The Beauty Brains

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Drug actives require a lot more safety and efficacy data than cosmetic ingredients. Unfortunately, instead of approving the sunscreens, the FDA told the makers of the ingredients that the sunscreens weren’t approved without more testing, specifically for long term exposure to for children and pregnant women. Support the Beauty Brains!

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California Skincare Supply

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

It’s also a good idea to keep up with fashion magazines, beauty bloggers, and other social media influencers to stay in the know about popular trends and products. Using natural, sustainable science-backed ingredients, the products address common challenges and triggers related to reactive skin and inflammatory conditions.

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The Beauty Brains

MARCH 2, 2020

This is an ingredient that gets lots of positive press. So, it sounds like a great ingredient! Well, in a study published in Dermatologic Surgery back in 2001 looking at this exact question, none of the derivatives significantly converted to L-ascorbic acid in the skin. It’s the ingredient that works. In the US anyway.

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The Beauty Brains

JANUARY 7, 2019

Heat protectants are products that contain ingredients that protect the hair from heat styling. In looking at the ingredient list, it appears they do not use standard, effective preservative like parabens but instead use a combination of things including Sodium Anisate and Sodium Phytate. These ingredients do not exist in nature.

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