The panel's clinical recommendation was that benzyl alcohol could be used safely in cosmetics for adults at concentrations up to 5% (up to 10% for hair dyes). However, owing to a lack of data ...

Benzyl alcohol is a weak sensitizer found in a wide array of plants and plant products, foods, cosmetics, and medications. Delayed contact dermatitis reactions as well as immediate, urticarial ...

The spectrum of radiation visible to humans maxes out around 740nm, allowing the IR waves to remain undetected by normal observers. The project uses 940nm infrared (IR) LEDs embedded in clothes to ...

(InfraRed remote control) A handheld, wireless device used to operate audio, video and other electronic equipment within a room using light signals in the infrared (IR) range. Infrared light ...

Despite being thinner and sleeker, the IR remote control that comes with your brand new smart TV isn’t fundamentally different than what we were using in the 1980s. But that doesn’t mean IR ...

Despite growing research that points to the negative health impacts of alcohol, many Americans are unaware of the connection between drinking and cancer risk. "Some of this is happening through ...

Amanda MacMillan is a health and science writer and editor. Her work appears across brands like Health, Prevention, SELF, O Magazine, Travel + Leisure, Time Out New York, and National Geographic's ...

Over the last few years, consumers have been practicing more conscious drinking, whether that’s abstaining, sipping low-proof drinks or tiger-striping — switching between no-alcohol drinks and ...

Do you suffer from terrible hangovers or feel unwell after drinking just a small amount of alcohol? You may be intolerant – or even allergic – to alcoholic drinks. Sue Quinn explores the ...

As the effects on the body are felt more keenly. Why is it that as we age, we feel the negative effects of alcohol and caffeine more? Here’s what the experts say… “Just for the record ...

How much drinking is bad for you? Though more people are calling themselves sober-curious or are trying zero-proof ...

And she had read in a study that because “alcohol is a sterilizer,” it can protect against food-borne illness. But can it really? There may be an ounce of truth to the notion that drinking ...