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Here’s good news for the male readers of The Beauty Brains. We’ve blogged about hair loss remedies like Minoxidil and Propecia before. But now Sciencedaily reports that there’s a new medication that may not only reduce hair loss but also increase new hair growth.Dutasteride, an enzyme inhi Read the rest of this entry »

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Here’s a clever beauty gadget from Japan: a combination MP3 player and negative ion generator that treats your face while you’re listening to the latest Fergie tune.Do negative ions do anything for your skin? Well, they certainly won’t affect any structural aspects of skin, like wrinkles. Read the rest of this entry »

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“Women absorb up to 5 pounds of damaging chemicals a year from their beauty products.”I saw this newspaper headline and was amazed, astonished, and perplexed. I just couldn’t believe it. Being a skeptical Brain, I figured the article was just a typical “scare” piece Read the rest of this entry »

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JANIS JOPLIN looms large in Kim Matulova’s consciousness — not least Ms. Joplin’s free-form hair, flounced frocks and fingers choked with rings. “My style is, like, gypsy,” Ms. Matulova said last week, “something like a ghetto hippie.” Read the rest of this entry »

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MANY women slap on their makeup in front of the mirror before they dash out the door: a quick coat of foundation, a dusting of blush, a brush of eye shadow, a twirl of the mascara wand and a quick smear of lip gloss. The beauty ritual hardly varies, and audiences generally aren’t invited. Read the rest of this entry »

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Calling all brilliant Beauty Brain beauties!  We’ve found 3 more cosmetic science news stories and made up 1 fake.  Can you figure out which story is beauty BS?  Last poll we had hundreds of people respond but only 25% of them got it right.  Were you one of the Beauty Brainiacs?  See if y Read the rest of this entry »

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Margaret and Betty are inquisitive about Definity: Margaret says Definity works great for her but she wants to know if all the products in the line are basically the same; Betty is worried that Definity’s not safe because she heard it contains hydroquinone. The Right Brain provides this definitive Read the rest of this entry »

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Jackie’s question: About a year ago my stylist starting using Paul Mitchell products on me and I haven’t loved my hair since! Now it’s damaged and it breaks easily. My stylist blames me using the flat iron. I know that doesn’t help BUT I used the flat iron for years and have Read the rest of this entry »

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Alright all you Beauty Brainiacs out there, it’s answer day! Last week, we asked you which of these materials were NOT being used in your cosmetics and hundreds of you answered. Only 25% of you actually figured out that Whale semen was the fake. See the explanations below.According to a [ Read the rest of this entry »

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Revisit the heyday of supermodels, fluorescents, and Billy Idol with designer-of-the-moment Alice & Olivia. What began as a line of pants in 2002 has quickly become one of the fastest growing must-have labels, coveted by the likes of Eva Longoria, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Gwyneth Paltrow. Alice & Read the rest of this entry »

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