GSC Digs Deep For Ingredients: Spices, Bacteria And Worm Excrement
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Earthworm castings are a mainstay on organic farms for extending the life cycle of plants, but only now is the ingredient being used in skin care, touted to promote healthy stem cells.
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