{"id":9663,"date":"2026-07-06T12:29:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T12:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phytosphera-azorica.pt\/blog\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T11:54:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T11:54:50","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/phytosphera-azorica.pt\/en\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1783340706117{margin-top: -40px !important;}&#8221; woodmart_css_id=&#8221;6a4b9e9b3b135&#8243; responsive_spacing=&#8221;eyJwYXJhbV90eXBlIjoid29vZG1hcnRfcmVzcG9uc2l2ZV9zcGFjaW5nIiwic2VsZWN0b3JfaWQiOiI2YTRiOWU5YjNiMTM1Iiwic2hvcnRjb2RlIjoidmNfcm93IiwiZGF0YSI6eyJ0YWJsZXQiOnt9LCJtb2JpbGUiOnt9fX0=&#8221; mobile_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; tablet_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; woodmart_gradient_switch=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_box_shadow=&#8221;no&#8221; wd_z_index=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_disable_overflow=&#8221;0&#8243; row_reverse_mobile=&#8221;0&#8243; row_reverse_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column]\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<sr7-module data-alias=\"blog-1\" data-id=\"11\" id=\"SR7_11_1\" class=\"rs-ov-hidden\" data-version=\"6.7.57\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-adjuster><\/sr7-adjuster>\n\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-content>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_11_1-21\" data-key=\"21\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_11_1-21-4\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/phytosphera-azorica.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bg-2.webp\" alt=\"\" title=\"bg (2)\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_11_1-21-0\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Blog<br><span style=\"color: #c8b97a;\"><em>Phytosphera<\/em><\/span><\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_11_1-21-1\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Articles on scientific cosmetics, natural ingredients, European regulation<br>and sustainability. 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