Heel Tastic Intensive Heel Therapy is a beauty best seller on Amazon. Let’s look at the label. Heel Tastic is a wax-based moisturizer sold in a no-mess stick form. The product claims are fairly pedestrian: Heel Tastic Claims This balm repairs rough, dry skin quickly and easily. It blends a unique combination of imported Indian neem [...]
MKN says…I am a sixty-five year old male who has been his wife’s hair colorist for most of the 42 years we have been married. I have slightly better taste in women’s fashion than she tho’ we almost always agree on her clothing purchases. She almost always solicits my advise on cosmetic purchases; and again [...]
You can save a ton of money buying the “house brands” instead of the more expensive brand name beauty products right? The answer is, it depends. You need to really look at the label to make sure the ingredients match. Just because the so-called “generic” brand has a similar name, similar claims and similar packaging [...]
If someone only tells you half the truth, is that as bad as telling a lie? What science says about SLS I recently received a comment titled “What science says about sodium lauryl sulfate.” This person (I’ll just call her “R”) quoted a study published in the journal of the American College of Toxicology which [...]
For the first time ANYWHERE – we explain WHY you have to apply sunscreen 30 minutes before you go outside. Even better, we reveal two time saving sunscreen secrets. All this and and a new edition of Beauty Science News! We really should start charging for this stuff. Show notes Beauty Science News: [...]
Chinawhite asks…Is the alcohol in Gorilla Snot Gel drying to the hair and what effects does the sorbitol have on the hair used in conjunction with the alcohol? The Beauty Brains respond: I’ll be honest: the primary reason I’m answering this question is because it may be the only time in my life I will [...]
Sunday is BS day (Beauty Science, that is.) Here are a few of our favorite news items. What does skin pH really mean? It looks like plastic cosmetic micro-beads may go bye-bye. Do anti-perspirants cause breast cancer? (Hint: No!) Don’t waste your money on anti-cellulite leggings. Everything you ever wanted to know about vegetable oils [...]
Vincent Longo Lip & Cheek Gel is a beauty best seller on Amazon. Let’s look at the label. Claims Extremely long wearing. Layers directly over moisturized lips and cheeks to deliver a beautiful wash of sheer color. This product should have no problem delivering “long wearing” color due to its relatively unique water free formula. [...]
Doffy says…I’m curious as to how companies like FutureDerm and SkinCeuticals are allowed to sell their retinol and vitamin C products. Wouldn’t these products be considered drugs since they change the way the skin behaves? The Beauty Brains respond: That is a VERY insightful question Doffy. To be absolutely technically correct (given the strict definition [...]
Beauty blogs and magazines are full of information about which hair care products are best. Sadly, much of this information is based on either uninformed personal speculation or (more likely) on regurgitated press releases from the beauty companies. If you’re tired of reading the same old crap, check out these five UNIQUE technologies that have [...]