The Ingredients List

I have started doing quick updates on a regular basis on my Instagram account. My goal is to try to cover current news stories, and take in-depth looks at ingredients and chemistry concepts. If you have not had a chance to look at my Instagram account, please head over and start following!

The first ever Ingredients List Community Call happened on January 19, 2021. Thank you to everyone who participated! I had a great time chatting with Ingredients List community members and answering questions. There were quite a few people who were not able to make it to an afternoon time slot, so I will be doing a…

The Toronto Public Library has asked me to do a special seminar devoted to “pandemic skin care”, and it’s scheduled for Friday, February 26, 2021, 4:30 – 5:30 EST. I will covering hand sanitizers and disinfectants, forms of skin irritation commonly seen from prolonged mask/PPE use, and tips on how to care for your skin…

Whenever I do talks at the library, I always feel like there’s never enough time to answer all the questions and address people’s concerns. Seeing as it will be many months before we can return to in-person talks, I am planning to do an online Community Call. If you have burning questions about skin care…

I will be delivering an online seminar hosted by the Toronto Public Library, this Friday, October 23, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. EDT., streaming on the Crowdcast platform. The seminar is entitled “Beauty Hacks”, and I will be talking about the environmental impact of beauty products, and ways to reduce consumption, including streamlining a skin care…

Since April, I have been working on short educational videos for the Ontario Science Centre and my most recent video is about the science of sunscreens! On a related note, I strongly recommend watching my science of laundry video, as I go into solubility and polarity. Although this may appear to be about laundry detergent,…

The Toronto Public Library has switched to offering talks and seminars online, and so I will be delivering “The Science of Beauty” online for the first time, on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Click on the link below to head over to Crowdcast to sign up! Since this is a virtual event,…

I think it’s safe to say that the past couple weeks have been a pretty wild ride for most of us! I hope everyone reading this is managing to stay safe and well during these challenging times. By now, you have probably heard all the warnings from health and government officials: Keeping a physical distance…

Happy New Year! I can hardly believe it’s 2020!! I was feeling very nostalgic through the end of 2019, since the past decade saw so many big changes in my personal life. The past couple years have been extremely hectic and exhausting, and it has left little time for me to devote to the blog and to…

Heads up: I will be giving a short series of two talks at the Toronto Public Library this month! Worried about what’s in your skin care and cosmetic products? Come to my talk next Friday at the Northern District branch! I will be explaining the science behind cosmetic ingredients that have been labelled as “dirty”,…