Carrageenan is on a lot of labels, and I'm often asked, 'What is that chemical?' It's not a chemical. It's seaweed!
Actually, it is very much a chemical. All food is chemicals. It's just perverted advertising that convinced the masses that chemical = "something bad".
For more sad laughter on this topic, the Royal Society of Chemistry's blog has a category for "chemical free" living:
Actually, it is very much a chemical. All food is chemicals. It's just perverted advertising that convinced the masses that chemical = "something bad".
For more sad laughter on this topic, the Royal Society of Chemistry's blog has a category for "chemical free" living:
http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/rsc/tag/100-chemical-free/
They even announced a £1 million bounty for anyone who can find a chemical-free cosmetic:
http://www.rsc.org/AboutUs/News/PressReleases/2010/CTPA100Ch...