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On today’s show we cover lots of questions including…
Do you have to worry about BHT in cosmetics?
Are hair masks worth using?
Will a biomimetic hair longevity serum reduce shedding?
Can you mix products together to reduce irritation?
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…
How does Olaplex Bond Shaper Curl Rebuilding work?
Are plant stem cells reducing wrinkles?
What chemical in hair color damages the hair?
What’s a good sunscreen to use that won’t sting eyes?
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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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
5. Leave a voice mail message: 872-216-1856

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on Instagram we’re at thebeautybrains2018
on Twitter, we’re thebeautybrains
On Bluesky we’re at thebeautybrains
On Youtube we are at thebeautybrains2018
And we have a Facebook page

Valerie's ingredient company - Simply Ingredients
Perry's other website - Chemists Corner
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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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4. Submit it through the following form - Ask a question
5. Leave a voice mail message: 872-216-1856

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On Bluesky we’re at thebeautybrains
On Youtube we are at thebeautybrains2018
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Valerie's ingredient company - Simply Ingredients
Perry's other website - Chemists Corner
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On today’s show we cover lots of questions including…
Are benzoyl peroxide products dangerous?
Is a UBEAUTY serum really a holy grail?
What is the new sunscreen active approved by the FDA?
Do you need more than 5% Niacinamide?
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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1. Send us a message through Patreon!
2. You can record your question on your smart phone and email to thebeautybrains@gmail.com
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4. Submit it through the following form - Ask a question
5. Leave a voice mail message: 872-216-1856

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on Instagram we’re at thebeautybrains2018
on Twitter, we’re thebeautybrains
On Bluesky we’re at thebeautybrains
On Youtube we are at thebeautybrains2018
And we have a Facebook page

Valerie's ingredient company - Simply Ingredients
Perry's other website - Chemists Corner
Follow the  Porch Kitty Krew instagram account
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On today’s show we cover lots of questions including…
What are our thoughts on Herbal Face Food brand?
Can eye creams make skin sensitive to the sun?
Do we have recommendations for reducing C-section scars?
Have we ever looked at the brand Timeless?
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
Five 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
5. Leave a voice mail message: 872-216-1856

Social media accounts
on Instagram we’re at thebeautybrains2018
on Twitter, we’re thebeautybrains
On Bluesky we’re at thebeautybrains
On Youtube we are at thebeautybrains2018
And we have a Facebook page

Valerie's ingredient company - Simply Ingredients
Perry's other website - Chemists Corner
Follow the  Porch Kitty Krew instagram account
Support the show