The world of beauty products is filled with wacky ingredients that seem too bizarre to even consider using. Some of them actually work while others are pure quackery. Here are a few of our favorites. Should you use hemorrhoid cream on your face? Do diamonds do anything in beauty products? Is snail slime good for skin? Should you [...]
Signature Club A Rapid Transport C Infused High Potent-C Anti-Wrinkle Capsules is a beauty best seller on Amazon. Let’s look at the label. We’ve been doing some research in preparation of our upcoming show on vitamin C and have learned that not all vitamin C forms are created equal. This product contains ascorbic acid which [...]
This vintage commercial for Revlon Berry Bon Bon makeup has it all: A couple sipping champagne from a fountain which is simultaneously gleeful and surreal. A cartoonishly stereotypic chef who apparently created the desserts that inspired the Berry Bon Bon collection. And a diamond studded actress who appears out of nowhere to show off her [...]
DBA asks…Please do a look at the label piece on AG Deflect Fast-Dry Heat Protection plus cheaper options available on the market. The Beauty Brains respond: The question is do quick dry sprays such as this AG product really help your hair dry faster. The answer is yes…at least to some extent. Here’s how they [...]
PMA ponders…Can Shu Uemura Porefinist really remove blackheads? It’s a Japanese cleansing oil which claims to remove blackheads. The Beauty Brains respond: If you check out their website you’ll see an interesting demonstration featuring what appears to be two metal plates with holes that have been filled with keratotic plugs (aka fake blackheads.) The plates are [...]
Does hair for wigs and hair extensions really come from human corpses? What’s the difference between synthetic hair and the real deal? What’s the best kind of hair you can buy? This week Randy and I expose the deep dark secrets of the hair collection industry. Plus: I challenge Randy to a new game we [...]
PMA says…The South Korean LG probably is buying Elizabeth Arden. I think the acquisition will be great for Elizabeth Arden because LG has wonderful high end cosmetic brands in South Korea, like SUM:37, Beyond, O Hui, The History of Whoo etc. Their cosmetics have not only great formulas, but stunning packages as well. So, I think [...]
It’s an ALL SKIN edition of Beauty Science News! Can skin lotions make you fat? Skin cancer rates surge since 1970s Will lab-made fake human skin replace animal testing? Why do paper cuts hurt so damn much? So what if skin is our largest organ?
Deonatulle for WOMEN Medicated SARA SARA Cream for ASHI-YUBI ( Foot fingers) is another best selling Japanese product on Amazon. Let’s look at the label. This is an interesting product provided that a) you have stinky feet and b) you don’t want to use traditional foot deodorizing products. The reason that it’s interesting is that it doesn’t use [...]
The hair style of the models in this commercial is laughable…but the science of how this product works is serious. As you can probably tell I really enjoy these vintage cosmetic commercials. This one is particularly meaningful to me since I had the privilege of working on VO5 Hot Oil. Even though it has been [...]