Inside the plastic case is a non-toxic aluminum powder, mixed in with some plastic beads to keep the powder flow smooth and consistent.

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This may well have been what happened in three cases of non-fatal cerebral hemorrhage in New Zealand, who either consumed DMAA in products sold as party pills or in a powder mixed in a drink.

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Here is the recipe he and his team discovered: organic material, like grass clippings or agricultural waste, is mixed with a stabilizing peptide powder and from that protein is extracted from the materials, stabilized.

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They are then mixed together to create a grey powder that floats in alcohol over the surface of the lens.

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Oxygen generators contain sodium chlorate and iron powder -- solid chemicals that are mixed and cast into a solid shape.

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The all-purpose powder is a natural deodorizer, and when mixed with water makes a great scouring agent.

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