It’s a special all Beauty Science News episode, featuring Perry’s ovulation-detecting super power. Plus we play Beauty Science or Bullsh*t.
Show notes
Beauty Science or Bullsh*t
The game that’s taking the internet by storm – we give you 3 beauty science headlines and you have to pick the fake one.
1. Contact lens disinfectants are more effective at controlling odor causing bacteria than most deodorants.
2. Getting a flu shot may make your perfume smell funny.
3. Taking a hay bath is the latest spa treatment to rejuvenate your skin.
Listen to the show for the answer!
Beauty Science News
This week we take a break from listener questions and update you on new beauty science stories…
The Odor Phone
In a previous episode we talked about the Mink Makeup printer – here’s another new beauty gadget called the O-Phone that let’s you send a custom scents along with pictures.
How to tell a person’s gender by smelling them
You’ll have to listen to the show to learn about Perry’s startling ovulation-sensing super power.
Read more about the scent of gender.
Would you donate your extra skin to save lives?
Researchers have figured out a way to “recycle” excess skin from weight loss operations into usable grafts to help with a number surgical procedures. Since the supply of skin from recently deceased donors isn’t enough to fill the surgical demand, the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, the nations largest tissue bank, is now working with almost 70 surgeons around the country on a new living skin donation program.
Learn how to donate your skin.
Drinking your SPF
A bizarre new product claims to use “harmonized water” to protect you from the sun. Not only is this ridiculous but it’s dangerous!
Read about this scary drinkable SPF product.
Would you buy a spa product that’s named after a weed killer?
The German brand “Herbacin” is coming to the US. It features skin care products like Herbal Facial Care, Herbal Hair Care, Herbal Shower Gel, Herbal Aroma Bath, Herbal Bath Sensations, and Wellness Baths & Shower gels, But doesn’t Herbacin sounds like herbicide, like it’s some kind of weed killer?
Insect repellant 1000X stronger than DEET
Malaria is a huge problem around the world so a more powerful bug repellant could save lives. Researchers have created a new compound called VUAA-1 that’s more effective than the current state of the art ingredient, DEET.
Read about the future of bug spray.
What does “green” really mean?
According to Aveda, cosmetics brands need to ensure that the word ‘green’ is used correctly and does not confuse consumers. But who’s definition should we use? Perry says “green” is like porn – you know it when you see it.
Read what Aveda has to say about green products.
Sometimes beauty claims say nothing at all
Perry found a newspaper article about meaningless beauty claims.
“…works with your skin…”
“…can be used wet to dry…”
“…can be mixed and matched…”
“…chemical free…” Aackk!
Read the article that inspired Perry.
Also – check out Tine’s review of our show at Beautyholics Anonymous.
Buy your copy of It’s OK to Have Lead in Your Lipstick to learn more about:
- Clever lies that the beauty companies tell you.
- The straight scoop of which beauty myths are true and which are just urban legends.
- Which ingredients are really scary and which ones are just scaremongering by the media to incite an irrational fear of chemicals.
- How to tell the difference between the products that are really green and the ones that are just trying to get more of your hard earned money by labeling them “natural” or “organic.
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