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Hair Repair – New Technology Really Works!

1 February 2012

February is link love month at the Beauty Brains.  All month we’re answering questions from other bloggers to introduce our readers to beauty blogs they may not have seen before. Today’s question comes from one of our new favorites, Michelle at Lab Muffin. Check out her site! Michelle asks…Are there ANY hair products out there [...]

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Look at the Label: Salicylic Acid 20% Gel Peel

31 January 2012

Continuing our look at top selling products on Amazon.com… Surprisingly, this fairly generic salicylic acid skin peel is rated at the 9th best selling beauty product on Amazon.com. Why does that surprise me? I woulnd’t have thought so many people are using such a strong peel on themselves. I would have guessed that the people [...]

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Link and Learn: Beauty Science From Other Blogs

30 January 2012

The Beauty Brains may be the #1 beauty science blog in the world but there are plenty of other blogs that do a terrific job explaining the truth about cosmetics. Here are a few recent posts that we think are worth sharing. We link, you learn. Get it? What is hard water? (A Man’s Guide to [...]

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3 Reasons Why Apple Cider Vinegar May Be Good For Your Hair

29 January 2012

HySpin says…I have started incorporated Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) rinses in my hair care practices with great results. My hair is very, very kinky and I find if I do the apple cider vinegar rinse as the final cleaning step of washing my hair I find my hair feels smoother, reflects light more (shinier) and [...]

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Look At The Label: GlamGlow Tingling & Exfoliating Mud Mask

28 January 2012

One of our favorite websites, InventorSpot, brought a new product to our attention: GlamGLow’s tingling face mask.  According to GlamGlow’s website the tagline for this product is “Tingle effect + exfoliation = sexy!” So it is an exfoliationg mask? Or is it a masking exfoliant? And why the heck does it tingle?  Let’s look at [...]

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Can Honey Lighten Hair?

27 January 2012

LeahSierra says…There’s a video on Youtube by Andrea’s Choice. She used honey to lighten up her hair. I haven’t tried but you can watch the video.     The Left Brain responds: Thanks, Leah, for the link to this video. In it, Andrea explains how mixing honey (either raw or regular) with either olive oil [...]

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February is Link Love Month on The Beauty Brains

26 January 2012

This post is directed at all you beauty bloggers out there (you know who you are…) The Beauty Brains specialize in answering questions about how beauty products work. We usually answer questions from our readers but with Valentines Day just around the corner, we thought it would be fun to spread a little link love [...]

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How To Save Money On Hairspray By Reading the Ingredients

26 January 2012

The Beauty Brains were recently featured in a TODAY.com post telling you how to get the best hairspray performance for the lowest cost.  Below are the complete ingredient lists for all the products referenced in that article. But first….   If you like this kind of stuff and want to learn how to save $500 [...]

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Look at the Label: Head and Shoulders Dandruff Shampoo

25 January 2012

Continuing our look at the top-selling products on Amazon.com… Even though they are technically Over the Counter (OTC) drugs and not cosmetics, dandruff shampoos are big sellers in the beauty section of Amazon.com. Specifically, two versions of Head & Shoulders dominate the 6th and 7th top selling spots. Who would have thought that SO MANY [...]

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