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Real scientists answer your beauty questions

The Beauty Brains Discover the beauty and cosmetic products you should use and avoid

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Real scientists answer your beauty questions

    BOBB - Is retinol toxic? and other beauty questions you're dying to know. Episode 313

    BOBB - Is retinol toxic? and other beauty questions you're dying to know. Episode 313

    Perry is traveling and Valerie is moving so they weren't able to get a new show recorded. Here is a "best of" which will still be enjoyable. We'll be back next week with an all-new show!

    On today’s show we answer questions about:
    What we think of the Redken acidic bonding treatments?Should pregnant women avoid certain ingredients in lip gloss?Is retinol toxic?Should you be worried about potential asbestos contamination affecting talc in makeup products?Is pharmaceutical grade skincare different from over the counter?Beauty Science News
    Kylie Jenner in the lab. 
    Celebrity Launch
    Alicia Keys launches something 
    Beauty Question links
    Redken acidic bonding
    Pharma grade skincare 
    Four Ways to Ask a question -
    1. Send us a message through Patreon!
    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

    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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    • 38 min
    Episode 342 - Are Beauty Apps Reliable Sources for Product Recommendations?

    Episode 342 - Are Beauty Apps Reliable Sources for Product Recommendations?

    On today’s show we answer questions about:
    Should you throw away products because of a beauty product app?Are lip primers just chapstick?Does sunscreen break down if it is heated too high?What claims about ethnic hair are true?Does Lamellar technology as found in Wonder Water work for hair?Beauty News
    AOC thinks you deserve better sunscreen. 
    Four Ways to Ask a question -
    1. Send us a message through Patreon!
    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
    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
    Perry's other website - Chemists Corner
    Follow the new Porch Kitty Krew instagram account


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    • 55 min
    Episode 341 - Do You Really Need a Separate Heat Protector for Leave-In Conditioners?

    Episode 341 - Do You Really Need a Separate Heat Protector for Leave-In Conditioners?

    On today’s show we answer questions about:
    Why are companies replacing ‘synthetic’ blurring ingredients?What’s the deal with The Ordinary/ Glycolipid Cleanser?Do you need a separate heat protector if you use leave-in conditioner?What is the dried foam that’s in my serum dropper?What do we think about expensive treatment dispersal system for a pricey serum?Beauty News
    Is Ageless the new Anti-aging? 
    Men's personal care use 
    Male skin care line Michael Strahan 
    Four Ways to Ask a question -
    1. Send us a message through Patreon!
    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
    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
    Perry's other website - Chemists Corner
    Follow the new Porch Kitty Krew instagram account
    Support the show

    • 44 min
    Episode 340 - Tattoo skin care, mixing retinol, biomimicry and more

    Episode 340 - Tattoo skin care, mixing retinol, biomimicry and more

    On today’s show we answer questions about:
    Is biotechnology going to revolutionize the beauty industry?Do products designed for tattoos actually work?Is it ok to mix retinol with regular skin care products?Does poly l lactic acid work as a topical ingredient?Beauty Question links
    Arcaea 
    Tattoo skin care 


    Four Ways to Ask a question -
    1. Send us a message through Patreon!
    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
    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
    Perry's other website - Chemists Corner
    Follow the new Porch Kitty Krew instagram account
    Support the show

    • 30 min
    Episode 339 - How Long Does Sunscreen Really Last and Why Does it Degrade?

    Episode 339 - How Long Does Sunscreen Really Last and Why Does it Degrade?

    On today’s show we answer questions about:
    What is hexylresorcinol doing in your skin care?How should you treat highlighted hair that’s getting crispy?Can you use benzoyl peroxide on your underarms?What’s the deal with sunscreens, do they really stop working?Is it ok to use dog conditioner on your hair?Beauty News
    Canada bans animal testing of cosmetics 
    Do you know what’s in your makeup? 
    Olay teams up with Kate the Chemist to talk about moisturizing skin 

    Four Ways to Ask a question -
    1. Send us a message through Patreon!
    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
    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
    Perry's other website - Chemists Corner
    Follow the new Porch Kitty Krew instagram account
    Support the show

    • 43 min
    Episode 338 - Can cheap drugstore hair products really ruin your hair?

    Episode 338 - Can cheap drugstore hair products really ruin your hair?

    On today’s show we answer questions about:
    Performance and Marketing of Hair ProductsEating Collagen for Skin BenefitsTreating Large PoresThe Droplet Device and Skin PenetrationFDA approval of at-home LED face masks

    Four Ways to Ask a question -
    1. Send us a message through Patreon!
    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
    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
    Perry's other website - Chemists Corner
    Follow the new Porch Kitty Krew instagram account
    Support the show

    • 36 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
849 Ratings

849 Ratings

sjk00 ,

Antidote to the scaremongers and super-hypers

Glad this show exists. Great to hear scientists talk for once. I think back about the scare we all had when spray sunblocks were recalled because of high benzene levels, and how listening to the two of them break it down gave it a lot of useful context and calmed me down.

MikeyMyke ,

Great show but….

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So Good

Love this podcast. Helpful. Informative. Fun.

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