The Beauty Brains
Real scientists answer your beauty questions
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 288
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Episode 386 - Seals of approval, Brooke Shields and more
On today’s show we cover lots of questions including…
- How much should you trust seals of approvals on product labels?
- What do you think of Brooke Shields hair care line?
- What makes a good …
Episode 385 - Air drying, growth factors and more
On this show we cover lots of questions including…
- How effective are growth factors in topical products?
- Can low dose Minoxidil pills treat hair loss in women?
- Does air drying cause more d…
Episode 384 - Nanoplasty, talc, and heat oh my
On today’s show we cover lots of questions including…
- Is it ok to use self-tanner under your eyes and around your lips?
- Are PFAS the ingredients that cause products to self-foam?
- How can a…
Episode 383 - Goodbye 2024!
On today's show, we just chit chat about the year in beauty, our goals for next year and answer a couple of questions.
Thanks for all your support and we look forward to more Beauty Q&A …
Episode 382 - Beauty predictions for 2025 plus questions answered
On this show we cover questions including…
- What do you think of Oneskin products?
- Are there any good beauty finds in the EU that you can’t find in the US?
- Will hair water damage hair over …
Episode 381 - Can babies eat sunscreen? and other beauty questions
On today’s show we cover questions including…
- What can you use to fight static?
- Is it ok for babies to eat sunscreen?
- What are the best ingredients to use for conditioning?
- What is the diff…
Episode 380 - Patented ingredients, porosity, quats and more
It's a solo episode today but lots to cover including...
- Are quats in hair conditioners causing bacterial resistance?
- What do you think of WISH skin health products?
- Do more expensive heat…
Episode 379 - Wonder Water, Product Dupes, Sunscreen layering and more
On today’s show we cover lots of questions including…
- Can layering sunscreens make them less effective?
- Why can’t you use L’oreal wonder water on your scalp?
- What’s the history of using bl…
Episode 378 - Hair bonding, sponges, and becoming a cosmetic chemist
On today’s show we cover the following questions…
- What is required to become a cosmetic chemist?
- Why don’t beauty products always have a safety seal on them?
- Questions about makeup sponges
- …
Episode 377 - Beauty Product Talk!
Sorry we haven't gotten an episode out in a while! I've been literally traveling (South America) and it was difficult to get a joint episode recorded.
But Sarah Bellum stepped in and Val…
Episode 376 - Collagen supplements, hair bonding and more beauty questions answered
On this show we cover lots of questions including…
- How can a cosmetic company claim their product “fixes” DNA errors?
- How does hair coloring and hair bleaching affect hair damage differen…
Episode 375 - Is exfoliation just as important as using SPF?
On this show we cover lots of questions including…
- Are silicones like amodimethicone and dimethicone environmentally sound?
- Is it ok to use both a rinse-off and leave-on conditioner?
- What …
Episode 374 - The Truth About Quats - Friend or Foe & more beauty questions
On this show we cover lots of questions including…
- What can Batanna oil do for hair?
- Is there a benefit to looking for “quat free” products?
- Can you use a clarifying shampoo more than onc…
Episode 373 - Does deodorant make you retain water?
On today’s show we cover lots of questions including…
- Does a shampoo really contain 3% citric acid?
- Does deodorant work even if you have long armpit hair?
- How good are sulfate free deterge…
Episode 372 - Collagen, Horse products, whatsinmy jar and more
On today’s show we cover lots of questions including…
- Does topical collagen really work?
- How good is the whatsinmyjar website?
- What is the best product/ingredient for long lasting hydrati…
Episode 371 - Scalp serums, alcohol and hair growth
On today’s show we cover lots of questions including…
- Can a scalp serum or electric wands actually help you regrow your hair?
- Is it ok to have alcohol in a hair product?
- What do you think…
Episode 370 - Serum drops, dimethicone, hydra facials and warts oh my
On today’s show we cover questions including…
- Can using too much heat make your hair yellow?
- Can you turn your bronzer into an SPF 50 with drops from a serum?
- What is the actual difference…
Episode 369 - Can Tranexamic Acid Really Reduce Hyperpigmentation?
On today’s show we cover lots of questions including…
- Does tranexamic acid really help reduce hyperpigmentation?
- Can Rene Furterer products for "reactional thinning hair" do what they cla…
Episode 368 - Drunk Elephant vitamin C and more skin care questions
On today’s show we cover lots of skin questions including…
- Does spraying magnesium on your legs help you sleep and relieve nausea?
- Are Olivada's waterless skincare products, which use pre…
Episode 367 - Long Hair Myths and Microneedling Marvels
On this show we cover lots of questions including…
- Is a deep conditioner really needed?
- Is long hair bad for your pregnancy?
- What ingredients in hair products might make you lose hair?
- What…