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The Beauty Brains

The Beauty Brains

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  • Low pH shampoo - hard water - supplement sunscreen and more - episode 415
    Dec 24 2025

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    On today’s show we cover lots of questions including…

    1. Do low pH shampoos preserve color?
    2. Can a supplement provide you sun protection?
    3. What effects does hard water have on hair color?
    4. How significant are the health risks to taking topical tretinoin?
    5. What’s the difference between aerosol and non aerosol sprays?

    Beauty News

    NY SCC meeting

    FDA withdraws talc rule.

    New sunscreen in US

    Electrokinetics confirms BTMC is best conditioner!

    Question links

    Science direct article

    Cleveland clinic article

    Approximate timestamps

    0:00 - Intro
    1:00 - Chit chat - SCC meeting in New York
    9:15 - Beauty News - FDA talc rule
    12:00 - Best hair conditioner
    15:00 - New sunscreen in the US
    18:15 - Low pH shampoo
    20:40 - Supplement sun screen
    24:50 - Hard water and hair
    29:50 - Topical tretinoin
    37:20 - Aerosol vs non aerosol
    41:05 - Ending

    Five Ways to Ask a question -
    1. Send us a message through Patreon!
    2. You can record your question on your smart phone and email to thebeautybrains@gmail.com
    3. Send it to us via social media (see links below)
    4. Submit it through the following form - Ask a question
    5. Leave a voice mail message: 872-216-1856

    Social media accounts
    on Instagram we’re at thebeautybrains2018
    on Twitter, we’re thebeautybrains
    On Bluesky we’re at thebeautybrains
    On Youtube we are at thebeautybrains2018
    And we have a Facebook page

    Valerie's ingredient company - Simply Ingredients
    Perry's other website - Chemists Corner
    Follow the Porch Kitty Krew instagram account

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    43 mins
  • Cleaner, Safer, Better? Sorting Fact from Fiction in Today’s Beauty Buzz - episode 414
    Dec 13 2025

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    On today’s show we cover lots of questions including…

    1. Can you mix sunscreens to change the tint of the product?
    2. Is California Naturals a good hair care option
    3. How do you talk to a clean beauty believer?
    4. How do you control frizz?
    5. What’s wrong with Decyl Glucoside in hair care products?

    Beauty News

    Opinion issued on Tea Tree oil in products

    Unregulated masks are flooding the market

    7 hair care launches shaping the future of products

    Approximate timestamps

    0:00 - Intro
    1:00 - Chit chat
    3:00 - Beauty News - Tea Tree oil
    8:45 - Red light masks
    14:10 - Hair care innovation
    25:55 - Mixing sunscreens
    30:20 - Gloss hair treatments
    33:20 - California naturals
    37:50 - Clean beauty believer
    42:45 - Controlling frizz
    46:40 - Decyl glucoside
    50:50 - Ending

    Five Ways to Ask a question -
    1. Send us a message through Patreon!
    2. You can record your question on your smart phone and email to thebeautybrains@gmail.com
    3. Send it to us via social media (see links below)
    4. Submit it through the following form - Ask a question
    5. Leave a voice mail message: 872-216-1856

    Social media accounts
    on Instagram we’re at thebeautybrains2018
    on Twitter, we’re thebeautybrains
    On Bluesky we’re at thebeautybrains
    On Youtube we are at thebeautybrains2018
    And we have a Facebook page

    Valerie's ingredient company - Simply Ingredients
    Perry's other website - Chemists Corner
    Follow the Porch Kitty Krew instagram account


    Support the show

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    53 mins
  • Hair bond builders and more - Episode 413
    Dec 4 2025

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    On today’s show we cover lots of questions including…

    1. How do you know when an ingredient is in a formula at a working %?
    2. Why would a company use a dangerous ingredient in their product?
    3. Do heat-less curls damage hair?
    4. What’s the deal with Milk Shake Direct Color?
    5. How do hair color products with conditioning effects work?

    Beauty News

    Science News - Valerie quoted speaking about the skin’s barrier

    Bond builders - do they work?

    Approximate timestamps

    0:00 - Intro
    1:00 - Chit chat
    3:25 - Beauty News - Science news article
    5:40 - Hair bonding research
    22:00 - Audience comments
    24:55 - Ingredient percents
    30:45 - Dangerous ingredients
    35:35 - Heatless curls
    42:20 - Milk Shake color
    50:17 - Conditioning color products
    53:10 - Ending

    Five Ways to Ask a question -
    1. Send us a message through Patreon!
    2. You can record your question on your smart phone and email to thebeautybrains@gmail.com
    3. Send it to us via social media (see links below)
    4. Submit it through the following form - Ask a question
    5. Leave a voice mail message: 872-216-1856

    Social media accounts
    on Instagram we’re at thebeautybrains2018
    on Twitter, we’re thebeautybrains
    On Bluesky we’re at thebeautybrains
    On Youtube we are at thebeautybrains2018
    And we have a Facebook page

    Valerie's ingredient company - Simply Ingredients
    Perry's other website - Chemists Corner
    Follow the Porch Kitty Krew instagram account


    Support the show

    Show More Show Less
    55 mins
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