Hello budding Beauty Brains, it appears this beauty science week’s poll was a bit tougher than last week’s. Only 31% of you correctly revealed that the story about blemishes on your back was bogus. The more common answer chosen by 32% of you was the real story about strippers on birth control earning less money. Read on to see the complete explanations. And come
back on Monday for an all-new Beauty Science or BS challenge.
1. PETA kills thousands of animals each year - TRUE. 22% couldn’t believe this is true but it is. They believe that it is more humane and economical to euthanize unwanted animals than try to house and support them until their natural deaths. While it’s a practical solution, it seems a bit discordant with their philosophy of treating animals humanely.
2. People with facial acne are more likely to get back acne - FALSE. 31% of you picked this scab and you were right. Backne is indiscriminate and will affect people whether they have facial acne or not.
3. Strippers taking birth control pills earn less money - TRUE. 32% of you thought this as
fake as a silicone enhance bust line but you were mistaken. The research, published in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior, endeavored to determine whether women earn more money during their fertile phase. They studied 18 lap dancers in strip clubs and found that they actually did make more money when they were more fertile. They also found that women taking birth control made less money than those who weren’t. Researchers speculate women behave in subtly different ways that men can unconsciously pick up on. Why this causes them to part with more money is unknown.
4. Temporary black henna dyes can cause permanent scarring - TRUE. Only 15% of you
thought this was fake but it’s real. Black henna contains a compound called Para-phenylenediamine (PPD) to which some are allergic. When exposed, their skin will start blistering which can lead to scarring. The FDA does not allow black henna to be used as a skin colorant because of this problem. Note black henna is not the same as natural henna which is typically brown or reddish brown.
So, did you get it right? Leave a comment below and let everyone know. And be sure to come back on Monday for another Beauty Science or BS.
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jeni Says:
I totally got it wrong. I went for the stripper one.
Lame Brain Says:
Right or wrong, that was a very sexy stripper picture!
lara Says:
You kind of make it sound like PETA has the option of placing every stray animal they encounter with a good home, but they choose to kill them instead. There aren’t enough good homes, and most shelters don’t have the resources to keep unlimited numbers of animals indefinitely. They support euthanizing animals not as an alternative to placing them in good homes, but as an alternative to letting them suffer in unsanitary, unhealthy, inhumane conditions. There’s nothing inhumane about PETA’s stance; it’s not a contradiction at all.
thebeautybrains Says:
You make a great point Lara. We weren’t trying to imply that PETA has an option. It just seems ironic that perfectly healthy animals are killed by an animal rights group because no one wants them.
Noki Says:
Here is the thing though. PETA does not have an option because they do not run shelters. They house less than twenty percent of the animals they pick up in private homes, and only about fourteen percent are adopted out.
Compared with other organizations with actual shelters who routinely adopt out, even problem animals, seventy to eighty percent.
If you really care about animals support the Human Society, not PETA.
http://www.hsus.org/
Treebyleaf Says:
Yep– “black henna” isn’t henna at all!
Wanted to share Cartwright-Jones’s excellent gory web essay on the subject:
http://www.hennapage.com/henna/ppd/index.html
(Psst - hate beauty product, love your site, & am starting to enjoy taking care of myself because of your work. Thanks.)