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	<title>the stick, the stone and the puddle &#187; cosmetics</title>
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		<title>parabens&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[the second group of chemicals identified a couple of days ago was parabens. this is a group of chemicals used as preservatives. their use ranges from cosmetics to pharmaceutical and are widely used in foods. the concentrations allowed as preservatives in food must be up to 0.1%. (as a side note, the average human intake [...]]]></description>
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		<title>phthalates&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[based on yesterday&#8217;s post, today i&#8217;ll spent some time on phthalates. this is a group of chemicals used to soften and make plastics more flexible and durable. they are often called &#8216;plasticizers&#8217;. some quick general information can be found on the following sites: wikipedia, canadian cancer society, environmental working group (seems to me like an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>killer looks?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[as i was passing by through the living room i paid attention to a news story. the story about potential hazardous ingredients found in make-up. now, before i talk about them and somewhat share my thoughts on the matter, i will add a large disclaimer. to this point i have not had time to do [...]]]></description>
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