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What do you believe about beauty products that you are certain is true?
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In discussions I've read (or participated in) on various social networking sites, I've seen so many people tell me things that I know are not scientifically valid. And it reminds me of a quote from the American humorist Josh Billings
"The trouble with people is not what they don’t know, but that they know so much that ain’t so."
Of course, it's nearly impossible to know that something you "know" is not so. However, maybe if we share what we absolutely "know" about beauty products, we can root out some of the things "...that ain't so."
So leave your comment. What do you absolutely believe is true about beauty products or beauty care?
I'll start...
I know shaving hair will not make it grow back thicker or fuller. -
Very few things actually really work. :-)
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I know that Benzoyl Peroxide has cleared up my acne and is NOT in fact killing my skin
I know that it's best to stick to fragrance free products because fragrance does more harm than good.
I know that there is nothing topical that can get rid of dark undereye circles -
The tingling doesn't mean it's working - it means it's irritating your skin and may be breaking down collagen which will likely cause you to get more wrinkles.
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I know plucking hairs won't make them multiply when they grow back. I also know that it is impossible for a cream to get rid of cellulite forever.
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How about these: I know that as a group, expensive products are no better than drugstore products in the same category. I know that beauty products sold in the US are safe to use. I know that topical antioxidants make skin look better.
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I know that the amount of foam in a cleansing product (body wash, shampoo, etc.) is unrelated to how well it cleans.
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I know that 99% of what they claim is a lie. I just use what I like and if people think I'm a bad person for doing it, too bad.
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I know that sunscreen is the only truly effective anti-wrinkle creme.
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retin-a and sunscreen are the only effective anti-wrinkle cremes.
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@JamiSings - to be fair, much less than 99% of beauty claims are direct lies. Marketing people are creative wordsmiths who know how to mislead you without actually lying.
For example, look at the Boots product claims.
"(1) Anti Aging is getting Intense... No7 Protect & Perfect Intense Beauty Serum has been tested like no other cosmetic anti aging product in an independent 12 month trial. (2)The findings clearly show that it has genuine, long term anti aging benefits. (3) 70% of the volunteers using the product showed a marked improvement in the appearance of photo-aged skin after 12 months of use. (4) This proven anti-aging formula contains retinyl palmitate, antioxidants, firming peptides and alfalfa extract to reduce the appearance of deep lines and wrinkles by up to 50% in just 4 weeks, the longer you use it the better it works."
(1) - This is very likely true.
(2) - Since they neither define "anti aging benefits" nor how long "long term" is, there's no way to say whether it's a lie or not.
(3) - This is likely true. But note they do not explain what the mean by "marked improvement"
(4) - This is true as the product does contain all those things. What is not clear is what they mean by "proven anti-aging formula" also, they say the product contains these things to "reduce the appearance of wrinkles" not to actually "reduce wrinkles"
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Yeah, but to me, LB, if it doesn't magically make all your wrinkles vanish then it's a lie. I tend to be a little bit stiff necked when it comes to my money.
Course at 33 I'm just starting to get crows feet - though I do have some deep lines in my forehead cause I "cowl" it (as mom puts it) - but I'm still in the end more concerned about my acne and facial hair troubles. -
@JamiSings - yeah, you make an excellent point. Even indirect lies are lies.
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I know that whether your hair is healthy or not isn't a matter of which shampoo and conditioner you use but a matter of how you treat your hair (no heat, no chemical treatments etc.).
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I know that there is no absolute way to get rid of cellulite
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And indirect lies that you know damn well your target audience will misinterpret are also lies. I'm ungenerous about that one.
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If you use strong AHA's and don't wear an effective sunscreen, then the sun may damage your skin more than it would have before. This means that you may de solving the problem of fine lines in the short term but not in the future.
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True: Truth in advertising... the rule which requires the cosmetic companies to list the ingredients using the correct INCI names, with the highest loaded ingredient first down to the lowest loaded ingredient. The ONLY way you should ever decide to buy a cosmetic product is by reading the ingredients list. If the company does not list all the ingredients, don't buy it. If the company does not use proper INCI names for the ingredients don't buy it. If the company uses "proprietary", "patented" or "trade secret" to hide the name of some ingredients, don't buy it
True: NEVER....EVER listen to or believe the commercial marketing "smoke and mirrors" hype that big cosmetic houses use to try to sell products.
True: Parabens are among the safest and best preservatives on the market today and have a 40 year history of successful and non-harmful use in cosmetics. Parabens are in a lot of the foods we eat daily. Parabens can be found in nature! Plants use parabens to ward off microbial contamination. The internet hype about parabens being bad to humans absolutely positively must END.... NOW!
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