I recently finished the book cover for Katrina Leno's "Horrid," which is set to release on September 2020 by Little, Brown and Company. It's a contemporary horror novel that explores the darker sides of mental illness, rage, and grief. The story follows Jane North-Robinson as she moves back to her mother's dilapidated, old childhood home in Maine. In hopes for a fresh start, what she ends up finding are hardship, family secrets, and a locked "storage room" not meant for storage at all.
I worked with AD, Karina Granda, on this cover who offered me extremely sharp and encouraging art direction. Without giving too much away, we came up with the above concept of the mysterious black roses and its encroachment onto a fair-haired figure. Read the book to truly understand the meaning behind it.
horror meaning 在 Sophie Willocq Facebook 的最讚貼文
For everyone that's been seeing WOWO ads all over their social media... I'm curious however how a product like WOWO compares to a famous drugstore one. After all, big brands have big budgets for branding & marketing to ensure their products look legit. But when it comes down to ingredients? But all in all I personally wouldn't try products (especially any collagen drinks/pills/etc) that I'm not sure is certified by regulatory government bodies.
Guys, is your FB being flooded by distributors of Wowo Shampoo (now renamed to wouwou)? I've been seeing their posts for months and my curiosity increased as I see more and more before/after photos circulating on the internet of people looking bald to growing LOTS of hair (they might have copy/paste the pics blindly over time)...
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The shampoo is marketed to be vegan, FREE from harmful chemicals and touted to be safe to use on elderly, babies and even pregnant mothers.
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That got me even more curious as I went to their website (http://wowo.com.sg/) but couldn't find the full ingredients list besides showing their "main ingredients" that are beneficial for hair and scalp. So I used their site's live chat function and obtained the ingredients list as per screenshots attached.
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To my horror, the first few ingredients are chemicals and can be pretty irritating to the skin especially for those who have more sensitive skin 😰😰
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The ingredients that are worth my concern are:
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- COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE ( associated with irritation and allergic contact dermatitis, reactions that could be due to the ingredient itself or to impurities present in it, such as 3-dimethylaminopropylamine)
>> this is DERIVED FROM COCONUT but it is synthesized in the lab, meaning nt natural. Can read more cases here on allergic reactions to this ingredient: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/…
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- AMMONIUM LAURETH SULFATE (an ammonium salt of ethoxylated lauryl sulfate, a surfactant that contains PEG (polyethylene glycol) in its structure. May be contaminated with potentially toxic manufacturing impurities such as 1,4-dioxane)
>> ALS is considered better than SLS as a surfactant in shampoos but it still can be contaminated with 1,4 dioxane, a known carcinogen when it is being synthesized in the lab.
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- PHENOXYETHANOL (Other HIGH concerns: Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Occupational hazards; Other MODERATE concerns: Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive))
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Reference: https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/
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So guys, please DO study each and every ingredient in your daily products to ensure that they are clean and free from harmful chemicals and not believe whatever marketing materials you see on the internet!
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Chemicals get absorbed into our bloodstream within 26 short seconds upon contact with skin. So choose your products wisely.
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Do you really NEED these synthetic chemicals to make shampoo? There are better choices in the market out there (not many but there ARE more natural alternatives such as buy a plant-based shampoo or DIY your own with Dr. Bronners + water. It is definitely achievable.
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And I agree that chemicals are everywhere, but we as consumers can make informed decisions and limit our exposure to such chemicals. Insulin in a child with type 1 diabetes is life-saving. Antibiotics in someone with bacterial meningitis are life-saving. Magnesium infusions in a pregnant woman with eclampsia can save both mom and baby.
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BUT long-term exposure to harmful chemicals in small doses from our personal care products and cleaning agents on a DAILY basis can cause chronic health problems in the long-run. You don't see it now, doesn't mean they don't exist. Do you see more kiddos suffering from eczema at an increasing rate? Kiddos that go into puberty at a premature age? How about other issues like insomnia, constant fatigue? Think about it for yourselves!
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Let me emphasise - I have NOTHING AGAINST WOWO as a brand. Even big brands like Johnson & Johnson do get sued for having Talc in their baby powder (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39816799). So brands have to be careful when they market products to pregnant mothers & babies in particular.
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Keen to know what's a professional Hair Stylist's take on this product? Read Part II of my post: https://www.facebook.com/aldora.muses.56/posts/366527803842109
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Wth is with this “u NEED SLS/ALS to make soaps & shampoos BS?”
And sarcastic comments on not using shampoo to wash hair since all are toxic?
Refer to Part III & stop being ignorant: https://www.facebook.com/aldora.muses.56/posts/369791570182399
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Part IV: https://www.facebook.com/aldora.muses…/posts/377138859447670
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Want more insights as to whether this shampoo can help with hair loss? Refer: https://www.facebook.com/aldora.muses.56/posts/370566523438237
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P.S. Wowo Distributors are aggressively biting back saying that I feel salty or red eyes or trying to gain more followers? Is there a need? If your stuff is truly natural, then there's no room for me to comment much... Well, I believe as informed consumers, we have the right to know what are in our products before we decide to use them or not :)
horror meaning 在 Leng Yein Facebook 的精選貼文
First, my mum is the legit wife meaning by law the ONLY REGISTERED WIFE my dad has until he passed away and my dad only stayed with us n never went back to any woman or familiessssssss that i know of. If u ask me why? I dont know why and i never asked because to me my family is PERFECT the way it is.
Secondly, yes i do know that i have two step sisters and three step brothers whom both sides dont give a fuck bt each other coz we r NOT CLOSE n dont meet each other anyways until dad's funeral and thats it. We r never close n will NEVER BE.
Third, i am only close with my mum's side of relative coz my dad's side relatives are all MATERIALISTIC and JUDGEMENTAL so i DISLIKE 99% of them
Fourth, whatever my mum n dad does its their decisions and problems. Thats the reason since young i have been called names and as i grow up I HATE THIRD PARTIES because it leaves hurtful childhood growing up. And i hate third parties.
Fifth, since young my dad's side of relatives has been saying shit n creating dramas on MY life and i dont take shit from ppl like THIS even IF they r my blood family coz I AM NOT BORN TO TAKE ORDERS N SHIT from proclaimed "family members".
Sixth, relatives had always looked down on me besides calling me names. But when i turned my life around from being called "the most failed person in Leng's second generation family" to being who n what i am today, out of NO WHERE EVERYONE started ANNOUNCING to everyone that THEY R MY FAMILY MEMBER. Oh please, i tot once i was a SHAMEFUL THING to u guys? U forgot ? I NEVER forgets.
Seventh, so to say besides my mums side of relatives, i feel ashamed of having my dad's side of relative because of the dramas and the horror and all the family lies and shit they have done and ARE STILL DOING to one another for MONEY's sake. I love families and people who are KIND AND HONEST. I dislike LIES AND people Who r full of BAD INTENTIONS AND SHIT. So YES, im talking about YOU.
Eighth, besides few cousins who r nice to me since im a kid, the rest are just plain SHIT. So dont go around telling ppl u r my family. Its a DISGRACE FOR ME to have U as family member. Once i was mocked, looked down on and laughed at by ALL OF YOU as a disgrace TO the LENG's family with the PROFESSIONAL thinking from U ppl, so KEEP IT THAT WAY. Just So that we r NOT RELATED.
Thanks and have a nice sunday ahead
if ur FRIEND is my relative pls send my regards to them saying :" why everyone die jor u r not dead yet geh how the fuck r u lately oh i dont give a damn" coz they say shit bt my family since im born anyways so GO FUCK THEMSELVES and stop telling the world they r MY RELATIVES dont fucking SIASUI ME
Ps : thats why i am HOW I AM AND WHO I AM because from the second i started learning about life, i know it is FAIR ENOUGH to work hard n smart for thing i WANTED TO SEE CHANGE in MY life. Thats why i NEVER FOLLOW to SURVIVE. I EXPLORE AND LIVE.