Is Botox Right for You?

Botulin toxin, sold commercially under the brand name Botox, is an exceptionally potent neurotoxin that has found a variety of remarkable uses in modern medicine. It is also the most popular nonsurgical medical cosmetic treatment in the UK and USA. Researchers discovered in the 1950s that injecting overactive muscles with minute quantities of botulinum toxin …

Colour & Cosmetics

Many people avoid artificial colours in their foods, but don’t check out the colours in cosmetics and personal care products. It is only in recent years that cosmetics have started to carry a full list of ingredients on their packaging. Making sense of the ingredients can be difficult for the lay person. This is particularly …

Botox: A Hit In The Cosmetic World

Who would have thought that something that is supposedly poisonous could have so many people clamoring for it? Skepticism proven wrong When botox hit the market, many were skeptical on the effects of these newly developed chemical. A protein complex made from a bacterium called clostridium botulinum, many feared that the chemical will have the …