Wow After the number of years I've been in this business, I am still amazed by how much I learn from the brilliant women that are featured as speakers at our twice-yearly Mineral Makeup Crafting seminar.  This year, Kimberly Platko was the main speaker, besides myself, and Julie Edwards stepped in for a mini-workshop. In...

Sodium Borate is another controversial ingredient on the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics/Skin Deep data base. In this post, I'll be going over some basic information to help consumers understand from a practical perspective, what the hazard ratings, and test studies really mean. Where does sodium borate come from? This is what Wikipedia says: Borax occurs...