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  • The Power of Hydrogen (pH) in COMPEL

    As formulators of COMPEL, we talk a LOT about moisturizers.  Maybe it’s because we’re accustomed to dry winters here in the Midwest, or maybe we’re...
  • The Cost of Being Candid(a)

    Pop Quiz:  How much do fungal diseases cost Americans every year?  A. Over $7.2 billion   B. Over $3.9 million C. Over $750,000   Read to find the correct answer!

  • Impetigo: Wrestling With Skin Infections

    Impetigo is a bacterial infection of the skin.  It is sometimes mispronounced “infant-igo” because it is so common in children.  Mom Fail I am goin...
  • The "Clean" Version

    I love road trips. It’s a good thing because when you live in the middle of nowhere, everywhere you go is a trip. Some of the roads are even paved....
  • A Gladiator’s Adversary

    Ringworm a common, fungal infection caused by dermatophytes.  A dermatophyte is a type of fungus that lives in the upper layer of skin and feeds on...
  • Zombies

    Natural Zombies As far as monsters go, I used to think that zombies were one of the least likely to exist.  Then my teenagers got mobile devices.  ...
  • Substantivity: a substance with lasting activity

    Substantivity in hand hygiene The CDC defines substantivity as “an attribute of certain active ingredients that adhere to the stratum corneum (i.e....
  • Persistence

    How do athletes do it? Character  Each of our three kids are involved in multiple sports throughout the year.  One day, after football practice, I ...
  • Watch My Mouth!

    So many eff-words Chad and I embarked on quite an adventure at the end of March, beginning of April 2020.  Developing a product is difficult and br...
  • Antibiotic Resistance

    Antibiotic Resistance & Hand Hygiene What is antibiotic resistance? Do you know what condition affects over 2.8 million people in the US, and k...
  • Chlorhexidine: A Study in Microbial and Macrobial Superheroes

    Microbial and Macrobial Superheroes In the realm of superheroes, there is the back story that explains how the hero came to be, how he or she rece...
  • Ode to Ethyl

    Ethyl, my dear,  I’ve had my eye on you, but you only have ears for me. Let’s meet up somewhere romantic, like a local distillery. I just know that...