🧪 Cosmetic Chemistry

The science behind beauty products, demystifying formulations, ingredients, and the chemistry that transforms raw compounds into the creams, serums, and treatments we trust with our skin.

The Science of Beauty

by Michelle Wong • 2024

A cosmetic chemist on what's in your products, what works, and what to stop worrying about.

3.87

634

🧴 Skincare Routines 🛡️ Ingredient Safety 📊 Scientific Literacy

The Science of Beauty 94%

A cosmetic chemist on what's in your products, what works, and what to stop worrying about.

by Michelle Wong 2024

3.87

634 ratings

🧴 Skincare Routines 🛡️ Ingredient Safety 📊 Scientific Literacy

The Green Beauty Guide

by Julie Gabriel • 2008

Your skin absorbs 60% of what you apply. The label-decoding, DIY guide to safer beauty.

3.92

439

🧴 Clean Beauty 🌿 Natural Skincare 🔍 Ingredient Literacy

The Green Beauty Guide 92%

Your skin absorbs 60% of what you apply. The label-decoding, DIY guide to safer beauty.

by Julie Gabriel 2008

3.92

439 ratings

🧴 Clean Beauty 🌿 Natural Skincare 🔍 Ingredient Literacy

Skintelligent

by Dr Natalia Spierings • 2022

Most skincare products don't work. A dermatologist reveals what decades of science actually support.

4.28

231

🧪 Skincare Science 🩺 Consumer Dermatology 🧹 Skincare Minimalism

Skintelligent 91%

Most skincare products don't work. A dermatologist reveals what decades of science actually support.

by Dr Natalia Spierings 2022

4.28

231 ratings

🧪 Skincare Science 🩺 Consumer Dermatology 🧹 Skincare Minimalism

The Skin Type Solution

by Leslie Baumann • 2006

Which of 16 skin types are you? A dermatologist's diagnostic to end the product guessing game.

3.85

343

🧪 Skincare Science 🎯 Personalized Skincare 📋 Ingredient Literacy

The Skin Type Solution 91%

Which of 16 skin types are you? A dermatologist's diagnostic to end the product guessing game.

by Leslie Baumann 2006

3.85

343 ratings

🧪 Skincare Science 🎯 Personalized Skincare 📋 Ingredient Literacy

Skin Rules

by Jaishree Sharad • 2018

A dermatologist's six-week plan: two daily rituals, serums that deliver, and kitchen cures to quit.

4.02

127

🧴 Skincare Routines 🩺 Dermatology Basics 🔬 Evidence-Based Skincare

Skin Rules 91%

A dermatologist's six-week plan: two daily rituals, serums that deliver, and kitchen cures to quit.

by Jaishree Sharad 2018

4.02

127 ratings

🧴 Skincare Routines 🩺 Dermatology Basics 🔬 Evidence-Based Skincare

Skincare

by Caroline Hirons • 2020

Spend on serums, not cleansers, and treat sun like DNA damage: the no-nonsense skincare guide.

4.32

7k+

🧴 Skincare 📅 Skincare Routines ⏳ Anti-Aging Skincare

Skincare 91%

Spend on serums, not cleansers, and treat sun like DNA damage: the no-nonsense skincare guide.

by Caroline Hirons 2020

4.32

7k+ ratings

🧴 Skincare 📅 Skincare Routines ⏳ Anti-Aging Skincare

Not Just a Pretty Face

by Stacy Malkan • 2007

168 chemicals enter your body daily through cosmetics. Not one was FDA safety-tested.

3.96

511

💄 Beauty Industry 🧪 Endocrine Disruptors 🌿 Greenwashing

Not Just a Pretty Face 90%

168 chemicals enter your body daily through cosmetics. Not one was FDA safety-tested.

by Stacy Malkan 2007

3.96

511 ratings

💄 Beauty Industry 🧪 Endocrine Disruptors 🌿 Greenwashing

The Skincare Bible

by Anjali Mahto • 2018

The dermatologist's actual routine: sunscreen, consistency, and far less product than you think.

3.82

2k+

🔬 Skin Science 🩺 Dermatologist-Authored 🧪 Evidence-Based Skincare

The Skincare Bible 90%

The dermatologist's actual routine: sunscreen, consistency, and far less product than you think.

by Anjali Mahto 2018

3.82

2k+ ratings

🔬 Skin Science 🩺 Dermatologist-Authored 🧪 Evidence-Based Skincare

Look 10 Years Younger In 8 Weeks

by Amy Pollen • 2014

From pantry scrubs to pH rebalancing: an 8-week protocol for visibly younger skin.

🌸 Natural Beauty 🧴 Anti-Aging Skincare ⚖️ Alkaline Diet

Look 10 Years Younger In 8 Weeks Summary

Look 10 Years Younger In 8 Weeks 90%

From pantry scrubs to pH rebalancing: an 8-week protocol for visibly younger skin.

by Amy Pollen 2014

🌸 Natural Beauty 🧴 Anti-Aging Skincare ⚖️ Alkaline Diet

Dr. Denese's Secrets for Ageless Skin

by Adrienne Denese • 2005

Billions spent on creams that barely work. The nightly routine your skin actually needs.

3.63

🌸 Anti-Aging Skincare 🧴 Cosmetic Ingredients 🧬 Hormonal Aging

Dr. Denese's Secrets for Ageless Skin Summary

Dr. Denese's Secrets for Ageless Skin 90%

Billions spent on creams that barely work. The nightly routine your skin actually needs.

by Adrienne Denese 2005

3.63

68 ratings

🌸 Anti-Aging Skincare 🧴 Cosmetic Ingredients 🧬 Hormonal Aging

The Age Fix

by Anthony Youn • 2015

A plastic surgeon's system for looking a decade younger: what to eat, apply, treat, and skip.

3.92

394

✨ Anti-Aging Skincare 💆 Non-Surgical Aesthetics 🧼 Skincare Routines

The Age Fix 90%

A plastic surgeon's system for looking a decade younger: what to eat, apply, treat, and skip.

by Anthony Youn 2015

3.92

394 ratings

✨ Anti-Aging Skincare 💆 Non-Surgical Aesthetics 🧼 Skincare Routines

Skin Rules

by Debra Jaliman • 2012

Stop buying expensive cleansers. A dermatologist reveals where your skincare money really goes.

3.61

340

🧴 Skincare Routines 🩺 Dermatology Advice ⏳ Anti-Aging Skincare

Skin Rules 90%

Stop buying expensive cleansers. A dermatologist reveals where your skincare money really goes.

by Debra Jaliman 2012

3.61

340 ratings

🧴 Skincare Routines 🩺 Dermatology Advice ⏳ Anti-Aging Skincare

Skin Cleanse

by Adina Grigore • 2015

How to fix your skin with food, kitchen ingredients, and almost no products at all.

3.85

1k+

🧴 Natural Skincare 🌿 Holistic Beauty 🍽️ Elimination Diets

Skin Cleanse 90%

How to fix your skin with food, kitchen ingredients, and almost no products at all.

by Adina Grigore 2015

3.85

1k+ ratings

🧴 Natural Skincare 🌿 Holistic Beauty 🍽️ Elimination Diets

The Little Book of Skin Care

by Charlotte Cho • 2015

Why Korean women wash twice, layer hydration, and never skip the step Westerners ignore.

3.94

5k+

🧴 Korean Beauty 🧼 Skincare Routines ☀️ Sun Protection

The Little Book of Skin Care 90%

Why Korean women wash twice, layer hydration, and never skip the step Westerners ignore.

by Charlotte Cho 2015

3.94

5k+ ratings

🧴 Korean Beauty 🧼 Skincare Routines ☀️ Sun Protection

How to Start a Home-based Makeup Artist Business

by Deanna Nickel • 2012

Bridal makeup from home: four-hour jobs that outpay full commercial days, and how to launch.

4.58

🎨 Makeup Artistry 🏠 Home-Based Business 💄 Beauty Industry

How to Start a Home-based Makeup Artist Business Summary

How to Start a Home-based Makeup Artist Business 89%

Bridal makeup from home: four-hour jobs that outpay full commercial days, and how to launch.

by Deanna Nickel 2012

4.58

19 ratings

🎨 Makeup Artistry 🏠 Home-Based Business 💄 Beauty Industry

Younger

by Harold Lancer • 2014

Why your cleanser should come second: a dermatologist's method for skin that repairs itself.

3.77

253

🧴 Skincare Routines ⏳ Anti-Aging Remedies 🔬 Skin Biology

Younger 89%

Why your cleanser should come second: a dermatologist's method for skin that repairs itself.

by Harold Lancer 2014

3.77

253 ratings

🧴 Skincare Routines ⏳ Anti-Aging Remedies 🔬 Skin Biology

Younger Skin in 28 Days

by Karen Fischer • 2013

Glycation stiffens your collagen from the inside. A 28-day plan that reverses it through diet.

3.22

🧴 Anti-Aging Skincare 🥗 Skin Nutrition ✨ Beauty From Within

Younger Skin in 28 Days 89%

Glycation stiffens your collagen from the inside. A 28-day plan that reverses it through diet.

by Karen Fischer 2013

3.22

9 ratings

🧴 Anti-Aging Skincare 🥗 Skin Nutrition ✨ Beauty From Within

The Right Chemistry

by Joe Schwarcz • 2012

Why soap cleans, what killed Napoleon, and 106 other chemical mysteries of daily life.

3.84

🔬 Everyday Science 🍎 Food Chemistry 📚 Scientific Literacy

The Right Chemistry 89%

Why soap cleans, what killed Napoleon, and 106 other chemical mysteries of daily life.

by Joe Schwarcz 2012

3.84

79 ratings

🔬 Everyday Science 🍎 Food Chemistry 📚 Scientific Literacy

The Secret of Scent

by Luca Turin • 2006

Smell is quantum, not lock-and-key. One maverick's proof, from enantiomers to commercial success.

3.73

906

👃 Olfactory Science 📜 Perfume History ⚛️ Quantum Biology

The Secret of Scent 89%

Smell is quantum, not lock-and-key. One maverick's proof, from enantiomers to commercial success.

by Luca Turin 2006

3.73

906 ratings

👃 Olfactory Science 📜 Perfume History ⚛️ Quantum Biology

Clean

by James Hamblin • 2020

Your skin hosts trillions of microbes. Overwashing can destroy the ones that protect you.

3.89

5k+

🦠 Microbiome 🤧 Hygiene Hypothesis 💄 Skincare Industry

Clean 89%

Your skin hosts trillions of microbes. Overwashing can destroy the ones that protect you.

by James Hamblin 2020

3.89

5k+ ratings

🦠 Microbiome 🤧 Hygiene Hypothesis 💄 Skincare Industry

The Ultimate Guide to Antiaging - Look 10 Years Younger in 10 Weeks

by Rosi Thomas • 2014

Wrinkles begin on your plate: a former nurse's diet-first strategy for looking a decade younger.

2.00

🧬 Anti-Aging 🌿 Natural Skincare 🥗 Diet For Skin

The Ultimate Guide to Antiaging - Look 10 Years Younger in 10 Weeks Summary

The Ultimate Guide to Antiaging - Look 10 Years Younger in 10 Weeks 88%

Wrinkles begin on your plate: a former nurse's diet-first strategy for looking a decade younger.

by Rosi Thomas 2014

2.00

3 ratings

🧬 Anti-Aging 🌿 Natural Skincare 🥗 Diet For Skin

How Not to Look Old

by Charla Krupp • 2008

Bangs, Botox, and why dressing down makes you look younger: an unsentimental tactical guide.

3.47

779

🍃 Aging Gracefully 💉 Anti-Aging Beauty 👗 Wardrobe Strategy

How Not to Look Old 88%

Bangs, Botox, and why dressing down makes you look younger: an unsentimental tactical guide.

by Charla Krupp 2008

3.47

779 ratings

🍃 Aging Gracefully 💉 Anti-Aging Beauty 👗 Wardrobe Strategy

The Alchemy of Us

by Ainissa Ramirez • 2020

We invented quartz clocks, steel rails, and silicon chips. Then they reinvented us.

3.90

1k+

🧪 Materials Science 🔧 History Of Technology 🏺 Material Culture

The Alchemy of Us 88%

We invented quartz clocks, steel rails, and silicon chips. Then they reinvented us.

by Ainissa Ramirez 2020

3.90

1k+ ratings

🧪 Materials Science 🔧 History Of Technology 🏺 Material Culture

Flawless

by Elise Hu • 2023

Korea's beauty industry perfected skincare and the feeling you will never stop fixing yourself.

4.04

3k+

🧴 Korean Beauty Culture 💄 Beauty Standards 👁️ Lookism

Flawless 88%

Korea's beauty industry perfected skincare and the feeling you will never stop fixing yourself.

by Elise Hu 2023

4.04

3k+ ratings

🧴 Korean Beauty Culture 💄 Beauty Standards 👁️ Lookism

Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness

by Henepola Gunaratana • 2001

You wake up to cortisol, brush with fluoride, and carry a lithium battery. Chemistry did that.

4.3

2k+

Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness Summary

Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness 88%

You wake up to cortisol, brush with fluoride, and carry a lithium battery. Chemistry did that.

by Henepola Gunaratana 2001

4.3

2k+ ratings

Start Your Own Hair Salon and Day Spa

by Eileen Figure Sandlin • 2005

The $75 billion beauty industry: a step-by-step playbook for opening a salon that stays profitable.

3.36

🏪 Salon Business 💇 Beauty Industry 🚀 Small Business Startup

Start Your Own Hair Salon and Day Spa Summary

Start Your Own Hair Salon and Day Spa 88%

The $75 billion beauty industry: a step-by-step playbook for opening a salon that stays profitable.

by Eileen Figure Sandlin 2005

3.36

11 ratings

🏪 Salon Business 💇 Beauty Industry 🚀 Small Business Startup

Liquid Intelligence

by Dave Arnold • 2014

A lab manual for the perfect cocktail: apply physics and chemistry to ice, carbonation, and flavor.

4.50

1k+

🧪 Molecular Gastronomy 🍸 Mixology 🛠️ Bartending Techniques

Liquid Intelligence 88%

A lab manual for the perfect cocktail: apply physics and chemistry to ice, carbonation, and flavor.

by Dave Arnold 2014

4.50

1k+ ratings

🧪 Molecular Gastronomy 🍸 Mixology 🛠️ Bartending Techniques

Sift

by Nicola Lamb • 2024

Harness the science of flour, sugar, and heat to turn baking into confident, repeatable success.

4.49

235

🧪 Baking Science 🔬 Food Science 🍞 Baking Fundamentals

Sift 88%

Harness the science of flour, sugar, and heat to turn baking into confident, repeatable success.

by Nicola Lamb 2024

4.49

235 ratings

🧪 Baking Science 🔬 Food Science 🍞 Baking Fundamentals

Solomons, Fryhle, Snyder's Organic Chemistry for JEE

by M.S. Chouhan • 2013

Solomon's organic chemistry retooled for the JEE: bonding to retrosynthesis, problem by problem.

4.25

267

🧪 Organic Chemistry 📝 Jee Preparation ⚛️ Reaction Mechanisms

Solomons, Fryhle, Snyder's Organic Chemistry for JEE Summary

Solomons, Fryhle, Snyder's Organic Chemistry for JEE 88%

Solomon's organic chemistry retooled for the JEE: bonding to retrosynthesis, problem by problem.

by M.S. Chouhan 2013

4.25

267 ratings

🧪 Organic Chemistry 📝 Jee Preparation ⚛️ Reaction Mechanisms

Younger Skin Starts in the Gut

by Nigma Talib • 2016

Before you buy another cream, fix your gut. The elimination plan for younger-looking skin.

4.23

210

🦠 Gut Health ✨ Skin Health 🚫 Elimination Diets

Younger Skin Starts in the Gut 88%

Before you buy another cream, fix your gut. The elimination plan for younger-looking skin.

by Nigma Talib 2016

4.23

210 ratings

🦠 Gut Health ✨ Skin Health 🚫 Elimination Diets

The Fourth Phase of Water

by Gerald H. Pollack • 2013

Water self-assembles into a hidden, light-charged battery that powers the living world.

4.31

401

💧 Water Science 🧬 Biophysics 🧊 Structured Water

The Fourth Phase of Water 88%

Water self-assembles into a hidden, light-charged battery that powers the living world.

by Gerald H. Pollack 2013

4.31

401 ratings

💧 Water Science 🧬 Biophysics 🧊 Structured Water

Manual de gastronomía molecular

by Mariana Koppmann • 2011

The science recipes omit: why greens fade, batters crisp, and ice cream turns creamy or icy.

4.50

🧪 Food Science 🍳 Molecular Gastronomy 🔬 Modernist Cuisine

Manual de gastronomía molecular 88%

The science recipes omit: why greens fade, batters crisp, and ice cream turns creamy or icy.

by Mariana Koppmann 2011

4.50

24 ratings

🧪 Food Science 🍳 Molecular Gastronomy 🔬 Modernist Cuisine

The Complete Guide to High-Fire Glazes

by John Britt • 2004

High-fire glazes: the recipes, chemistry, and firing know-how for repeatable cone 10 results.

4.49

138

🫙 Ceramic Glazes 🏺 Studio Ceramics ⚗️ Glaze Chemistry

The Complete Guide to High-Fire Glazes Summary

The Complete Guide to High-Fire Glazes 88%

High-fire glazes: the recipes, chemistry, and firing know-how for repeatable cone 10 results.

by John Britt 2004

4.49

138 ratings

🫙 Ceramic Glazes 🏺 Studio Ceramics ⚗️ Glaze Chemistry

How to Dunk a Doughnut

by Len Fisher • 2002

A physicist unpacks the hidden forces inside a doughnut dunk, a boiled egg, and a boomerang.

3.34

277

🧪 Everyday Science 🍞 Food Science 🔬 Applied Physics

How to Dunk a Doughnut 88%

A physicist unpacks the hidden forces inside a doughnut dunk, a boiled egg, and a boomerang.

by Len Fisher 2002

3.34

277 ratings

🧪 Everyday Science 🍞 Food Science 🔬 Applied Physics

Therapeutic Blending With Essential Oil

by Rebecca Park Totilo • 2013

The blending rules that turn oils into real relief for pain, stress, and insomnia.

4.48

🌿 Aromatherapy 🌐 Holistic Health 🧪 Essential Oil Chemistry

Therapeutic Blending With Essential Oil Summary

Therapeutic Blending With Essential Oil 88%

The blending rules that turn oils into real relief for pain, stress, and insomnia.

by Rebecca Park Totilo 2013

4.48

42 ratings

🌿 Aromatherapy 🌐 Holistic Health 🧪 Essential Oil Chemistry

Organic Chemistry

by Jonathan Clayden • 2000

Organic chemistry, taught through the logic of electrons rather than the catalog of compounds.

4.29

1k+

⚛️ Molecular Structure 🧪 Chemical Synthesis 🔄 Reaction Mechanisms

Organic Chemistry 88%

Organic chemistry, taught through the logic of electrons rather than the catalog of compounds.

by Jonathan Clayden 2000

4.29

1k+ ratings

⚛️ Molecular Structure 🧪 Chemical Synthesis 🔄 Reaction Mechanisms

Stuff Matters

by Mark Miodownik • 2013

What a steel razor and a teacup reveal about civilization: the hidden science of everyday materials.

4.11

21k+

🔬 Materials Science 📦 Everyday Objects 🏺 Material Culture

Stuff Matters 88%

What a steel razor and a teacup reveal about civilization: the hidden science of everyday materials.

by Mark Miodownik 2013

4.11

21k+ ratings

🔬 Materials Science 📦 Everyday Objects 🏺 Material Culture

Essential Oils Natural Remedies

by Althea Press • 2015

From migraines to mold: an A-Z guide for swapping synthetic products with essential oil remedies.

4.31

892

🌿 Aromatherapy 🌱 Herbal Medicine 💧 Natural Remedies

Essential Oils Natural Remedies 88%

From migraines to mold: an A-Z guide for swapping synthetic products with essential oil remedies.

by Althea Press 2015

4.31

892 ratings

🌿 Aromatherapy 🌱 Herbal Medicine 💧 Natural Remedies

Going Gray

by Anne Kreamer • 2007

She stopped dyeing her hair, posted the gray photo, and her dating matches tripled.

3.36

1k+

👩‍🦳 Female Aging 💅 Beauty Standards 🦋 Midlife Reinvention

Going Gray 88%

She stopped dyeing her hair, posted the gray photo, and her dating matches tripled.

by Anne Kreamer 2007

3.36

1k+ ratings

👩‍🦳 Female Aging 💅 Beauty Standards 🦋 Midlife Reinvention

Essential Oils for Beginners

by Althea Press • 2013

From your first bottle to custom blends for stress and sleep: essential oils without the guesswork.

3.92

1k+

🌿 Aromatherapy 🌱 Holistic Health 🌼 Natural Remedies

Essential Oils for Beginners 87%

From your first bottle to custom blends for stress and sleep: essential oils without the guesswork.

by Althea Press 2013

3.92

1k+ ratings

🌿 Aromatherapy 🌱 Holistic Health 🌼 Natural Remedies

The Start-Up Guide for Opening, Remodeling & Running a Successful Beauty Salon

by Jeff Grissler • 2012

Lease smart, hire well, and budget to break even: the salon owner's startup playbook.

✂️ Salon Ownership 💄 Beauty Industry 🏪 Small Business Startup

The Start-Up Guide for Opening, Remodeling & Running a Successful Beauty Salon Summary

The Start-Up Guide for Opening, Remodeling & Running a Successful Beauty Salon 87%

Lease smart, hire well, and budget to break even: the salon owner's startup playbook.

by Jeff Grissler 2012

✂️ Salon Ownership 💄 Beauty Industry 🏪 Small Business Startup

Pixel Flesh

by Ellen Atlanta • 2024

Beauty culture promised freedom and delivered algorithms. The empowerment was always a sales pitch.

3.98

2k+

💄 Beauty Culture ✊ Body Politics 📱 Social Media Harm

Pixel Flesh 87%

Beauty culture promised freedom and delivered algorithms. The empowerment was always a sales pitch.

by Ellen Atlanta 2024

3.98

2k+ ratings

💄 Beauty Culture ✊ Body Politics 📱 Social Media Harm

Chemistry for Dummies

by John T. Moore • 2002

The chemistry class you wish you had: atoms, bonds, reactions, and the mole, minus the confusion.

3.90

597

🧪 Science Fundamentals ⚗️ Chemistry Primers 📚 Self-Study Guides

Chemistry for Dummies 87%

The chemistry class you wish you had: atoms, bonds, reactions, and the mole, minus the confusion.

by John T. Moore 2002

3.90

597 ratings

🧪 Science Fundamentals ⚗️ Chemistry Primers 📚 Self-Study Guides

Principles of Biochemistry

by Albert L. Lehninger • 1970

Four weak forces hold every cell together. The rest of biochemistry is just their consequences.

4.17

3k+

🧬 Molecular Biology ⚗️ Biological Chemistry 🧪 Modern Biochemistry

Principles of Biochemistry 87%

Four weak forces hold every cell together. The rest of biochemistry is just their consequences.

by Albert L. Lehninger 1970

4.17

3k+ ratings

🧬 Molecular Biology ⚗️ Biological Chemistry 🧪 Modern Biochemistry

Caesar's Last Breath

by Sam Kean • 2017

Your next breath shares molecules with Caesar's last, and with every war and volcano since.

4.25

5k+

🌀 Atmospheric Science 🔬 Periodic Table 📜 Science History

Caesar's Last Breath 87%

Your next breath shares molecules with Caesar's last, and with every war and volcano since.

by Sam Kean 2017

4.25

5k+ ratings

🌀 Atmospheric Science 🔬 Periodic Table 📜 Science History

The Machinery of Life

by David S. Goodsell • 1992

A molecular biologist's watercolors reveal the nanoscale machines running every cell in your body.

4.43

741

🔬 Molecular Biology 🧬 Structural Biology 🎨 Scientific Illustration

The Machinery of Life 87%

A molecular biologist's watercolors reveal the nanoscale machines running every cell in your body.

by David S. Goodsell 1992

4.43

741 ratings

🔬 Molecular Biology 🧬 Structural Biology 🎨 Scientific Illustration

Forensics

by D.P. Lyle • 2008

How bodies decompose, how DNA really works, and the forensic mistakes crime writers keep making.

4.34

375

🖋️ Crime Writing 🔬 Forensic Science 🩺 Forensic Pathology

Forensics 87%

How bodies decompose, how DNA really works, and the forensic mistakes crime writers keep making.

by D.P. Lyle 2008

4.34

375 ratings

🖋️ Crime Writing 🔬 Forensic Science 🩺 Forensic Pathology

Coconut Oil Nutrition Book

by Patrick Smith • 2014

Once blamed for heart disease, now a pantry staple: the complete coconut oil reference.

3.91

🥥 Superfoods 🌿 Natural Remedies 🧈 Dietary Fats

Coconut Oil Nutrition Book 87%

Once blamed for heart disease, now a pantry staple: the complete coconut oil reference.

by Patrick Smith 2014

3.91

70 ratings

🥥 Superfoods 🌿 Natural Remedies 🧈 Dietary Fats

The Disappearing Spoon

by Sam Kean • 2010

A metal that melts in your hand reveals a hidden history of war, money, and cosmic origins.

3.92

57k+

The Disappearing Spoon 87%

A metal that melts in your hand reveals a hidden history of war, money, and cosmic origins.

by Sam Kean 2010

3.92

57k+ ratings

Napoleon's Buttons

by Penny Le Couteur • 1991

Nutmeg bought Manhattan, a dye launched modern medicine, and a yam gave women the Pill.

3.98

7k+

🔬 History Of Science 📦 Commodity Histories ⚗️ Chemistry And Society

Napoleon's Buttons 87%

Nutmeg bought Manhattan, a dye launched modern medicine, and a yam gave women the Pill.

by Penny Le Couteur 1991

3.98

7k+ ratings

🔬 History Of Science 📦 Commodity Histories ⚗️ Chemistry And Society

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