Re: Anti humectants. In the soapmaking industry and according to my skin, Castor Oil is a Humectant-meaning it draws moisture and retains it in the skin and hair. Silicone, not positive, since I never use it in soap. I believe though it just coats hair to give the appearance of being shiny and healthy.
He thought independence would be disastrous.   The other delegate who did not sign was Robert R. Livingston of New York, but not because he refused to sign. He had voted for adoption of the Declaration but was recalled to New York before the delegates signed the official copy on August 2, 1776.
The Patriot Who Refused to Sign the Declaration of Independence. The moderates debated whether war with Britain outweighed the real benefits colonists enjoyed as subjects of the king. In the decade before the American colonies declared independence, no patriot enjoyed greater renown than John Dickinson.