This post was last updated on May 4, 2020 by Preethi Sukumaran This is the second part of our article on the science of reading product labels, in which we will decode cosmetic product labels. In the earlier part we…
We speak about label reading in this article in response to many queries we received after our last posts on toxics in cosmetic products, especially those sold for children. One mother went as far as to describe her children’s complete…
This post was last updated on August 12, 2021 by Preethi Sukumaran A few days ago I noticed my neighbour also getting ready her two year child ready for school. Just before bundling that child into the car, her mother was…
In my earlier life, I worked in one of India’s leading biscuit and confectionary companies. My office was near the production facility, so 4 pm would have the odours of baking biscuits and vanilla essence wafting into my room. In…
Last month I attended a meeting of women entrepreneurs. On the sidelines, we were invited to a breast cancer awareness campaign organized by one of the entrepreneurs who had been diagnosed and treated for breast cancer. This young lady is…
One of my most memorable trips was a visit to Officina Profumo Farmaceutica of the Santa Maria Novella Church in Florence. Listed as one of the world’s oldest pharmacies, this apothecary & pharmacy was founded in 1221 A.D. by the…
