. We'll see you next year!

Fear is a potent marketing tool. Consider how a Listerine advertising campaign in the 1920s literally turned bad breath into a disease (and sold a ton of mouthwash along the way) or the run on potassium iodide in North America after the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster in 2011.Then there are antibacterial soaps and body washes, which have targeted—and arguably created—a widespread fear of disease-causing bacteria lurking on every surface of our homes and bodies. Sales of antiba …