Does technology make Arbonne products different

There are certain topics on the Beauty Brains that spark vigorous debate. Supporters provide a tenacious defense of their favorite products despite limited proof of effectiveness. Jan Marini and the eyelash growth product is one and Arbonne products are another. This post concerns the later. Recently, we received an email from Christine who is a [...]

Five ways to ruin your fingernails

Debby’s in Digit Danger: My fingernails go through seasonal cycles. Sometimes they are long, strong and healthy. At other times, like right now, they split and bend and look ragged. I’ve used Sally Hansen’s Maximum Growth, but it doesn’t seem to do much. Got any ideas? Also, why does Sally Hansen have so many products [...]

Are natural products better than synthetic?

Andreea asks: I’m thinking of buying the Korres Pomegranate Balancing Moisturizer. Their products are silicone free, mineral oil free, propylene glycol free and ethanolamine free. What do you think about Korres? Are they better since they’re more natural? The Left Brain communicates about Korres: The Korres products do appear to be tantalizingly natural. They make [...]

Why you’ll never want to wear panties again

Hi Beauty Brainiacs, Sarah Bellum here with another beauty product review. The Left and Right Brains have written about intimate shaving before, so today I’m reviewing a different kind of product to help you stay bare down there: Go Commandos panty free patches.   Everyone has that special pair of pants that look too good [...]

3 things to know before using face cream around your eyes

Veronica’s Very Concerned: Are eye creams really necessary? I’ve been using them for years, and I’m starting to wonder if they are really specially formulated for skin around the eyes. Why do I say so? Because I compared ingredients comparison between a face moisturizer (Olay Regenerist Deep Hydration Regenerating Cream) and eye cream (Olay Regenerist [...]

Finally An Affordable Wrinkle Treatment That Works

We here at the Beauty Brains almost always end up telling you about things that don’t work. We try to be positive but there is just so much Beauty Care BS we may start to sound like cynics.However, in our hearts and souls we hold out hope and dream of better beauty products. So, when [...]

4 ways to avoid antiperspirant irritation

Fire Pits has a fire in her pits: Is there any ingredient other than aluminum that works as an antiperspirant? I ask not because I am afraid of getting Alzheimer’s, but because the antiperspirants I’ve tried make me itch like mad. The Right Brain responds: I hear you girl, antiperspirants can be itchy and irritating, [...]

While we had mentioned this in one of our Beauty Brains polls, we never discussed the full story. According to a study done by Consumer Reports, you are wasting your money if you buy expensive wrinkle reducing face creams. According to CR, there is no connection between price and effectiveness. Of course, it’s not surprising [...]

Anti-acne gadget: the-thermaclear zit zapper

Hi Beauty Brains Fans! Sarah Bellum here with another product review. Today I’m talking about the ThermaClear Zit Zapper. What is Thermaclear? It’s hand held electronic device that kills acne causing bacteria with a pulse of heat. It puts pimple pulsing power in the palm of your hand! ThermaClear uses proprietary Thermal Pulse Technology to [...]

Another one bites the dust: L’Oreal buys PureOlogy

We frequently get questions about which company owns what product in the beauty biz. It`s hard to keep track without a score card because all the big companies keep buying up all the little ones! In the past, we`ve written about the brands of corporate giants P&G and L`Oreal. (Want to be surprised? Follow the [...]

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