Answer time for the latest Beauty Science or BS poll. Hundreds of you future Beauty Brains answered and here are the results. Apparently, this was one of the easier ones because over 52% of you got it right. Read on for the answers.
The Choices
1. Some people may be blind to hair styles.
2. People with numerous skin moles are less susceptible to skin cancer.
3. First face transplant surgery was performed in Cleveland.
4. Protein linked to cancer may replace Botox for wrinkle removal.
Some people may be blind to hair styles – TRUE
13% of you thought this was fake but it’s real. According to this story on New Scientist, there is a part of the brain the recognizes hair styles which is different from the part that recognizes faces. Just as some people can have trouble recognizing faces, others have trouble recognizing hair styles.
As if men needed another excuse for not noticing
People with numerous skin moles are less susceptible to skin cancer – FALSE
Over 52% of you were able to pick out this one as the fake. Actually, the opposite is true according to this story on Science Daily.
More proof you should avoid UV exposure like indoor tanning
First face transplant surgery was performed in Cleveland – TRUE
About 26% of you thought this story was fake but it’s a real miracle of medicine. While a group of doctors in France did the first partial face transplant in 2005, it wasn’t until 2008 that the first full face transplant was successfully performed in Cleveland.
But not quite the kind of results found in the movie Faceoff
Protein linked to cancer may replace Botox for wrinkle removal. – TRUE
Only 9% thought this one was fake but it’s real. According to Science Daily, a compound responsible for the spread of a variety of cancers may soon be used to remove wrinkles.
If injecting toxins into the face is fine, it’s no surprise people would accept this
How did you do? Were you able to figure out the Beauty Science from the BS? Leave your comments below. Look for a new poll next week.














