Does Farmaesthetics make greener products?
Amy asks…I’m looking for natural products just as many other people are. I read about Farmaesthetics new Almond Blossom Organic Body Wash and it sounds fantastic (and expensive!) Is this product green or not and is it worth the money?
The Beauty Brains respond
Farmaesthetics bills themselves as the “creators of 100% natural fine herbal skincare preparations.” They claim that their products are “100% natural; there are no chemicals, fillers, dyes, fragrances, natural identicals or petroleum products.” A 16 ounce bottle of their new Almond body wash will set you back $45 which makes it one of the more expensive ...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - December 27, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry Romanowski Tags: Natural Source Type: blogs
Why is Gold Bond lotion good enough for stylists?
Renée asks… I’m a stylist and I just started in a new salon. I noticed that everyone uses Gold Bond hand cream after shampooing clients’ hair. I always thought that was kind of a crappy, low grade product. Shouldn’t they be using a better hand cream?
The Beauty Brains reply:
Gold Bond is kind of the gold standard when it comes to protecting your hands from detergent over-exposure. That’s because it contains 5 times the minimum amount of skin protectant that’s required by law.
The best skin protectant ingredient
The OTC (Over The Counter drug) monograph requires that a formula contain 1% or greater of dimethico...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - November 3, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy Schueller Tags: Best Problems Source Type: blogs
Face Whisperer Day Cream – Look at the label
Face Whisperer Day Cream is a top seller on Amazon this week. Let’s listen carefully to the label.
Face Whisperer Day Cream claims
Argireline Reduces Fine Lines & Wrinkles up to 30% in 1 month
Wrinkle reduction is a standard claim that many moisturizers can support
Moisturize and Replenish Skin with Superior Ingredients
“Superior” is considered a puffery claim and doesn’t mean this product have been proven to be better than others.
Trylagen boosts collagen production
According to the label, Trylagen is a mix of Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Hydrolyzed Soy Prote...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - July 19, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy Schueller Tags: Claims Source Type: blogs
Watermelon and CoQ10 facial cream – look at the label
Watermelon & CoQ10 Facial Cream with Caffeine SPF 20 is certainly a mouthful and it’s one of the beauty best sellers on Amazon. Is it worth $38? Let’s look at the label.
To the skeptical eye of a cosmetic chemist, this product is a bit of mess (at least as it’s portrayed on Amazon.com) Let’s look at some of the more interesting claims for the product then we’ll see what we can learn from the ingredient list.
Claims
100% Natural and Organic
Smooths fine lines and wrinkles
Protects skin from UVA and UVB
Contains watermelon which repairs DNA damage by 25%.
It is also undiluted with water.
Revolutionary patent p...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - July 6, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy Schueller Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Softsoap Lavender and Chamomile: Look at the label
Softsoap’s Lavender and Chamomile liquid soap is one of the top selling products on Amazon.com. Looking at the label you’ll see that it contains neither lavender nor chamomile. Is this misleading or even illegal?
The answer depends on what they claim about the product. Here’s what they say:
“Soothe your spirit while cleansing hands. The relaxing scent of lavender, fresh from the field, entwines with tender chamomile flowers. Brings a moment of calm to stressful days and helps leave skin feeling soft.”
Read the claims closely and you’ll see that they only claim that the product provides t...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - March 15, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy Schueller Tags: Claims Source Type: blogs
Feel the Burn
Hand burns from thermal injuries are common chief complaints in the emergency department. Sometimes, 2nd- and 3rd-degree burns may need immediate interventions and warrant special attention. These injuries are painful, and often have associated complications such as permanent scarring, cosmetic issues, prolonged pain, and even infection. ED providers can assist with the primary complications related to blistering of the hand or extremity. Careful follow-up and a detailed discharge plan produce better outcomes and minimize overall complications. Full body/surface burns or circumferential burns should always be seen and eval...
Source: The Procedural Pause - February 28, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
Wheat Withdrawal Zinger
Here’s a smoothie that contains many of the ingredients helpful to get you through the process of wheat withdrawal, the unpleasant withdrawal process from the gliadin-derived opiates in wheat.
Once you remove the health disruptive effects of wheat, there are efforts necessary to regain full health. This will be a topic that I will discuss in a number of Wheat Belly Blog posts in coming months (as well as provide topics for another Wheat Belly book to be released September, 2014). We begin with this Wheat Withdrawal Zinger, a smoothie packed with nutrition that corrects some common nutrient deficiencies of former whe...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - February 27, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Recipes Wheat withdrawal Source Type: blogs
Don’t be duped by deceptive drugstore doubles
You can save a ton of money buying the “house brands” instead of the more expensive brand name beauty products right? The answer is, it depends. You need to really look at the label to make sure the ingredients match. Just because the so-called “generic” brand has a similar name, similar claims and similar packaging doesn’t automatically mean it has the same ingredients.
For example, take a look at Studio 35 Beauty’s version of Olay’s Regenerist Micro Sculpting cream.
Compare names
Regenerist Micro Sculpting cream vs Regenerating Daily Micro-shaping Cream
Compare claims
“Lifts and sculpts for young...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - February 27, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry Romanowski Tags: Best Claims Source Type: blogs
Cure Natural Aqua Gel – look at the label
I have to admit this best selling product on Amazon.com baffles me.
It’s allegedly the top selling exfoliator in Japan. Exfoliators, as you probably know, work typically work in one of two ways: by chemically loosening dead skin cells with an alpha hydroxy acid or similar chemical. Or by mechanically removing dead skin cells with an abrasive particle like a walnut shell or a polyethylene bead.
This product contains neither type of ingredient. It does, however, contain “Activated Hydrogen Water.” I don’t know what it’s activated with but I’m certainly happy to see that they’re not o...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - February 15, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy Schueller Tags: Claims Source Type: blogs
An Outline of Natural and Modern Treatments for Herpes
The Herpes virus is very common, especially amongst females. The majority of people who experience this infection are females – about 1 in 6 carry this disease. It might be beneficial to some who have the virus to know that they are not alone and that many others have this disease too, however, natural remedies are available which can greatly reduce the symptoms or even cure the disease! A Herpes cure isn’t a sure fire method though and has a very low percentage of success, but it is worth striving for.
Natural remedies for Herpes have been used for thousands of years, and many herbs have actually been shown to...
Source: Mental Nurse - January 1, 2014 Category: Nurses Authors: Iqcguest Tags: Health disease Herpes cure Modern Treatment Source Type: blogs
Yalmeh Aloe Super Youth Eye Cream – Look at the label
This Yalmeh eye cream is one of the top selling beauty products on Amazon this week. I would love to look at the label and tell you all about the ingredients but I can’t find a complete ingredient list ANYWHERE on the web.
This is one of my pet peeves – companies that don’t disclose the ingredients in their products. Or rather, companies that only tell you about the ingredients that they WANT you to know about.
According to every website I found here’s the scoop on what makes this product tick:
“The ingredients in this product are primarily plant based. They contain organic and natural oils an...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - December 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy Schueller Tags: Claims Myths Source Type: blogs
Watermelon & CoQ10 Facial Cream: Look at the label
Watermelon & CoQ10 Facial Cream with Caffeine SPF 20 is certainly a mouthful and it’s one of the beauty best sellers on Amazon. Is it worth $38? Let’s look at the label.
To the skeptical eye of a cosmetic chemist, this product is a bit of mess (at least as it’s portrayed on Amazon.com) Let’s look at some of the more interesting claims for the product then we’ll see what we can learn from the ingredient list.
Claims
100% Natural and Organic
Smooths fine lines and wrinkles
Protects skin from UVA and UVB
Contains watermelon which repairs DNA damage by 25%.
It is also undiluted with water.
Revolutionary patent p...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - November 2, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry Romanowski Tags: Questions Source Type: blogs
Softsoap Lavender and Chamomile Liquid Soap: Look at the label
Softsoap’s Lavender and Chamomile liquid soap is one of the top selling products on Amazon.com. Looking at the label you’ll see that it contains neither lavender nor chamomile. Is this misleading or even illegal?
The answer depends on what they claim about the product. Here’s what they say:
“Soothe your spirit while cleansing hands. The relaxing scent of lavender, fresh from the field, entwines with tender chamomile flowers. Brings a moment of calm to stressful days and helps leave skin feeling soft.”
Read the claims closely and you’ll see that they only claim that the product provides t...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - October 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: thebeautybrains Tags: Questions Source Type: blogs
Cure Natural Aqua Gel: Look at the label
I have to admit this best selling product on Amazon.com baffles me.
It’s allegedly the top selling exfoliator in Japan. Exfoliators, as you probably know, work typically work in one of two ways: by chemically loosening dead skin cells with an alpha hydroxy acid or similar chemical. Or by mechanically removing dead skin cells with an abrasive particle like a walnut shell or a polyethylene bead.
This product contains neither type of ingredient. It does, however, contain “Activated Hydrogen Water.” I don’t know what it’s activated with but I’m certainly happy to see that they’re not o...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - October 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: thebeautybrains Tags: Questions Source Type: blogs
Pura d’or Hair Loss Prevention Premium Organic Shampoo: Look at the label
Believe it or not this hair loss prevention shampoo is a top beauty seller on Amazon.com. Let’s look at the label to see if it has a chance in hell of actually preventing hair loss.
The good news is the shampoo uses one of the mildest cleansing ingredients you can buy – sodium cocoyl isethionate. The bad news is it costs $22 for 16 ounces which is expensive. There are other shampoos based on the same ingredient which you can get for much cheaper.
More good news: if you read the claims carefully you’ll see that it really is just a shampoo and not a drug product. More bad news: they throw in all sorts o...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - August 31, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: thebeautybrains Tags: Questions Source Type: blogs
