Are Easter Eggs Good For Your Hair and Skin?

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Spring is here and today is the day the Easter Bunny leaves a little surprise on your doorstep. No, we don’t mean rabbit pellets, silly, we’re talking about Easter eggs! To commemorate the occasion, here are our top 5 favorite facts about eggs in cosmetics.
1. Beware Botox
The popular wrinkle paralyzing treatment, […]

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Beauties Beware: Women Are Ogled 5 Times More Often Than Men

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We all use beauty products to feel better about ourselves and to be more attractive. And one benefit of looking and feeling attractive is that we’re more likely to catch the eye of a passing guy.
But apparently, guys are doing a lot of eyeballing! A recent study reported by Softpedia shows […]

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Does Phyto Phytonectar Shampoo Dry Out Your Hair?

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Julie’s fearful of Phyto: I looked at the contents for Phyto Phytonectar shampoo for ultra dry hair and the cleansing agent is Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, which many claim is very irritating and drying. Now I understand that it’s meant to be used after their Phytonectar oil - thus a clarifying shampoo […]

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Chic Clicks 3/21/08: The Best Of This Week’s Beauty Blogs

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SheFinds shows you and your feet how to survive your killer heels and still walk away in style.
Smarter Fashion gives some great coupon codes from top online stores & some great fashion finds from theses stores. Hurry, these coupons expire soon!
Girlawhirl incorporates touches of yellow into her spring wardrobe.
The Beauty Brains […]

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Is Menthol Lip Balm Bad For You?

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Today’s question and answer post is brought to us by Forebrain, the newest lobe of the Beauty Brains. Please join us in welcoming Forebrain to the Beauty Brains community!
Michelle’s menthol madness: I heard from a friend that the menthol in products, such as lip balm and face wash, is actually irritating, […]

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Beauty Science or BS - Anti-aging Ingredients

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Hey everyone, I don’t know if you noticed but there’s a new Beauty Science or BS poll up on the right side of this blog.  See if you can sniff out the FAKE anti-aging ingredient.   Note:  the skeptic in me thinks they are all fake but 3 of them actually have […]

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Get Your Free Beauty Brains Basic Beauty Science Report

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When we were putting together the Beauty Brains book, we had a lot of great material that didn’t make it in to the final pages. The editors around here are so tough! But this is the Internet and it’s not as restrictive as the pages of a book. That’s why we’ve […]

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Hair Care Hacks - Reducing Fragrance in Your Hair Care Products

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Melissa’s emanation: I know that this will probably sound strange, but I have an aversion to most fragrances in hair care products. Suave is one of my favorites, it works very well on my hair. The fragrance however does not, it usually comes in fifth on the ingredients list. Fragrance has […]

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day - Now Take Your Green Hair Home

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Here’s a story a bit different than what we usually cover on the Beauty Brains. According to this report, a 9th grade educator was sent home from school because he dyed his hair green. He did it to celebrate the holiday, but the principal was not amused.
While the story and pictures […]

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The Chemical Free Cosmetic Myth

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The cosmetic and personal care marketers of the world continue to frustrate the scientist in me. They take perfectly good products, craft meaningless stories around them and use blatant lies to dupe the public into buying. When did it become OK to make completely bogus product claims?
The myth of Chemical Free
What […]

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