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The Beauty Brains Discover the beauty and cosmetic products you should use and avoid
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Real scientists answer your beauty questions
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Cosmetic safety, at home hair color, Vegemite facials and more - Episode 307
On today’s show Valerie and Perry answer questions about:
Could Vegemite be a dupe for the Biologique Recherche favorite mask Vivant?Why does getting hair dyed in the salon take longer than at home?What’s a good treatment for Melasma?Have ingredients in cosmetics been safety tested enough?Beauty News
J&J launch band aids for acne
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Valerie's ingredient company - Simply Ingredients
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Encapsulated sunscreens, petrolatum on leather, lash boosters and more - episode 306
On today’s show Perry & Valerie answer questions about:
How does the new temporary color from Schwarzkopf work?Can you use a skin lotion ingredient to protect leather?Is it worth spending money on an expensive flat iron?Does encapsulated sunscreen work?What do you think of the new Ordinary peptide lash booster?Beauty science news
Revlon files for bankruptcy
Olaplex pH plus is now in Walmart
P&G launches new shampoo bars
Question notes
Schwarzkopf dye product
Encapsulated sunscreen
Ordinary eyelash booster
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2. You can record your question on your smart phone and email to thebeautybrains@gmail.com
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The Beauty Brains are now on Patreon! If you want to support the show Patreon is the best way to do it. This will help keep the show going and avoid any of those pesky advertisements that I find so maddening in other podcasts that I listen to. Thank you to all of our Patrons!
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on Twitter, we’re thebeautybrains
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Valerie's ingredient company - Simply Ingredients
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Episode 305 - Hair protein treatments and more
On today’s show Perry & Valerie answer questions about:
What do you think of the Aphogee Two Step Protein Treatment and Balancing Moisturizer?Does human keratin bind to hair and make it stronger and repair damage?Does hydrolyzed wheat protein work as well as hydrolyzed soy protein?Can brow thickening products work?Do inorganic filters reflect or absorb UV rays?Beauty science news
Honey Pot changes its formula and gets some social media backlash.
Oil Free Lawsuit Against Target Dismissed
Celebrity launch
Skin by Kim
Question notes
Aphogee treatment
Brow thickeners
AVeda brow thickener
UV paper
Four Ways to Ask a question -
1. Become a patron and ask through there. These get top attention.
2. You can record your question on your smart phone and email to thebeautybrains@gmail.com
3. Send it to us via social media (see links below)
4. Submit it through the following form - Ask a question
Support the Beauty Brains
The Beauty Brains are now on Patreon! If you want to support the show Patreon is the best way to do it. This will help keep the show going and avoid any of those pesky advertisements that I find so maddening in other podcasts that I listen to. Thank you to all of our Patrons!
Social media accounts
on Instagram we’re at thebeautybrains2018
on Twitter, we’re thebeautybrains
And we have a Facebook page
Valerie's ingredient company - Simply Ingredients
Be Brainy about your Beauty!
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Do chemical sunscreens cause free radicals? episode 304
On today’s show we’re going to answer questions about:
Do chemical sunscreens cause free radicals?what are your favorite heat protection products for hairWhy would Nizoral have an unexpected effect on hair and scalp?Can stem cell technology in professional products straighten hair?Beauty science news
Bondi hit with Reef Safe Lawsuit along with Banana Boat and Edgewell.
And Estee Lauder sued because of their face scanning tech
Recalls
Henkel recalls Alternl Bond Repair Leave in Heat Protection Spray because it was contaminated with B. cepacia.
Higher Education’s Makeout Ready Vegan Lip Balm SPF 15
Celebrity launch
Have we covered Kate Hudson launch?
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Episode 303 - What makes a cleanser without surfactants work?
It's a shortened episode today due to the traveling of our dedicated hosts.
But there is some interesting topics discussed including whether science has really reversed the aging of cells, whether the industry needs more regulation, and a warning for magnetic eyelash users.
Reversed aging of skin cells
Cosmetic regulations
Oh yeah, and we answer a patron's question about an interesting cleanser formulation from our biggest fan Timothy!
We'll be back with a full episode next time.
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Episode 302 - Can you dilute your products to make them last longer?
On today’s show Perry and Valerie answer questions about…
What should we think about the EWG?How can you find less expensive versions of expensive hair shampoos/conditioners?Can you dilute out a conditioner with water to make it thinner?What in leave-in conditioner makes hair crunchy?Are skin moisturizers (or cosmetics in general) sterile?Beauty Science News
EWG sunscreen guide
Four Ways to Ask a question -
1. Become a patron and ask through there. These get top attention.
2. You can record your question on your smart phone and email to thebeautybrains@gmail.com
3. Send it to us via social media (see links below)
4. Submit it through the following form - Ask a question
Support the Beauty Brains
The Beauty Brains are now on Patreon! If you want to support the show Patreon is the best way to do it. This will help keep the show going and avoid any of those pesky advertisements that I find so maddening in other podcasts that I listen to. Thank you to all of our Patrons!
Social media accounts
on Instagram we’re at thebeautybrains2018
on Twitter, we’re thebeautybrains
And we have a Facebook page
Valerie's ingredient company - Simply Ingredients
Be Brainy about your Beauty!
Support the show
Customer Reviews
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Such helpful information
My new bffs!
Love perry and valerie! I found this podcast a week ago and have listened to 20 episodes. I really like the chit chat in the beginning that they do and love their friendship. Learned so much too! Thinking about becoming a patron so i can ask questions… oh i also love the news and recall sections - i havent seen any other chemist influencers that do that
Been listening for years!
It’s so refreshing to listen to cosmetic chemists instead of cosmetic marketers! I’ve worked in the beauty industry before the rise of “clean” beauty and witnessed the degradation of product quality as the market gets saturated with product without effective preservatives and other useful synthetics. I love makeup, I love skincare products. The knowledge I get from this show helps me spend money more effectively and help me guide my clients to choose the best products for them. Their books are great too!