Label Able: Gum Acacia


Updated 04/15/08 8:05 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 9 comments

Label Able: Gum Acacia

I recently reviewed Morningstar Farms Chik Patties, and when reading the way-too-long list of ingredients I came upon gum acacia. Great. Another ingredient that sounds weird and unhealthy. So what is it? If you're curious read more Read more

5 Beauty Recipes From the 1700s That Really Work (and 3 That Really Don't)


Updated 07/27/11 7:47 PM · Posted by · 11 comments

18th-Century Beauty Recipes to Try (or Avoid) 2011-07-27 11:45:40

Eighteenth-century French women had a wealth of at-home beauty treatments, and luckily many of them survive in the Toilet au Flora, a book of recipes compiled by French naturalist Pierre-Joseph Buc'hoz. Some of the treatments are still great DIYs, and some are absolutely horrifying. Here are five simple, effective recipes you should try, plus three treatments from the book you definitely Read more