The Hard Truth About Water
We all know that hard water can be a headache. A simple household task, like cleaning the bathroom sink, turns into a long and laborious scrubbing process. Faucets and bathroom fixtures become the home of [...]
We all know that hard water can be a headache. A simple household task, like cleaning the bathroom sink, turns into a long and laborious scrubbing process. Faucets and bathroom fixtures become the home of [...]
We have spent some time working with Dr. David Webber, a well-practiced microbiologist in the UK, and he can certainly tell you a lot of scary stories about germs. Some things may be better left [...]
Your body tightly controls pH levels to maintain overall good health. Different components of your body have different pH levels, depending on their bodily functions. Exercise, diet and medications can affect your body’s pH levels. [...]
Dorothy might have been more fascinated with lions and tigers and bears, but we’ve been making litmus paper since Precision began, and we think it’s just as fascinating. Like the Wizard of Oz, litmus paper [...]
Equipment designed to be air-tight, such as incubators, pharmaceutical isolators, glove boxes, and the like need to be tested for leaks. An article published in the journal, Clean Air and Environment1, discusses the difference between [...]
In a world, where flying on a plane is a convenient way to travel, hordes of people are in close quarters, and the potential spread of disease is eminent. One man will embark on a [...]
Contaminants Found in Cosmetics As they say, all good things must come to an end. In the last couple weeks, Lotioncrafter has shared some great information on contaminants in cosmetics, all leading up to [...]
Cosmetic Microbial Test Kits & FDA Regulations We can’t see microbes, and they’re literally everywhere. They’re the sneakiest little sneaky-sneaks you’ve ever seen. Or, not seen. So unless you’re manufacturing cosmetics in a completely sterile [...]
Preventing Contamination in Cosmetics Two years ago, we were demonstrating how to use dipslides, and we tested a spectator’s mascara brush. Above is an image of the dipslide after 48 hours of incubation. Gross, right? [...]
We are often asked if we can make test strips or color charts in smaller, closer increments, and we always want to say “YES!”, but we sometimes have limitations. To understand color chart limitations, we [...]