S3 Week 5

Hey guys! This week I was not able to be in the lab because I had a sudden trip to Los Angeles for personal reasons. But expect results this week!

But my trip was fun, it was overall relaxing. Which is what I really needed right now. Life is too stressful. So I got to eat Jollibee for the first time. It is a popular Filipino chain restaurant that sells fried chicken and other Filipino foods. I had adobo rice and chicken joy. I got to visit the USC campus (picture below) and the surrounding area as well. I also got familiar with LA traffic which was not fun. I am glad to be back to continue with my project.

S3 Week 8

I have been to backed up with work and it has been a very busy last few weeks for me. Before I can get to my next step, I need to finish collecting samples. I still need oily and normal skin people, especially males since I have data from a lot of females. But I got new samples from Amber who has oily skin. Amber's plate for some reason did not grow except in one plate (lip top & bottom). Below are the pictures of her plates. I am wondering when I swabbed her face, did I rub the part of the cotton swab that did not touch her on the plate?

I got Brenton's face who I believe is normal. I touched his face to make sure but then I realized that I probably ruined my results. And he legit also just put a dirty ball to his face too. So now I have to redo his to ensure it is his skin bacteria I am growing.

S3 Week 4

Hey guys! This week has been hectic for me, but it is getting better. My dad just got discharged from the hospital so the rest of the week is looking up.  I have been able to only do Daisy's face swatches so far. I did change how I collect the face bacteria. I now do it on the natural habitat on the face. I used to have the subjects wash their face first. I do notice a change of bacteria amount. Maybe it is the change of methods?
I notice most people have combination skin (since it is the most common skin type) but I am in desperate need of people with normal and dry skin.

S3 Week 3

Happy Thursday! Hope you guys had a great a week. I was interested in wondering what my belly button bacteria looks like. I got the wonderful Daisy to do it too but she wanted to throw hers out >:( . But I was thinking I should try more body parts to incorporate? I knew belly button bacteria is wack, but i find it so cool that my belly button had that much bacteria. Don't come for me please and thanks. But I was not able to start my collecting data yet because I was making plates and getting the materials I need to start. Thank you to everyone who offered to be my subjects, you ill be definitely getting a call from me :) . 

 

S3 Week 2

This week I began to recreate the beginning stages of my project. I decided to read old articles. The problem with finding these articles on the internet is that they often do not explain  the research topic I would like. Most of the time the articles are linked to skincare products so they are not credible sources. Last year my research project had a few problems. I would focus on fixing the issues. I need a steady amount of participants. I would also need to chart the projects better with more consistency. I am excited for this new semester because I want to see better results with my project.



https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/03/the-citizen-science-of-skin-care/555125/

S3 Week 1

Hey guys! Long time no blog. Hope you guys had a great summer because I know I did. I went to Disneyland with my siblings and got to celebrate my birthdays for 3 days. Enough about my summer, so I wanted to do a trial run of my project. And I was trying a new collecting (which I will disclose next week) and I found that my face had less bacteria than my previous photo (listed below). I am really interested to know why that is and to see if I can find more bacteria on faces.  I can't wait to see what in store this semester :)

Bio: Burabari Akeeh

My name is Burabari Akeeh.  I am a student at Phoenix College and I am getting an Associate in Science. I plan to transfer to ASU and to get a bachelors in Biology. I have a huge interest in skin care and bacteria. So why not both? When I am not taking skin samples, I am catching up on my favourite shows.