Plastic surgery is sweeping the nation. From Heidi Montag’s 10 surgeries in one day to Kanye West’s mother dying on the operating table to your next door neighbor or favorite aunt or old boss or high school classmate getting a facelift and a tummy tuck, it’s inescapable. And as everyone around you is getting more [...]
Taya’s trouble…Dear Beauty Brains, I just read up on your article about smelly scalps and wanted to know if there are any causes or solutions to itchy scalps. My sister started developing an itchy scalp several months back and it would sometimes get so itchy she would have to shower twice a day and she [...]
Li longs to learn: How does hair know when to grow? When you shave your legs, it grows back but it stops growing after a certain length. If you shave it again, it will grow back to that length. What’s up with that??? The Left Brain leads her: Li, actually your question is easy to [...]
Reul Ruminates...What do you think about Mario Badescu Drying Lotion? Once again… an expensive product that claims to help acne. So does it really do more than OTC benzoyl peroxide? The Right Brain responds: Based on a review of the ingredients, Drying Lotion will dry your skin more than a typical OTC benzoyl peroxide lotion. [...]
Lucia longs to know…I’ve heard that you should start using antiaging products in your twenties, so you’ll get less wrinkles, is that true? If so, will using a Retinol cream at night and moisturizer with SPF 30 during the day enough? I wanted to add some brightening formulas (like Vitamin C or Glucosamine), but not [...]
Lucia longs to know…I’ve heard that you should start using antiaging products in your twenties, so you’ll get less wrinkles, is that true? If so, will using a Retinol cream at night and moisturizer with SPF 30 during the day enough? I wanted to add some brightening formulas (like Vitamin C or Glucosamine), but not [...]
Jimmy’s just curious…I’m a guy with thick, poofy wavy hair and I love the straight, slicked back look. I’ve used Pantene’s in control shaping mousse to slick my hair and it seemed to work okay, but the mousse said it was for people who had fine, limp hair that needed body. Should I continue to [...]
Forget the Climate Change Catastrophe. Forget the Gulf Oil Spill scandal. The BIG news last week was the release of the new iPhone 4! What, you ask, does that have to do with our beauty science blog? Because the iPhone offers unique ways to increase your beauty knowledge and make you a smarter shopper – [...]
Sue’s shampoo supposition…Do shampoos that don’t contain silicones also leave buildup in the hair over time? If so, what is it that builds up? I’m wondering specifically about LUSH solid shampoos. I’ve read reviews in which users complain of buildup — but of what? The Right Brain’s reply: In general, modern liquid shampoos don’t create [...]
JazzyFresh says…I read that cayenne pepper aids in circulation and stimulating blood flow. I’ve heard of many people adding cayenne pepper to hair oils (esp. Ayurvedic oils) and massaging it into the scalp to stimulate hair growth. I wonder if there is any science to this? The Left Brain answers: Surprisingly, there is some science [...]