Mona mutters…I’ve heard a rumour that cutting hair with heated scissors is better than with regular hair scissors (for example, the Jaguar TC Theracut). I’ve been able to find ladies journal articles recommending sealing split ends with a flame from a hundred years ago, but I can’t figure out how either method is particularly beneficial. [...]
Cianyde says…I have started wondering if my current fav conditioner (‘Jungle’ hair conditioner from Lush ) is as good as I thought it was… The main ingredient is ‘Cocoa butter’ with ‘propylene glycol’ and ‘avocado’ listed later. Is cocoa butter actually a good HAIR conditioner ( I was under the impression that only certain substances [...]
I wonder why the Beauty Brains never do studies like this. Here are a few reports that demonstrate some interesting findings about our sense of smell. Women smell better Women are better at smelling things than men. Researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia conducted a study to see how well fragrances hid [...]
Forum member tsunamino says…Short of scrubbing, how can you remove deodorant from your underarms at the end of the day? I’ve heard of this one product, Clarsskin that claims to penetrate the residue left behind to clean it off. Here’s what their website says: Clarsskin Underarm Cleanser contains a unique patent pending combination of an [...]
Purple Rules asks…I’m thinking of having electrolysis done on my chin and so I was wondering just how painful is it and does it really work? The Right Brain responds: Purple posted this question in our Forum a while ago, but because we just received a press release from a company that specializes in electrolysis [...]
Mid Brain muses: The latest issue of of the Flavour and Fragrance Journal reveals that women are better than men when it comes to sniffing out body odor. According to researchers at the Monell institute, it’s tougher to block a woman’s sensitivity to body odor than it is for men. How do scientists know this? [...]
Sarah Bellum Says: April 15th is Tax Day here in the US so I thought I’d honor the occasion with this post about British author Dean Swift. Swift once proposed that all governments could become rich if they created a beauty tax that was based on how attractive you think you are. The better looking [...]
We’re having a lot of fun posting tweeting to our top 100 beauty friends on Twitter and we’re getting some good questions from our followers. Here’s one example: NM tweets…Any insight to new technology in flat-irons: nano fusion, far-infrared heat, crushed tourmaline, ionic and effects on hair? The Left Brain leaps to respond: Here are [...]
EF asks: “Can coconut oil remove silicones from hair? I use ˜cone-free shampoos and conditioners, but my detangler does have ˜cones so I’m worried about buildup. I don’t want to use a clarifying shampoo (like Frederic Fekkai’s Apple Cider Shampoo) because it’s too harsh. Can I use coconut oil to get rid of the ˜cones [...]
EF asks: “Can coconut oil remove silicones from hair? I use ˜cone-free shampoos and conditioners, but my detangler does have ˜cones so I’m worried about buildup. I don’t want to use a clarifying shampoo (like Frederic Fekkai’s Apple Cider Shampoo) because it’s too harsh. Can I use coconut oil to get rid of the ˜cones [...]