Wednesday, August 25
Batty's Bath at Weezi
The Weezi Studio is now carrying my line and Lisa has put together the most AWESOME set up!! I think I need her to be my personal product stylish for my upcoming craft shows!!! :)
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Mystery of Most Common Contact Allergy Solved
Nickel allergy is the most common contact allergy in the western world, with people affected reacting to costume jewellery, coins and even medical implants. Now we know why: it seems nickel imitates the action of bacteria.
Matthias Goebeler at the University of Giessen in Germany and his colleagues looked at cells from the blood vessels of people with a nickel allergy. The team found that these cells react to nickel when a group of receptors known as Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are present.
When the team "knocked out" the genes behind each of the 11 types of TLR, they identified TLR4 as nickel's target – the same TLR that bacteria bind to, sparking the body's immune response.
"This receptor was thought to only be relevant for bacteria," says Goebeler, who suspects that other allergens may act in the same way.
Nickel and bacteria bind to different parts of the receptor,the team say, so blocking nickel's binding site could prevent allergic responses to the metal without stopping the body's inflammation response to infection.
Journal reference: Nature Immunology, DOI: 10.1038/ni.1919
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Monday, August 23
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Saturday, August 21
New Release: SLS Free Body Wash, Shampoo, and Conditioner
I'm super excited to announce my newly formulated
Body Washes, Shampoos & Conditioners!
Now they are all free of SLS, Phosphate, BHA, BHT, Parabens, DEA, MEA, TEA, Dibutyl Phthalate, Formaldehyde-releasing Preservatives, PEG compounds and Siloxanes!
The old formulas were free of most of these ingredients but I decided to make the full leap into making liquid formulas that are free of SLS.
So what does all this mean to you?
It means that Batty's Bath products are even more
skin loving, eco-friendly, and natural than ever before!
Enjoy the new formulas loaded with
Hemp, Aloe, and Natural Botanicals!
Go to the online shop for more information on each product.
My newly formulated goodies have been flying out of my online shop and
out of my studio locally faster than ever before! I'll be adding new
scents daily so stay tuned and snatch up what you want FAST
before someone else beats you to it :)
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My newly formulated goodies have been flying out of my online shop and
out of my studio locally faster than ever before! I'll be adding new
scents daily so stay tuned and snatch up what you want FAST
before someone else beats you to it :)
Friday, August 20
Thursday, August 19
Spreading the Word about AS
The Video Above: An overview of Ankylosing Spondylitis (one of the 2 diseases I have) and the nonprofit, Spondylitis Association of America. The video includes personal stories of those with AS.
You'll notice that a lot of people had pain for years before being diagnosed. My symptoms started at age 12 and wasn't diagnosed until I was 23 years old. At that time I was told that I had sever erosion in my hips and now, without a weekly needle and constant pain medication I can't walk or even get out of bed.
I'm posting these videos in hopes that it wont EVER take that long for anyone else to be diagnosed if people continue to spread the word about AS. There shouldn't have be so much damage and so many years of pain before people get help! Please share these videos on twitter or facebook if you can. Thanks for your help!
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