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Are Cosmetics Safe To Use During Pregnancy?
The Beauty Brains | September 6th 2008 by The Beauty Brains
Yesenia’s yes or no: I‘m three months pregnant and I want to know If I can use the Bio Ionic treatment in my hair. I’m worried about what it could do to my baby. The Left Brain writes back: The Right Brain has blogged before about read more
Science Banishes Bad Hair Days
The Beauty Brains | September 2nd 2008 by The Beauty Brains
Mid Brain muses: I saw an article in US News and World Report that would catch the eye of any red blooded beauty blogger: “Science May Banish Bad Hair Days.” I thought “Wow, did the Beauty Brains miss something?” because I read more
Mobile Beauty Therapy
Carbis Business Management | September 1st 2008 by Luke
In preparing for this years series of talks and training sessions around the world, I was intrigued that in several requests for my seminar topics, I was asked if I could cover the growing trend of mobile beauty therapy. For a number of years now mob read more
Labor Day and the Love Of Cosmetic Science
The Beauty Brains | September 1st 2008 by The Beauty Brains
Happy Labor Day to all our American readers! As you may recall, Labor Day originated in 1882 as “a day off for the working citizens.” But have you ever stopped to think how many “working scientists” are involved making the br read more
The Science Behind Kate Hudson’s Volcanic New Hair Care Line
The Beauty Brains | August 29th 2008 by The Beauty Brains
Mid Brain muses: For those of you who are over the Olympics and done with the Democrats, here’s a much more important piece of news that you should be contemplating: Kate Hudson is being sued over her new “green” hair care line. Gas read more
Do Lush Products Contain Safe Synthetic Ingredients?
The Beauty Brains | August 27th 2008 by The Beauty Brains
Heather Hopes the Brains Can Help. Hi there. I’m a big fan of Lush products and the company’s responsible philosophy, but I have to wonder what exactly do they mean by “safe synthetics”? Are they non-toxic to humans, the envi read more
Breast Surgery Research Source
The Beauty Brains | August 24th 2008 by The Beauty Brains
SPONSORED POST As the years go by and medical techniques continue to improve, people seem to forget all about the risks involved. Thousands of women are outfitted with breast implants every day, and with statistics like that it’s easy to downplay t read more
A Career in the Beauty Industry - Many Possibilities
Carbis Business Management | August 21st 2008 by Luke
As the beauty industry continues to grow and expand it’s boundaries into so many of the new and exciting facets of beauty and well being, so too have the opportunities available to aestheticians widened and developed into many different and cha read more
Makeover Power
Peculiar Beauty | August 18th 2008 by Bonnie Downing
I've told you before that I love stories of makeovers triggering life change. Beyond the confidence that comes from getting in shape, finding your colors, or trying a new look, beauty industry jobs are often a way into the economy for women who do read more
Dove Hair and Skin Care: Pretty Persuasion
The Beauty Brains | August 8th 2008 by The Beauty Brains
Scatter Brain says: In 1970, Ray Stevens hit it big on the pop charts with his single, Everyone Is Beautiful In Their Own Way. America loved the song, but evidently the beauty industry’s marketers and advertisers turned a deaf ear. For decade read more
Chic Clicks: the Best Of This Weeks Beauty Blogs
The Beauty Brains | August 8th 2008 by The Beauty Brains
Girlawhirltakes a first look at fall fashion. SheFinds is scarred for life thanks to adolescent beauty mishaps. See what products we swear by to prevent these disasters from happening again. Smarter Fashion gave us some valuable tips on how to read more
The Truth About Skin Toners
The Beauty Brains | July 30th 2008 by The Beauty Brains
Glitterati gushes: My facialist told me that toners are important because they re-balance the pH of the skin after cleansing. I could see that cleansers might be slightly basic, but will the toner really re-balance that? I like toners anyway for the read more
The 10 Strangest Ingredients Used in Cosmetics
The Beauty Brains | July 23rd 2008 by The Beauty Brains
This article about a cosmetic science program for kids at the Boston Museum of Science reminded me of all the other odd source of raw materials used in cosmetics. So, here are what the Beauty Brains think are some of the strangest ingredients used i read more
Academy of Hair Design: SpaBeautySchools.com Featured School of t…
Home Based Business | July 22nd 2008 by kanrich
“Whether you elect to pursue instruction through the 1,200-hour hair designing course, or the more comprehensive 1,800-hour cosmetology course, rest assured that you will receive essential skills and knowledge to propel you in the fields of bea read more
A Beauty Industry Secret: Who Really Makes Your Cosmetics?
The Beauty Brains | July 21st 2008 by The Beauty Brains
Karen’s concern: I always understood that among the cosmetic brands that there are sister companies like L’Oreal is made by Lancome, etc. If this is true, how does the quality/effectiveness of the drug store brand compare to the more pric read more
All about Cosmoprof
Mythbuster Beauty | July 15th 2008 by Jen Hill
Here is a brief summary of my day at Cosmoprof. Cosmoprof North America - the only all-encompassing business-to-business beauty trade show event in North America! Organized by product categories, there are four pavilions that cover the entire s read more
Scavengers As Models: Exploitation Chic or Empowering?
Ultra Violet | July 10th 2008 by anindita
I FOUND this news story about Indian “sanitation workers” (scavengers, if we avoid the euphemism) modelling in New York pretty bizarre. I do hope you’ll read the article before proceeding to comment, but in a nutshell: 36 Indian san read more
The Beauty Bunny Salutes: Anita Roddick
the beauty bunny | July 9th 2008 by Beauty Bunny
“Why waste a container when you can refill it? And why buy more of something than you can use?” - Anita Roddick, 1942-2007 If you haven’t heard of Anita Roddick, listen up. Anita founded popular green beauty store The Body Shop and read more
Anti Animal Testing Group Agrees with the Beauty Brains
The Beauty Brains | July 9th 2008 by The Beauty Brains
The Beauty Brains have discussed animal testing and cosmetics on a few occasions. Here they explained how all ingredients on cosmetics were at one time animal tested and how companies can claim not to test on animals when they indirectly do. A numb read more
If You Want to be a Cosmetic Chemist Here is What You Do
The Beauty Brains | July 8th 2008 by The Beauty Brains
Heather hopes the Brains can help: Hi, I’m currently looking in to Cosmetic Science as a career. I will be graduating from uni this year but have no previous experience in the area. I plan to do a diploma from the SCS in Cosmetic Science to s read more
online technology is changing things
Passionate about travel | July 4th 2008 by doris chua
According to a friend, the beauty and cosmetology industry is growing in a fast pace in the last few years. People are traveling for cosmetic surgeries, beauty services, specialized therapies, facial treatments…etc. With all the new emergence o read more
DIY Cosmetics: Life In Colonial America
The Beauty Brains | July 4th 2008 by The Beauty Brains
Mid Brain muses Happy Independence Day to all our American readers! To celebrate I thought we’d travel back in time and take a peek at cosmetic science around the time of the American Revolution. Do It Yourself Cosmetics If you’re interes read more
Do You Use Makeup For Protection or Seduction?
The Beauty Brains | July 2nd 2008 by The Beauty Brains
Sarah Bellum Says: Last week the Right Brain blogged about a study that supposedly reveals the real reason why women wear makeup. We posed some of the questions from the study and asked you to give us your answers. Not surprisingly, these questions g read more
First Cosmetic Animal Testing Alternatives Approved
The Beauty Brains | June 28th 2008 by The Beauty Brains
If you believed everything you heard from animal rights activist groups, you might think that the cosmetic industry could easily stop testing on animals. They have suggested that there are dozens of alternatives to animal testing. Well, the scienti read more
How To Make Your Brown Eyes Blue
The Beauty Brains | June 27th 2008 by The Beauty Brains
Mid Brain muses: The folks over at C&E News are reporting on a new technology for changing your eye color. Researchers at Ciba Vision and Bausch & Lomb have come up with a new way to change eye color that works much better than the current read more
Does Silk Protein Really Help Hair?
The Beauty Brains | June 24th 2008 by The Beauty Brains
Ligirl217 says: I use Rusk’s smoother shampoo and calm conditioner. I would not buy my hair products at a drug store because they are loaded with stuff that makes you feel like your hair is silkier but it actually does nothing to solve the prob read more
Not Just a Pretty Face Reveals Ugly Beauty Secrets
The Green Beauty Guide | June 20th 2008 by Julie Gabriel
Not Just a Pretty Face paints a disturbing picture of conventional beauty industry that exposes millions of women to toxic hazards that accumulate in the body triggering autoimmune diseases and making us age prematurely. read more
A Moment of Cosmetic Chemist Pride
The Beauty Brains | June 19th 2008 by The Beauty Brains
Sarah Bellum says… Check out the magical power of cosmetics, clothes and contacts. It’s makeovers like these that make me proud to be part of this industry. Sure, there are those who say cosmetics aren’t important (science snobs) read more
Natural Bias on the Beauty Brains?
The Beauty Brains | June 18th 2008 by The Beauty Brains
Melissa asks…Could you please explain to me why you guys slam any natural product that someone asks a question about? I understand that whatever i put on my skin gets absorbed into my body through my pores and isn’t it true that products read more
Is Aveda Really More Natural?
The Beauty Brains | June 13th 2008 by The Beauty Brains
Sandra Says: I read about Aveda products being derived from plants. Wanting to move away from toxic products, I excitedly bought shampoo and conditioner. The first ingredients sound great…then the list grows with increasingly complex multi-sy read more
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