Does Dial Body Wash really moisturize skin? Episode 96
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Does Dial Body Wash really moisturize skin?
This is the segment of the show where we dissect the claims of popular personal care products. We try to help you understand what the claims really mean, how the company might go about proving that these claims are really true, and whether or not the claims are important enough to persuade you to buy the product.
Today we’re talking about a product I spotted on the shelves of my local Walgreens: Dial’s Moisturizing Body Wash with vitamin complex Amazin...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - August 18, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy SchuellerDiscover the beauty and cosmetic products you should use and avoid Source Type: blogs
Can live bacteria cure acne? Episode 95
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Latest acne cure: battling bacteria
I think we often overlook that even the best acne treatments can be problematic for many people. For example both salicylic acid and benzoyl peroxide can irritate your skin. And if something is irritating you’re going to be less likely to use which means it’s not going to work as well. Even prescription drugs that are effective can have serious consequences. For example tetracycline, if taken at too early an age, can actually permanently stain your teeth...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - August 11, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry RomanowskiDiscover the beauty and cosmetic products you should use and avoid Source Type: blogs
Do hair dye removing products like Color Oops really work? Episode 94
Do hair dye removing products, like Color Oops, really work?
Lenora in our Forum asks…There seems to be some debate on this in online forums, so I’m wondering if you guys can please answer if “Color Oops” can be damaging to the hair?
Thanks for the question Lenora but I think before we can answer how to remove haircolor we’re going to have to talk a little bit about how to put color into your hair.
How oxidative hair color works
We could spend an entire show, or maybe even several shows, just talking about hair color chemisty. It’s a very complex subject. But here’s the quick version....
Source: thebeautybrains.com - August 4, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy SchuellerDiscover the beauty and cosmetic products you should use and avoid Source Type: blogs
Can you orgasm just from smelling mushrooms? Episode 93
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Herbal Essences has a new owner
I have Herbal Essences on my mind because I just saw the news that Proctor and Gamble are selling the brand to Coty. That’s right according to this story P&G is selling off some of their lesser performing brands so they can focus on their better performing (or bigger) brands. They seem to be going for a less is more strategy.
Anyway, in what is rumored to be a $12 billion deal Coty will be purchasing brands like Hugo Boss perfume, Gucci, Wella and Clairol hair care plus Max Factor and Cover Girl makeup. Th...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - July 28, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry RomanowskiDiscover the beauty and cosmetic products you should use and avoid Source Type: blogs
Do cosmetic ingredients really penetrate skin? Episode 92
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Do cosmetic ingredients penetrate skin?
Chris says…Can you guys talk a little bit about ingredient penetration? Why do some ingredients penetrate skin while others won’t? What mechanisms and conditions are involved?
Let’s start our discussion about the truth of skin penetration by mentioning a few popular misconceptions on the subject.
Misconceptions
One of the reasons we wanted to tackle this topic is that there’s so much misinformation out there. I think most consumers of beauty products ha...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - July 21, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy SchuellerDiscover the beauty and cosmetic products you should use and avoid Source Type: blogs
Preservative free products can be dangerous! Episode 91
Perfume for poop
I never realized how important it is to have a good perfume for poop.
We really take a lot of things for granted living in a first world country and one of them is proper sanitation. A lot of places lack proper plumbing and instead use latrines or outdoor toilets. That’s not as much fun as it sounds like because sometimes the stench in these latrines becomes so great the people stop using them and just go outside. When that happens the groundwater can become contaminated which leads to the spread of all sorts of illnesses. This is not a trivial problem – it affects about 2.5 billion people ...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - July 14, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry RomanowskiDiscover the beauty and cosmetic products you should use and avoid Source Type: blogs
Does John Frieda 7 Day Volume treatment really work? Episode 90
This study helps provide a data point but it’s more about showing how difficult it is to measure hair volume in a meaningful way.
So essentially all this means is that if you put this stuff on hair and shape the hair to give it more volume then the ingredient will help maintain that hair shape and therefore maintain your volume. There’s no evidence it works by getting inside the hair, rather it appears to work as a traditional styling agent. Of course traditional styling agents just wash out so what’s more interesting about this technology is that it stays in your hair. Let’s talk about that....
Source: thebeautybrains.com - July 7, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy SchuellerDiscover the beauty and cosmetic products you should use and avoid Source Type: blogs
Is DIY perfume a bad idea? Episode 89
Cosmetic science in colonial America
For those of you who are listening to this show in real time we’re only a couple of days away from the Fourth of July holiday weekend. If you’re interested in learning what life was like in colonial America, you can find an excellent summary at Fortklock.com; the details of how women made their own makeup were particularly fascinating. Believe me, they didn’t have much to work with! Here’s a quick comparison of colonial chemistry to our modern day magic.
Lip color
Then: Mix beet juice with lard.
Now: Something in a nice pinkish-taupe like NARS Turkish Delight!
Blush
The...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - June 30, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry RomanowskiDiscover the beauty and cosmetic products you should use and avoid Source Type: blogs
7 of the best beauty blogs you ’ll ever read
The Beauty Brains were nominated as one of Marie Claire’s Best Beauty Blogs. Today is the LAST DAY before voting ends.
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The last few days I’ve been telling you about our nomination in Marie Claire’s Best Beauty blog competition. I thought you might like to see all the blogs that were nominated. Here’s a quick description of each:
TheBeautyBrains.com
The only beauty blog where real scientists answer your beauty questions. Unbiased advice on hair and skin care, honest explanations of which products really work, and a peek behind the curtain of the beaut...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - June 29, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy Schueller Source Type: blogs
7 of the best beauty blogs you’ll ever read
The Beauty Brains were nominated as one of Marie Claire’s Best Beauty Blogs. Today is the LAST DAY before voting ends.
Click here to vote for the Beauty Brains now.
The last few days I’ve been telling you about our nomination in Marie Claire’s Best Beauty blog competition. I thought you might like to see all the blogs that were nominated. Here’s a quick description of each:
TheBeautyBrains.com
The only beauty blog where real scientists answer your beauty questions. Unbiased advice on hair and skin care, honest explanations of which products really work, and a peek behind the curtain of the beaut...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - June 29, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy Schueller Source Type: blogs
How do color correcting conditioners work? Episode 88
We’ve been nominated for one of Marie Claire’s “Most Wanted Beauty Awards.”
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Listen to the podcast for this week’s question and answer session. Plus, another game of Improbable Products!
How do color correcting conditioners work?
Audrey asks…How do color correcting conditioners work?
Color correcting conditioners work two ways: For darker hair they contain a red or brown dye that will provide a little staining effect. For blonde shades they contain a purple dye known as D&C Violet # 2. The purple dye cancels out some of the brassiness and ...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - June 23, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy SchuellerDiscover the beauty and cosmetic products you should use and avoid Source Type: blogs
The Beauty Brains nominated for Marie Claire best beauty blog!
Every year Marie Claire (US) publishes the Most Wanted Beauty Awards in the October issue. This year Perry and I are proud to announce that we’ve been nominated in the best blog/editorial site category.
If you like the work we do, you can help us out by voting for us HERE.
The voting ends June 30 so please don’t wait! (10 lucky people will win a free swag bag just for voting.)
Thanks!
Randy & Perry
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Source: thebeautybrains.com - June 20, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy Schueller Source Type: blogs
Men prefer brainy women and other beauty science news Episode 87
It’s another Beauty Science News episode! But first a new feature that helps you save money when shopping for beauty products. We call it “Who’s Who in the Beauty Biz.”
Who’s Who in the Beauty Biz
It’s important to understand who makes your beauty products because that knowledge can alert you to watch for formula changes and give you an opportunity to find formulas you love used elsewhere, maybe in cheaper brands. There are three beauty companies or beauty brands in the news this week because they’re changing hands.
Energizer
The first company is Energizer which you probably know be...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - June 16, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry RomanowskiDiscover the beauty and cosmetic products you should use and avoid Source Type: blogs
Are anti-wrinkle pillows good for anti-aging? Episode 86
This article is not from a peer reviewed journal, however) Still, it’s interesting because it explains how your skin release water during sleep that’s absorbed by the pillow case (both cotton and silk according to this author) and the result is that skin is “stuck” to the pillow case as these the microscopic points. Then, as you toss and turn, at the force of breaking these adhesion points stresses the skin and causes it to release collengenase, an enzyme that breaks down collagen. Of course, less collagen means more wrinkles. I don’t know if this is completely accurate but it’s an interesting twist on the mech...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - June 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy SchuellerDiscover the beauty and cosmetic products you should use and avoid Source Type: blogs
Sunscreen shaming and other news Episode 85
Have you heard about sunscreen shaming?
I didn’t either but this is a real thing. There’s an entire discussion thread on the popular site Reddit dedicated to the phenomena.
Apparently, not everyone is accepting of the idea that you should wear sunscreen to prevent getting tan. In this article there were a number of instances in which people were mocked because they were using sunscreen. They say it was even worse if they were using sunscreen on a cloudy day. Have you ever been mocked for wearing sunscreen?
People must not realize that tan skin is damaged skin or that you can still get sun damage even when it’s cloudy...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - June 2, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry RomanowskiDiscover the beauty and cosmetic products you should use and avoid Source Type: blogs
