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Ingredients : the strange chemistry of what we put in us and on us / George Zaidan ; illustrated (poorly) by the author.

Zaidan, George, (author,, illustrator. ).

Summary:

How chemicals from the natural world combine to make everyday consumer products, from freeze-dried potatoes and lipstick to baby wipes and Windex. George Zaidan reveals what's really toxic and what isn't, explained with high octane hilarity.

Record details

ISBN: 9781524744274
ISBN: 1524744271
Physical Description: 299 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: [New York] : Dutton, [2020]
Copyright: ©2020.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Processed food is bad for you, right? -- Plants are trying to kill you -- Microbes are trying to eat your food -- The smoking gun, or what certainty looks like -- Sunburnt to a crisp, or what less certainty looks like -- Is coffee the elixir of life or blood of the devil? -- Associations, or the grapes of math -- What's that public pool smell made of? -- You're late for a very important date -- So what do I do?