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Does Diet Affect Acne – plus SkinMedica serum and hair damage – episode 207

The Beauty Brains

On today’s program we are going to talk about a couple of beauty industry news stories and answer your questions about… Is an expensive skin serum worth the money even it if is from a pharmaceutical company? Do the ingredients do what they claim? Which is more damaging, hot water or hot styling devices? 281 for a one ounce product!

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And The Eyes Have It! Why An Eye Product Is the Pro-aging Skincare You Need

New Age Spa Institute

They created eye creams and ointments made from ingredients like beeswax, olive oil, and crushed minerals to protect the skin around the eyes from harsh desert conditions and the sun. New Age Spa Institute recommends: Phytoboost – from the Coterie Fresh ‘N Clear line of pharmaceutical grade skincare prdocuts. Fast forward.

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Are cosmetics poisoning our water supply? Episode 154

The Beauty Brains

It’s important to break down these ingredients because if they persist in the environment they may have adverse effects like toxicity, effect on ozone, bioaccumulation in the food chain to name a few. But if an ingredient is biodegradable, it’s much less likely to cause any of these other problems because it rapidly breaks down.

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Oxymel to Fight Asthma, Inflammation, and Obesity

Aesthetics Advisor

In this era of readily available pharmaceutical products for every imaginable ailment, it can be easy to default to the drug store when we need relief. Though the ingredients are basic, their healing effects are useful for an array of ailments. Medieval Persian pharmaceutical manuscripts refer to 1200 types of oxymel.

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Lumbrokinase – An Enzyme for More Than Just Heart Health: Martin Kwok

Aesthetics Advisor

Currently there are three main categories of pharmaceutical agents used to treat or prevent ischemia issues: thrombolytics, antiplatelets, and anticoagulants. Is there not a safer and also effective natural option for helping patients besides the above categories of pharmaceuticals?

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Is high price haircare really “better” than an inexpensive drug store alternative? #SponsoredPost

The Eco Well Blog

Misconception: “higher-priced ingredients = better performance” Price points for ingredients are not necessarily indicative of performance. Many well-studied and supported ingredients for hair care (e.g. silicones, panthenol) are quite affordable, whereas many under-studied/supported ingredients are not.

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What does Mandelic Acid do in Deodorants – The Beauty Brains solo

The Beauty Brains

On this episode we’re going to be answering your beauty questions about Thinning hair and the research going on in that area Whether cupping is an effective facial treatment Which sunscreen ingredients block UVA Why mandelic acid is used in deodorants. But let’s take a look at the ingredients. Probably not. block UVA rays.