Christi’s Curious: Hi Beauty Brains! I was wondering if you could tell me about the product OC8 Oil Control Genius. It says it has “ACRYSORB micro-particles” (which sounds like a marketing gimick to me), and it absorbs only the excess oil on your skin. I’m just wondering if it really does absorb the excess oil [...]
Seven-Teen Says: I’m quite desperate for any advice on my current skin situation. I have fair skin, and it turns out to be quite sensitive as well. I had a few break outs, being 17 and all, so I got Retin-a from my doctor. I used it last week for 2 nights, and became quite [...]
Big Evie Is Feeling Droopy: Aside from surgical procedures, what’s the best way to lift eyelids that are just beginning to sag? I notice that my eyelids perk up after a nap, but I can’t sleep all of the time! The Right Brain Lifts Her Spirits: A saggy or droopy eyelid is also called ptosis [...]
Vic’s Talking About Toxins: There appear to be alot of inactive and a fair amount of even potentially hazardous or toxic chemicals in makeup. Now a days people want their makeup to be more biochemical active. From Germany comes a line of cosmetics called Dr Bauman whose claim to fame is no toxins. The claim [...]
Vic’s Talking About Toxins: There appear to be alot of inactive and a fair amount of even potentially hazardous or toxic chemicals in makeup. Now a days people want their makeup to be more biochemical active. From Germany comes a line of cosmetics called Dr Bauman whose claim to fame is no toxins. The claim [...]
Jenni’s Jumpy About Weird Hairs: I have 3 different hair aberrations that I don’t understand: 1. Crazy Hairs, as I call them. Out of nowhere, I’ll suddenly notice a very long (I’ve had up to 7 or 8 inches!), very fine hair on my chin, lower cheek, or neck. How does this happen? Is this [...]
Today’s question comes from Heather whose experiment with professional hair extensions turned into a nightmare: Heather writes: I got hair extensions out almost two years ago. I paid four thousand dollars for the kind that are put on individually with clips, which need to be put in and taken out with a tool that only [...]
Jeloel’s Asking About Acne: Which is better: washing oily face with washcloth or without? Many people say that a washcloth is a better exfoliator for oily skin… I don’t have very good results AT ALL with any face washes, even ProActive. I don’t use a washcloth, because in the past I saw no results. What [...]
Germaine Pie Is Puzzled By Her Pits: What causes darkened armpits and what can we do to get rid of them? They’re so embarrassing! The Right Brain Raises Her From the Pit of Despair: It’s not surprising that so many people have this problem – there are at least FIVE different reasons your pits could [...]
Yesterday Alysse asked if one of Oprah’s favorite products, Phytospecific Vital Force Creme Bath, is good for ethnic hair and if it’s worth the money. In our answer we explained why ethnic hair needs special treatment. Today we’ll talk about what this product is supposed to do and what it really does. But first, let’s [...]