The Ingredients List

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”,…

By now, you have probably heard of the U.N. report that predicts catastrophic climate change happening by 2040, i.e. within the next 20 years (and if you have not yet heard of it, read it here). This is not just some abstract thing that is going to happen in the far-off future, it’s happening now…

I have two library talks scheduled for the beginning of June 2018! The first talk is part of the Toronto Public Library‘s Fragile Earth program series. I will be talking about sustainability issues surrounding beauty products. If you have always wondered whether ‘natural’ is better than ‘synthetic/man-made’, or what happens to product packaging once you are…

I will be at the Cedarbrae Branch of the Toronto Public Library, this Saturday, Nov. 12, with more science of beauty! This seminar will cover basic rules for identifying products that will work for a given skin type and skin care concern, based on an analysis of the ingredient list. I will be focusing on…

September 19 to 25, 2016 is Science Literacy Week in Canada. All across Canada, universities, museums, libraries and others are hosting fun, science-related events for all ages. As part of this, I have been invited to speak at the Toronto Public Library. Next Tuesday, September 20, I will be at the Northern District branch, talking…

A quick note to let you know that I am back at the Yorkville branch of the Toronto Public Library on Thursday July 28 at 1:30 p.m. with more science of beauty!