A couple weeks ago, we were contacted by a student who was working on a science project about cosmetic animal testing. She gave us a few interesting questions which we thought we would pass along here. Seeking Student Says…Could you answer the following questions about animal testing for my school science project? Left Brain Responds: [...]
Right Brain retorts: On several occasions we’ve blogged about how many people believe Pantene is bad for your hair. It looks like the marketers at P&G (the makers of Pantene) are paying attention to blogs like the Beauty Brains because their Public Relations agency has just sent out this press release on that very question. [...]
Vananners asks… Hi! A while back I read an article about an “innovative” new hair product called “No Frizz” by Living Proof. The article stated that this product was an amazing new anti-frizz product for hair, silicone-free, that works better than anything else before. They use something called “PolyfluoroEster.” I was wondering, from an ingredients standpoint, [...]
Clarisonic Skin Care System – PinkThink you’ve removed all your makeup with your cleanser? There is probably makeup, dirt, and other impurities left behind after you cleanse that you can’t even see. Clarisonic Skin Care System removes six times more makeup than cleansing alone Our previous Clarisonic assessment sparked a bit of controversy with one [...]
SMG Writes…I am a scientist, and would like to know the truth about the face creams that say they are rejuvenating because they remove dead cells and stimulate the new cell layers underneath to divide. This sounds downright dangerous- I was taught that skin cells only have a finite number of divisions they can undergo [...]
It’s the year’s end and time for a look back at some of our favorite posts from 2008. Categorized for your convenience. Skin We generated some heated discussions with talk about breast milk soap, Clarisonic, Preparation H for puffy eyes, and boob sweat? 1. What’s the difference between alpha & beta hydroxyl acid? 2. Does [...]
The Beauty Brains are taking the day off. Enjoy this blast from the past post. You know when you get your hair cut and there’s just a pile of it left on the floor. Did you ever wonder what happens to it? In most cases, it’s just thrown in the trash but sometimes it’s used [...]
L. Cederkin Writes…What do you think about e.l.f. Cosmetics? They claim to use the same formulations as “name brand” products but because they don’t charge for marketing and packaging, their products are a lot cheaper. The Right Brain Writes Back: For those of you not familiar with e.l.f, it is NOT a North Pole based [...]
When we’re not answering questions, we here at the Beauty Brains read press releases, Twitter feeds, RSS feeds, blogs, and just generally Internet surf to find the latest news in the world of cosmetics. A recent story about Burger King launching a fragrance inspired this post about 10 strange fragrances. 10 Weird Fragrances 1. Burger [...]
Hello Beauty Brains community. Today, we have a guest post from a cosmetic chemist who started her own company. Joan Brindle, cosmetic chemist and owner of The Creative Cosmetic Company shares her recipe for a terrific sugar scrub. Make Your Own Sugar Scrub A few years ago as I was getting ready to make my [...]