Astauff asks…I have some itchy, flaky patches on my scalp that get worse in the winter. Macadamia Flawless is the only thing I’ve used that’s still helped with the problem after more than a couple of uses, even compared to anti-dandruff and prescription shampoos I’ve tried, but $33 for 8 oz is not really in [...]
WHICH plant based moisturizers are most effective? WHAT are the 7 habits of women with great skin? WHEN will Perry pose for our Beauty Science Beefcake Calendar? Learn all this and more in this week’s pulse pounding episode! Please support the Beauty Brains by buying our new book. Click here to get your copy for only [...]
Kal’s question….As a stylist I have been told to tell my clients to use “sulfate-free” shampoo if they have color-treated(or curly) hair. However, I read in your book that you’ve studied the performance of sulfate-free vs shampoos containing sulfates and didn’t see a difference in hair color fading. Is there anything out there that preserves [...]
Time for another bountiful bevy of beauty science news… 7 minerals that you didn’t know are in your bathroom products. A peek into the future: what will the cosmetics of tomorrow look like? Do consumers think about parabens in cosmetics? Researchers explain how water makes skin cells grow and shrink. What’s the difference between a [...]
I have to admit this best selling product on Amazon.com baffles me. It’s allegedly the top selling exfoliator in Japan. Exfoliators, as you probably know, work typically work in one of two ways: by chemically loosening dead skin cells with an alpha hydroxy acid or similar chemical. Or by mechanically removing dead skin cells with [...]
Instead of candy or flowers our Valentine’s Day gift to you is this list of Valentine-themed science experiments… One of the Beauty Brains’ basic goals is to make science fun and interesting, especially to our younger readers. So here’s a fun website that features science ideas for preschoolers. They posted a very cute article about [...]
Doffy asks…People always claim that sleeping with makeup is damaging to the skin. They say it ages the skin faster, but they never explain why. So I’m curious as to what happens to our skin at night, since it suddenly can’t handle the makeup anymore (which has already been there for hours during the day!) [...]
Hannah has to know…I just watched Mean Girls again (it seems like for the 53rd time) and I just noticed a scene that made me curious. Regina tells Cady that cranberry juice is making her break out to which Cady replies “Wait, I have this really good skin stuff I’ll bring you.” She and Janis [...]
Do your cosmetics contain synthetic or natural colors? In this week’s episode we explain how to tell where the colors in your beauty products come from – just by reading the label. Also, just in time for February 14th, learn the Deadly Danger of St. Valentines Day! Randy thinks we have to start charging for [...]
Doffy90 says…Can this product really unplug pores? Not sure which ingredient would attribute this, the calcium carbonate maybe? Turns out it contains kaolin, which I guess “sucks” out the blackheads. The Beauty Brains respond: Let’s take a look at the product’s ingredients and claims. Mario Badescu Silver Powder ingredients It’s a simple formula containing only Calcium [...]