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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Tags: noneA while back we reported on the trend of using yogurt in your skin products to create better products. Well, the good folks at Givaudan (a large fragrance supplier to the beauty industry) is introducing their own yogurt-based product.This new product called Yogurtene Balance Powder is a spray dried Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Yogurt, Re-balanceCosmetics don’t usually do a good job of explaining the problems they claim to solve. Take anti-wrinkle creams for example. Rarely do they tell you what causes wrinkles in the first place.Since the goal of the Beauty Brains is to educate our community, we thought we’d share the results of a Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Types, WrinklesChristine’s Question: Tell us about Revitol, “The beauty secret of the stars!” Their moisturizer is supposed to contain an “uninjectable” Botox. The before and after pictures are amazing but I’ve learned that before I buy ANYTHING else I am checking it out with Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Revitol, Beauty, CreamHere’s a development in skin care science that’s out of this world - literally!As part of the recent Expedition 13 Astrolab mission, German European Space Agency Astronaut Thomas Reiter and his team on board the International Space Station conducted the first ever tests on actual human s Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Research, WorldHey Beauty Brains community, we’ve got an all new poll for you. The cosmetic industry uses lots of crazy ingredients derived from petroleum, plants, the ocean, and even animals. We put together this list of strange ingredients. All but one are actually being used in some cosmetic product Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Beauty, Science, cosmetic, ingredientHere’s a comment from a salon operator who’s concerned about L’Oreal buying Pureology: I just noticed that the first ingredient listed in the Pureology shampoos and conditioners is now water. It’s crazy how L’Oreal buys them and the first thing they do is “water down” the prod Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Salon, Brands, LyingWell, most of you missed the fake. It’s not surprising because they all sound pretty fake. The most popular choice was the Laser Comb at 37% . Nope, it’s real. So too is the oxygen skin smoother and the headband to reduce wrinkles. Here is the complete explanations.1. […] Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Beauty, Gadget, Which, Beauty, Gadget, AnswersSummer is the season of skin, and what better way to honor the tradition than by wearing the luxe flesh tones inspired by the hot mid-year months and cool skinny-dipping sessions. Strip down to the very nude basics and take advantage of perhaps the chicest trend sweeping the fashion world Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Neutral, UnderstandingEvery so often you hear about how chemicals in your cosmetics are responsible for cancer, birth defects or even autism. Unfortunately, the sources for these conclusions are rarely cited and when they are, they are typically a biased political committee or marketing group.This article about hair dye Read the rest of this entry »
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