Author: Tober

Tober is the founder of Nature’s Complement, where she focuses on ingredient transparency, product safety, and helping consumers make more informed decisions about the products they use on their bodies. Her background includes biology and biotechnology research, and her work today centers on researching ingredients, formulating products with integrity, and educating others through science-based articles. Tober started Nature's Complement after developing adverse reactions to many of the common personal care products found on store shelves, and now works on her business full time while continuing to research health and developing products for her business.
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Personal Care Product Preservatives, And The Truth (Part II)

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Fancy Names to Fool You According to one survey of 2,300 individuals, respondents reported using an average of nine personal care products daily, containing a combined total of approximately 126 unique ingredients. About one percent of men and nearly 25 percent of women reported using 15 or more products each day. Continue reading
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Personal Care Product Preservatives, And The Truth (Part I)

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We would love to be able to use preservatives in our products that are both highly effective and widely recognized as safe. After experiencing unexpected skin reactions ourselves, and hearing similar concerns from customers, we began to look more closely at ingredients that are commonly described as “safe” in personal care products. What we found was not always reassuring. In many cases, long-term independent research was limited, conflicting, or difficult for consumers to access. This made it increasingly challenging to confidently recommend certain products without asking deeper questions about how these ingredients may affect the body over time. Continue reading
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438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea by Jonathan Franklin

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438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea by Jonathan Franklin. Wow is really the only word that came to mind when I finished the book. Indeed a truly extraordinary story of survival. Alvarenga, who survived at sea alone for 438 days, inspired me to never have another bad day again. If I'm tired and feel overworked, I just remind myself what this man experienced out at sea, all alone, for over a year. Continue reading
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Reckless Traveler by Walter Rhein

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Reckless Traveler by Walter Rhein. I decided to read this book because I’ve been doing a lot of research for my future trip to Central and South America. I order many of my raw ingredients from all over the world, and many are claimed as fair trade and organic, and well… I just want to verify for myself. Plus I want to see the beautiful trees that some of these oils come from, and unfortunately many just do not grow here in the US. Continue reading
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