Group hopes recycled hotel soap helps save lives worldwide
Shawn Seipler is on a mission to save lives with soap.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 10, 2015
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News tagged with hygiene products
Unilever to phase out 'microplastics' by 2015
(AP)—Unilever, the maker of Vaseline, Axe deodorants and Dove soaps, among other cosmetic and hygiene products, says it will phase out the use of microplastics by 2015.
Environment
Dec 28, 2012
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Baby bathwater contains fragrance allergens
A group of chemists from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC, Spain) has developed a method to quantify the fragrance allergens found in baby bathwater. The researchers have analysed real samples and detected up ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 17, 2009
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Natural plant chemicals could help fight tooth decay, study shows
Oral care products containing a natural chemical that stops bacteria harming teeth could help prevent decay, a study suggests.
Biochemistry
May 20, 2015
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New methods to trace fragrance allergens
A recent doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg presents new methods to trace allergenic fragrance compounds in consumer products, such as perfumes.
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 25, 2013
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France to ban destroying unsold goods, targeting Amazon, luxury brands
France's prime minister on Tuesday announced a crackdown on the destruction of unsold or returned consumer products, a move that will affect online retailers such as Amazon and luxury goods brands.
Business
Jun 4, 2019
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How to solve the 'monster' fatberg problem
Fatbergs – enormous solid masses of oil, grease, wet wipes and other hygiene products that congeal together to cause major blockages – are wreaking havoc on the sewers of cities around the world. A 130 tonne specimen ...
Environment
Nov 7, 2017
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How capitalism ruined our relationship with bacteria
There are many rational reasons that motivate consumers to spend US$65 billion annually on household cleaning products. But non-rational mechanisms are nevertheless still at work in the cleaning products market, as in all ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 4, 2018
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Directional water transport tester for fabrics
This Directional Water Transport Tester(DWTT) is a sensitive, accurate and reliable instrument for fabrics' water absorption and transport measurements developed by researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. DWTT's ...
Engineering
Sep 30, 2016
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