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

• How much should you trust seals of approvals on product labels?
• What do you think of Brooke Shields hair care line?
• What makes a good lip mask and day cream?
• What are your thoughts on the Geek & Gorgeous brand?
• Why would a brand include two hydroquinone-based lightening creams with the same active ingredient and concentration?

Beauty News

FDA bans red #3 from food. 

Time Stamps

0:00 - Intro and chit chat - black eye, cat in the wall
8:56 - Tik Tok ban
11:25 - FDA bans dye from food
15:15 - Seals of approval
21:35 - Brooke Shields hair care
26:45 - Lip masks and day creams
33:35 - Geek and Gorgeous brand
41:10 - Brands making two of the same product
46:45 - Ending
49:05 - Cat in the Wall

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On this show we cover lots of questions including…

• How effective are growth factors in topical products?
• Can low dose Minoxidil pills treat hair loss in women?
• Does air drying cause more damage than blow drying?
• What shampoo & conditioner won’t weigh down fine hair?
• Can a dark spot serum work to reduce pigmentation?

Beauty News

The Rock - Papatui

Study validates anti-aging benefit of collagen peptides?

Time Stamps

0:00 - Introduction / chit chat
7:45 - The Rock hair care
10:30 - Collagen peptide story
16:05 - Beauty questions - topical growth factors
23:25 - Minoxidil pills for hair loss
27:40 - Air drying and damage
36:00 - Shampoo & conditioner unscented
43:10 - Dark spot serum
50:00 - Ending

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

• Is it ok to use self-tanner under your eyes and around your lips?
• Are PFAS the ingredients that cause products to self-foam?
• How can a silicone protect hair up to temperatures of 450 degrees?
• Are certain types of products worth getting the more expensive product?
• What is the chemistry of nanoplasty?

But first…

Beauty News

FDA proposes new test for talc containing products.
Walmart says it won’t hit its’s emission goals.

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On today's show, we just chit chat about the year in beauty, our goals for next year and answer a couple of questions.

Thanks for all your support and we look forward to more Beauty Q&A in 2025!!

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On this show we cover questions including…

• What do you think of Oneskin products?
• Are there any good beauty finds in the EU that you can’t find in the US?
• Will hair water damage hair over time?
• Do you have to wash the sweat out of your hair every time?
• Can a cream really “firm” or lift the neck? 

Prediction show!

Time stamps

0:00 - Intro and chit chat
5:00 - Prediction review from 2024
14:15 - Beauty predictions for 2025
25:30 - Oneskin products
29:00 - European Beauty Finds
34:00 - Kiyoko hair water spray
39:00 - Washing Hair After Exercise
48:00 - Neck Creams for Firming
50:00 - Ending

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On today’s show we cover questions including…

• What can you use to fight static?
• Is it ok for babies to eat sunscreen?
• What are the best ingredients to use for conditioning?
• What is the difference between body wash and hand soap?
• How does the performance of the various retinols compare to retin-A?

Beauty News

Company is being sued for calling themselves “natural” 

Beauty influencers.

What do we think of these DIY options

Time stamps

0:00 - Intro and chit chat
4:00 - Beauty News - Natural company sued
9:00 - Beauty influencers and brands
12:35 - Heat protectants
15:35 - DIY home treatments
20:00 - How can you fight static
23:55 - Babies and sunscreen
28:46 - Best conditioning ingredients
34:41 - Body wash vs hand soap
38:39 - Retinoids

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It's a solo episode today but lots to cover including...

• Are quats in hair conditioners causing bacterial resistance?
• What do you think of WISH skin health products?
• Do more expensive heat protectant products provide better protection?
• How do you figure out whether hair is high or low porosity?
• Is it worth buying products online instead of in drug stores?
• Are patented ingredients really game-changers, or just marketing tricks?

Time stamps

0:00 - Intro and chit chat
3:30 - Quaternary compounds in conditioners
8:45 - WISH skin products
12:35 - Heat protectants
20:35 - Porosity in hair
26:05 - Beauty pie products
36:20 - Patented ingredients

Question links 

WISH skin health Phyto-Active clearing Serum

Kruidvat heat protector

R&Co heat protector

Beauty Pie serum

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

• Can layering sunscreens make them less effective?
• Why can’t you use L’oreal wonder water on your scalp?
• What’s the history of using blue light to treat acne?
• Is it damaging to use a pre-treatment on hair?
• When can you call a formula a “dupe”?

Beauty News

The Beauty Brains were on the Pretty Curious podcast.

Approximate timestamps

0:00 Chit chat - Pretty Curious podcast, Thailand, Lip problems
7:40 Vitamin C derivatives follow-up
13:20 Sunscreen layering question
19:45 Wonder water on your scalp
23:45 Blue light treating acne
27:40 Pre-treatment and hair damage
33:20 Product dupes
36:45 Difference between men and women's products
38:25 Using hypochlorous acid on skin
40:00 How long to wait between skin product applications

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On today’s show we cover the following questions…

• What is required to become a cosmetic chemist?
• Why don’t beauty products always have a safety seal on them?
• Questions about makeup sponges
• Hair bonding questions

Approximate timestamps

0:00 Chit chat - Who's responsible for beauty industry misinformation?
6:00 Cosmetic Chemist Career question
15:30 Safety seals on cosmetics question
22:15 Makeup sponge question
27:30 Hair bonding question

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Sorry we haven't gotten an episode out in a while! I've been literally traveling (South America) and it was difficult to get a joint episode recorded.

But Sarah Bellum stepped in and Valerie and her put together this episode where they talk about their favorite products.

We'll be back next episode with all new Q&A!

But for now, enjoy some Beauty Product Talk.

Perry, 44

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