Propylene glycol is a common antifreeze agent, used also as a solvent or excipient in a large amount of both household and industrial products, including drugs and injectable solutions, as well as cosmetics and detergents. Ecologically speaking, it is readily biodegradable both in presence and in lack
Visualizza →You will have noticed that many products – such as detergents, body cleansers and cosmetics, even for babies’ care – contain sodium hydroxymethylglycinate; which is its function and why Bensos did choose not to use it? It acts as a preservative, mainly antifungal. It is part of
Visualizza →Allergic contact dermatitis is an inflammatory condition, due to the absorption of sensitizing chemicals by genetically predisposed people skin. With regard to atopic dermatitis, it is characterized by a stronger and more durable immune response. A lot of exposures may be necessary before symptoms occurs; during that
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Biodiversity (that is the numbre of species living into an ecosystem) represents Nature’s real wealth, its ability to adapt to any climate conditions, expressing itself in various plants and animals with any possible facets and differences. But biodiversity is not just that. Biodiversity must represent for us
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Sodium cocoamphoacetate is a natural based surfactant, used in personal care and industrial products. It is a mild and foaming agent in many shampoos, bubble baths and baby cleansers; it is used in many washing-up liquids and hard surface detergents. Ecologically speaking, this chemical is not concerning:
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Bensos produces ecologic, allergenfree and non-toxic detergents and cosmetics; but, more than this, Bensos thinks to global pollution too and chooses 100% renewable energy, to stop contributing to greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is the global average temperature increasing, due to a carbon dioxide (CO2) surplus. Exceeding
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Clorine bleach (also said sodium hypochlorite) is a very effective disinfectant and bleaching agent, mainly used in bathroom fixture and floors cleaning and clothes bleaching soprattutto per le superfici, particularly when infected by bacteria or mould. The question is: if it is so effective, why not use
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European regulation about cosmetics (Reg no. 1223/2009/EC and Reg no. 655/2013/EC) did improve products safety for the consumers: it was formalized the figure of the Responsable Person, both for scientific and for production issues; raw materials traceability and the production path are now controlled; moreover – at
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In common detergents for household and for the body, there are lots of not biodegradable – or slowly biodegradable – ingredients. They are used in ecological detergents too, as many of them are of renewable origins; as examples sodium etidronate, CMC (carboxymethyl cellulose), hydroxyethyl cellulose. Often they
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This year again, Bensos donates a batch of products to Emergency medical non-profit organization. We believe that Emergency is deserving of support, as not only it helps efficiently people living in countries at war, but also it looks after both migrants and Italian people depleted by the
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