Remember, you can support the Beauty Brains by purchasing any of the products we review or ANY product using our Amazon link. Badger Baby Sunscreen Cream Badger Baby Sunscreen is a beauty best seller on Amazon. Let’s look at the label. The label provides clear directions on product use, except for the dosing part. I don’t [...]
Do you remember that episode of Bewitched where Sam accidentally shrunk herself to pixie size and the only way she could reverse the spell was to apply lots and lots of hairspray? Wait a minute, that wasn’t Bewitched, it was this commercial for Hidden Magic hairspray… Hidden Magic’s claim to fame was the ingredient “Flexinol” [...]
While there are literally thousands of different types of cosmetic products, there are actually only 10 different types of cosmetic formulas. Here is a brief overview of those types including what they are, how they’re made and when you might use them. 10 Cosmetic Product Forms The basic categories for cosmetic formulas include Solutions Creams [...]
Yesterday was National Sunscreen Day. I would have written about this yesterday but we already had a podcast ready to go and I’ll be damned if I’m going to let the threat of a little melanoma interfere with our broadcast schedule. But seriously, I’m sure a lot of other beauty blogs have published articles reminding you [...]
It’s a special all Beauty Science News episode, featuring Perry’s ovulation-detecting super power. Plus we play Beauty Science or Bullsh*t. Show notes Beauty Science or Bullsh*t The game that’s taking the internet by storm – we give you 3 beauty science headlines and you have to pick the fake one. 1. Contact lens disinfectants are [...]
The Beauty Brains are taking the day off. We hope you enjoy this Memorial Day post from our archives. Happy Memorial Day to all the Beauty Brains community in the United States! We hope you’re enjoying the long weekend and all the cookouts and parades. We also hope you haven’t forgotten the real meaning behind [...]
Here are some of the top beauty science news stories we’ve been reading…. Which kind of vitamin C is best for skin? Super-strange: The weirdest of the weird beauty products. Did you know the skin bacteria help heal wounds? Why do paper cuts hurt so much? Antibacterial soaps reduce chances of food borne illness. Yay!
This Simple product is a beauty best-seller on Amazon this week. Let’s look at the label so see what makes it so simple…. In case you’re not familiar with it, Simple is a brand that is more famous for what it is not than what it is. Specifically they are not any harsh ingredients “that [...]
This commercial begins (as did all commercials in the 1950s) with the guys and gals flocking to the local college soda shop. Yes, it’s a scene right out of Archie comics until Harry shows up…”When handsome Harry joins the session, he makes a real cool three way impression.” Huh? Is Harry trying to initiate a [...]
I thought the Beauty Brains community might be interested in this article I wrote on the cosmetic industry. Sometimes a little peek behind the curtain can be helpful… Worldwide Cosmetic Market If you look at the entire worldwide cosmetic industry, sales reach about $170 Billion dollars a year. It’s distributed pretty uniformly around the world [...]