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.
Robert R. Livingston, one of the Committee of Five who wrote the draft that was sent to the Congress for final editing and revision, never did sign. At the time, he didn't support a move for independence. John Dickinson also refused to sign for the same reason. The reason that the document (or, for that matter, the concept of separation and independence) was never put to We the People for popular vote was that it would have been resoundingly defeated.