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The Key Chemicals in Red Wine
Colour, Flavour, and Potential Health Benefits
Red wine has been espoused over the years for its supposed health benefits, fromclaims that it could let us live to 150, to assertions that chemicals within it can help prevent cancer. Whilst these are no doubta very pleasant means to justify a glass of wine (or several), how correct are they? ...
The Chemistry of Permanent Hair Dyes
Today, hair dyes are widely used, either to cover up grey hairs, or simply by those wanting to change their natural hair colour. The chemistry behind how they change the colour of hair can actually get pretty complicated, but this graphic tries to boil it down to the key classes of chemicals ...
A Brief History of Chemical Shark Repellents
Shark Week Special
The human fear of sharks is an age old one. Even though your odds of being killed by a shark are estimated to be approximately 1 in 3.7 million, versus a 1 in 218 chance of simply dying from a fall, the fear persists, and over the years many chemists have turned their attentions to trying to find ...
Hydrogen Peroxide
Hair Dye, Glow Sticks & Rocket Fuels
It’s been a while since the last update to the Everyday Chemicalsseries – this latest graphic looks at hydrogen peroxide. Everyone’s familiar with the term ‘peroxide blonde’, stemming from the use of hydrogen peroxide in hair dyes, but this accounts for just one of the compound’s many uses; it’s ...
The Chemistry of Glow Sticks
Everyone’s familiar with glow sticks, but it’s likely that fewer are familiar with thechemistry behind their glow. You may have wondered what happens when you snap a glow stick to activate it; by doing this, you’re actually kicking off a chemical process that eventually leads to the production ...
The Chemistry of Highlighter Colours
If you’re currently a student, then you’ll no doubt often make ample use of highlighters during revision. Even if your studying days are far behind, you probably still use them from time to time. But what are the chemicals behind their luminous colours? This graphic looks at some of the possible ...
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