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Retinol Serum: Is It Safe for Kids and Teens?

First Derm

There’s a crucial difference between cosmetic retinol use and medical treatment with retinoids ; the latter is for specific skin conditions under professional supervision. 1] Furthermore, it stimulates the production of new skin cells, resulting in a smoother and more radiant complexion.

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How do cosmetics impact the environment? episode 206

The Beauty Brains

Pictures of complaints Ingredient list: Water (Aqua), Ethyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Algin, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Seed Extract, Mica, Ascorbic Acid*, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Tin Oxide (CI 77861), Ethylhexylglycerin, Chlorphenesin, Silica, Phenoxyethanol, Fragrance (Parfum), Benzyl Benzoate, Limonene.

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Expensive beauty products – how is their price determined? Episode 172

The Beauty Brains

And how legit are beauty product / ingredient trends? Beauty Science News Unilever goes further with transparency The Big Companies are finally hopping on the transparency trend and have pledged to list a breakdown of the ingredients in their fragrances for all to see. Or are korean beauty products the new hotness?

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Are cosmetics safer in Europe than in the US? Episode 101

The Beauty Brains

You don’t need to get any kind of registration of approval to launch a cosmetic, but you do need to register it on the Cosmetic Product Notification Portal. This is a simply enormous database of every cosmetic formulation on the market along with its pack copy. I’d love to know how often this database is referred to.

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Are super foods good for your skin? Episode 137

The Beauty Brains

Are super foods effective beauty ingredients? Ingredients like acacia, coconut, grapeseed oil, berries, green tea, avocado, turmeric and resveratrol. There is no scientific or medical definition. Even if the superfood does contain an ingredient that benefits skin that ingredient may not be effective when applied topically.

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How can you find a cheaper natural lip balm? Episode 161

The Beauty Brains

Bite Beauty, in case you’re not aware, is a Toronto based company that hand crafts lip products using “food-grade, or good-enough-to-eat ingredients.” Their credo is to prove that “there’s no sacrifice in quality for products sourced from nature.” So these are the ingredients that provide the form and function of the product.

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Do plant extracts work in skin care products – episode 222

The Beauty Brains

Are these products actually beneficial or what are their shortcomings? They pretty much use standard anti-aging ingredients like peptides, humectants, niacinamide, etc. But there isn’t any ingredient you can formulate with that will have a measurable impact on the effect (or lack there of) that blue light has on skin.