The Beauty Brains

OCTOBER 3, 2016

When discussing store brands, I don’t think we’ve ever said “there’s NO difference” if the ingredients are the same. Fortunately, she picked a great example because Listerine DOES list the percentage of its active ingredients so we can do a much more precise comparison to store brands. But look carefully at the wording.

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The Beauty Brains

MAY 29, 2020

Can you combine Vitamin C and Niacinamide? Question 2 – Shilpa says – I read online that certain actives should not be used together, specifically vitamin c and niacinamide. I read the vitamin c reacts with the niacinamide and inactivates the niacinamide. Why don’t people apply sunscreen?

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The Beauty Brains

JANUARY 23, 2017

That’s what ingredients like, petrolatum, mineral oil, silicones and so forth do. The second way lotions work is to attract moisture to you skin using an ingredient that has an affinity for water. We call these ingredients “humectants” and they are things like glycerin, sorbitol, and hyaluronic acid. That’s about 0.23%.

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The Beauty Brains

JULY 2, 2020

Are encapsulated ingredients better? She says the 22% vitamin c is “encapsulated” in gold making it more gentle on the skin. Some ingredients are not compatible with other formulation ingredients (e.g. Vitamin C oxidizes in water) 2. This is Episode 226. Do scalp exfoliators help?

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