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On today’s show we cover lots of questions including…

- Are Japanese mineral sunscreens effective, and what can their labels tell us?

- What do we think of Brooke Shields’ Commence line for mature hair?

- How does Hairstory New Wash work, and how does co-washing compare with shampoo?

- Why can curls behave differently at the beach, and how do humectants affect them?

- Is Vita Reset worth considering as a skin supplement?

Beauty News

- Beef tallow’s return to skin care: moisturizing properties, texture, and the limits of stronger claims.

- PFAS in beauty products: their formulation roles, environmental concerns, and the hosts’ discussion of ingredient labeling and restrictions.

Plus, Valerie prepares for Australia, Perry plans a Toronto talk, and a listener asks how to find the earliest Beauty Brains episodes.

Approximate timestamps

0:00 - Welcome and episode preview
1:00 - Australia, Toronto, and travel plans
3:25 - Beauty News: beef tallow in skin care
7:25 - Beauty News: PFAS in cosmetics
13:40 - Listener feedback: finding the earliest episodes
15:20 - Japanese mineral sunscreens and SPF labels
23:35 - Brooke Shields’ Commence and mature hair
29:35 - Hairstory New Wash and co-washing
35:50 - Beach hair, salt, and curls
37:55 - Humectants, glycerin, and frizz
41:10 - Vita Reset and skin-supplement claims
47:30 - Closing, listener questions, and Patreon

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On today’s show we cover lots of questions including…

1. Does Kerastase Thermique Heat Protectant work?
2. What do you think of the Labo hair roll on serum?
3. Do oils in body washes help with moisturization?
4. Do derivatives of actives show good results?
5. Is the Anua Azelaic Acid just clever marketing or is this actually a product?

Beauty News

What AI cannot sense about beauty

Links from questions

LABO products

Anua azelaic acid - starting the controversy
derms respond

Approximate timestamps

0:00 - Introduction
0:55 - Valerie’s skin check and host chitchat
4:10 - Beauty News: what AI misses about skincare and formulation
9:20 - A live ChatGPT spelling experiment
12:30 - Listener feedback and Perry’s consumer-advocate perspective
14:20 - Kérastase Thermique heat protection and budget alternatives
18:05 - Timothy’s question about the LABO scalp roll-on serum
25:15 - Do oils and petrolatum make cleansers moisturizing?
29:55 - Active derivatives and routines for sensitive skin
34:15 - The Anua azelaic acid pH controversy
41:45 - Ending

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On today’s show we cover lots of questions including…

1. Does Peptonix really grow hair?
2. What’s up with the new Skinceuticals C, E, Ferulic formulation? 
3. Is there any science behind DHT-3 blockers to promote hair growth?
4. Does clear gloss dp-Hue work?
5. Can you damage hair on purpose to get body?

Relevant links

Peptonix copper-peptide product
SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic
BosleyMD BosRevive non-color-treated hair shampoo
dpHUE gloss range

Approximate timestamps

0:00 - Introduction
1:00 - Chit chat
9:50 - Listener feedback: skepticism and consumer advocacy
15:20 - Peptonix, copper peptides, and hair-growth claims
22:15 - SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic reformulation
28:00 - BosleyMD shampoo and DHT-blocker claims
33:30 - dpHUE gloss, color, and buildup
37:50 - Can deliberate hair damage add body?
43:35 - Ending

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On today’s show we cover lots of questions including…

1. Do you have to worry about BHT in cosmetics?
2. Are hair masks worth using?
3. Will a biomimetic hair longevity serum reduce shedding?
4. Can you mix products together to reduce irritation?
5. What's the deal with QOAT Professional Hair Color?

Perry and Valerie are back after their summer travels, with stories about Greece, Albania, cats, sidewalks, Texas heat, and a medical-testing catch-up before getting into the latest beauty news and listener questions.

Beauty News

- Millions use apps like Yuka to judge beauty products

- A lawsuit alleging that TRESemmé shampoos containing DMDM hydantoin caused hair loss

- Beauty trademark filings connected to Lindsay Lohan and Tate McRae.

K18 FutureIQ product

Approximate timestamps

0:01 - Introduction
7:00 -Yuka product-safety scores and their effect on formulation
11:40 - TRESemmé, DMDM hydantoin, and a hair-loss lawsuit
15:50 - Celebrity launch
18:40 - Is BHT in cosmetics a safety concern?
23:05 - Are hair masks worth using?
28:15 - Mixing tretinoin gel with marula oil
31:10 - K18 FutureIQ hair longevity serum claims
39:25 - QOAT Professional Hair Color Topcoat
44:40 - Ending

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On today’s show we cover lots of questions including…

1. How does Olaplex Bond Shaper Curl Rebuilding work?
2. Are plant stem cells reducing wrinkles?
3. What chemical in hair color damages the hair?
4. What’s a good sunscreen to use that won’t sting eyes?
5. Is Le Balm solid moisturizer worth the price?

Beauty News

New tool to grade cosmetic ingredients.

The future of beauty according to 5 top scientists.

Approximate timestamps

0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Chit Chat
3:40 - Tool to grade ingredients
8:30 - Future of beauty science
19:15 - Listener feedback
20:40 - Olaplex bond shaper
25:10 - Plant stem cells
30:45 - Hair damage chemical
35:00 - Sunscreen recos
38:45 - Le Balm solid moisturizer
44:20 - Ending

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On today’s show we cover lots of questions including…

• How do you know a study can be trusted?
• Are collagen supplements for skin a myth?
• What makes a hair conditioner condition? 
• Is EGF worth the hype?
• Is exfoliation just as important as SPF?

Approximate timestamps

0:00 - Intro
2:00 - Trusting Studies
12:00 - Supplements and skin
18:30 - Hair conditioner
26:30 - EGF
30:25 - Exfoliation and SPF
40:00 - Ending

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On today’s show we cover lots of questions including…

1. Are benzoyl peroxide products dangerous?
2. Is a UBEAUTY serum really a holy grail?
3. What is the new sunscreen active approved by the FDA?
4. Do you need more than 5% Niacinamide?
5. How do keratin treatments work?

Links in questions

UBEAUTY serum 

Approximate timestamps

0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Chit chat
6:00 - Trigger warning: Nose injury story
9: 45 - Can AI be used to learn about active ingredients?
16:00 - Benzoyl peroxide lawsuit
22:25 - UBEAUTY serum
31:10 - New sunscreen active
36:20 - Niacinamide in products 
40:00 - Keratin treatments
45:50 - Ending

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On today’s show we cover lots of questions including…

1. What are our thoughts on Herbal Face Food brand?
2. Can eye creams make skin sensitive to the sun?
3. Do we have recommendations for reducing C-section scars?
4. Have we ever looked at the brand Timeless?
5. What do Silymarin and Aminopropyl Ascorbyl Phosphate do for skin? 

Beauty News

Science of scam?

Boomer skincare vs Millennials

Question links

Herbal face food

Authentic Ego

Approximate timestamps

0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Chit chat
3:45 - Listener feedback
8:00 - Does Perry believe anything works?
12:05 - Beauty News - science or scam
18:20 - Millennials vs Boomer skincare advice
25:50 - Herbal Face food
32:20 - Eye creams and the sun
37:35 - C-section scar treatment
42:45 - Timless brand
45:35 - Silymarin and Aminopropyl Ascorbyl Phosphate
51:10 - Ending

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On today’s show we cover lots of questions including…

1. Does sunscreen block skincare ingredients in makeup from working?
2. What do you think of The Good Face Project for cosmetic formulation?
3. Does AO2 Clear help treat acne?
4. What would be a cheaper dupe for StriVectin Anti-Wrinkle Line BlurFector Primer?
5. Do infrared hair tools damage hair, and do heat protectant oils actually work?

Beauty News

What happens when clean has to mean something

Approximate timestamps

0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Chit chat
6:25 - Beauty News - Defining clean beauty
11:10 - Listener feedback
13:10 - Sunscreen blocking skincare ingredients
17:40 - The good face project
23:45 - AO2 clear up acne
30:05 - Strivectin alternatives
35:35 - Infrared hair damage
44:25 - Ending

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On today’s show we cover lots of questions including…

1. Is it a good idea to put pure glycerin on skin?
2. Can a salon professional attend a cosmetic chemist course?
3. Why don’t all Amlactin lotions smell bad?
4. Is there a good two in one shampoo on the market?
5. Are there differences in ingredient quality between brands?

Beauty News

Why would dangerous chemicals be allowed in the us but banned in the EU?

Register for Valerie's Hair Science course

Extras:

Perry's Kitten microneedling - 

https://www.tiktok.com/@porchkitties6/video/7636173742468615455

Approximate timestamps

0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Chit chat
5:20 - Beauty News - EU bans chemicals 
10:50 - Pure glycerin on skin
20:30 - Salon professionals at cosmetic chemist courses
24:10 - AmLactin doesn't smell?
28:20 - Pantene shampoo
36:00 - Ingredient quality differences
43:10 - Ending

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