Ingredients

so i decided to try something that i've been wanting to do for quite sometime now. most often we don't think twice about the actual components we put on or inside of our physical bodies. so i thought if we knew the exact function of the fragrances and foods we consume on a daily basis then we will be more conscious therefore leading us into the promised land of knowledge! this will be a continuing series of entries that will feature food items as well. today we will showcase bath & body works. i'm enjoying their midnight pomegranate fragrance right now and these are the ingredients of the body splash all the way down to the coloring. just double click the link below the ingredient to find the truth behind the scientific name. the things we do for beauty are very interesting...

1. alcohol denat
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Alcohol+Denat.

2. water / aqua eau
http://www.answers.com/topic/aqua

3. fragrance / parfum
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfume

4. propylene glycol
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propylene_glycol

5. butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
http://www.realself.com/ingredient/butyl-methoxydibenzoylmethane

6. ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_ethylhexyl_methoxycinnamate

7. ethylhexyl salicylate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octyl_salicylate

8. aloe barbadensis leaf extract
http://www.cosmeticsinfo.org/ingredient_details.php?ingredient_id=20

9. alpha-isomethyl ionone
http://www.cosmeticsinfo.org/ingredient_details.php?ingredient_id=1788

10. benzyl benzoate
http://www.answers.com/topic/benzyl-benzoate

11. butylphenyl methylpropional
http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/ingredient.php?ingred06=700872&refurl=/product.php?prod_id=90386&&nothanks=1

12. citral
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citral

13. citronellol
http://dev.m-w.com/medical/citronellols

14. limonene
http://scienceblogs.com/moleculeoftheday/2008/11/limonene_solvent_or_perfume.php

15. hexyl cinnamal
http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/ingredient.php?ingred06=702841&refurl=/product.php?prod_id=103369&&nothanks=1

16. hydroxycitronellal
http://www.answers.com/topic/hydroxycitronellal

17. linalool
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linalool

18. red 33 (cl 17200)
19. yellow 5 (cl 19140)
20. green 5 (cl 61570)
21. blue 1 (cl 42090)
22. red 4 (cl 14700)

-Janus Poeticca