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Look at the Label: Botani Boost Balancing Moisturizer

29 December 2011

Some beauty blog was impressed with Botani Boost Balancing Moisturizer because it uses Aloe Vera as the base along with other natural ingredients. Is she right? Let’s look at the label to find out. Ingredients Water (Aqua) This is the true “base” of the product.  Aloe Barbadensis (Leaf) Extract Mostly water, but there is some evidence [...]

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Is Shea Moisture Shampoo Missing Ingredients?

28 December 2011

CJ3…I love the Shea Moisture line, and the Organic Raw Shea Butter Moisture Retention Shampoo. The other day as I was shampooing my hair, I decided to look at the back of the bottle at the ingredients and I noticed a few things were missing. I could care less if there are silicones and parabens [...]

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Look at the Label: Macadamia Natural Oil Healing Oil Treatment

27 December 2011

Nouveau Cheap says that Macadamia Natural Oil Healing Oil Treatment makes her hair soft and shiny. But what makes this nut cracker so sweet? Please take a moment to savor that clever Christmas pun; then, let’s look at the label! Ingredients Dimethicone, Cyclomethicone Silicones that smooth hair and make it shiny. Dimethicone is the CLASSIC hair shine [...]

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Can A Dry Body Lotion Moisturize Your Skin?

26 December 2011

Natalia asks…I got this body moisturizer as present. When you apply it it is fine but within a minute it goes absolutely dry and it feels like you have nothing on your skin! As much as I like that feeling I wonder if its really moisturizing? Or if it might even be doing harm to [...]

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Christmas Beauty Science

25 December 2011

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone! The Beauty Brains are taking the day off to be with our families so we’re re-running one of our favorite Christmas-themed posts. We all have our favorite memories of the season – Christmas trees, stockings stuffed with gifts, the beauty of a new fallen snow. But nothing says “happy [...]

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Will Sulfate Free Shampoo Wash Away Pomade?

24 December 2011

Celeste asks…Is a SLS free shampoo or cowasing enough to remove pomades from hair? The Right Brain responds: Celeste asked her question in the Beauty Brains forum, where the ever-savvy Lindygirl quipped “I’m not a Brain, but I would think it would depend on what ingredients the pomades have in them. If they have silicones [...]

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Should a Philips Norelco Sensotouch 3D Shaver be in your stocking?

23 December 2011

Some weeks ago the good folks at Philips sent the Beauty Brains a free electric shaver (Philips Norelco) to try out and write about what we think. This is a little different than other types of posts we do but shaving is not a topic that we cover very often and it is definitely beauty related. As [...]

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Can Retin-A Kill You?

22 December 2011

Beaners is bothered…I’ve looked everywhere for an answer to this, but can’t seem to find one! Given that retinoids are so good at building collagen, thickening the dermis and making skin texture better, I’d like to use it on my legs (entire circumference of the thighs) to help improve the texture of thinning, slack, crepey skin. [...]

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Look At The Label: Clinique Lid Smoothie

21 December 2011

Palacinka Beauty is a little freaked out by cooling makeup but is starting to warm up to the idea of Clinique Lid Smoothies. What makes this eye make up feel so cool? Let’s look at the label to find out. Ingredients Water Solvent. Dimethicone Silicone to give lids a smooth feel. Isododecane A volatile hydrocarbon, [...]

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