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Beauty Science For Valentines DayEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Today’s post is a shout out for anyone looking for a good Valentines Day present for their beauty-obsessed, science-geeky gal pals. Flowers and candy are always nice on Valentines Day, but, being chemists, the Beauty Brains also like presents that combine two of our favorite hobbies (beauty science and kissing.) Like this “Make Your Own Lip Balm Kit!” It’s got everything you need to build your own lip lock laboratory of love – including skin-softening emollients, yummy flavors, and other ingredients that we talked about in our post on how lip gloss works. Have you tried any DIY cosmetic kits...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - February 8, 2010 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: thebeautybrains Tags: How cosmetics work beauty science diy Lip stick/gloss valentines day Source Type: blogs

The Puffery Plan: How Cosmetic Advertising Tricks Your BrainEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We often use the phrase “puffery” to describe some of the claims made by cosmetic companies. To help understand what we mean by that term, we’ve found an excellent reference from the Journal of Consumer Research. (Via ScienceDaily) Puffery claims explained Authors Alison Jing Xu and Robert S. Wyer, Jr. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign define claims as puffery if they “purport to be of great importance but are actually inconsequential and often meaningless.” By this definition, claims based on technical details that are only valid to experts in the field but that are not ne...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - February 4, 2010 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Mid Brain Tags: Beauty Research Source Type: blogs

How Eyeliner Can Save Your LifeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Did you know that wearing eye liner can actually make you healthier. Well, it could if you had lived in ancient Egypt. Love for lead Scientists have long known that ancient Egyptians used lead based compounds in their cosmetics but they weren’t aware of the long term health risks associated with lead poisoning (such as brain damage and miscarriages.) But now, according to ScienceNow, new research hints that their love of lead may have actually prevented some eye diseases. The article describes how chemists working at the Louvre Museum in Paris found a synthetic lead salt in the museum’s collection of Egypti...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - February 2, 2010 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Mid Brain Tags: Beauty History Eye liner Source Type: blogs

7 Sources for Cosmetic Ingredient InformationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Are you curious about cosmetic ingredients? Every product sold in the United States is required to put a listing of the ingredients they use but do you ever wonder what those chemicals are? I know I did. During my college days I would read the ingredients on the shampoo bottle and wonder, what are these chemicals? To find out used to require a trip to the local library, a copy of the CTFA Dictionary and a degree in chemistry. But no longer! Here are 7 FREE websites that list information about cosmetic ingredients. Some of them are searchable (just type in the ingredient name) while others are listed alphabetically. If you�...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - January 26, 2010 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Left Brain Tags: Beauty Research beauty science Source Type: blogs

a saturday poemEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: soulful sepulcher - January 23, 2010 Category: Mental Illness Tags: beauty Source Type: blogs

The Beauty Brains Blog BlastEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
It’s a Friday focus on our favorite fashion and beauty friends. Click away! Stylebakery Beauty is excited about new scents for 2010. Check out her list of fragrant faves. Talking Makeup is talking about Vera Farmiga’s golden globes. Temptalia asks “What’s your philosophy on makeup?” The Beauty Stop has a big M.A.C. attack. The Beauty Brains can’t stop blabbering about bath bombs. (Source: thebeautybrains.com)
Source: thebeautybrains.com - January 22, 2010 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: thebeautybrains Tags: Beauty News Source Type: blogs

Beauty Science App For Your iPhoneEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I’ve been more obsessed than usual lately with beauty science gadgets. So of course I have to blog about this new iPhone application that warns you about ‘dangerous’ cosmetic ingredients. iPhone ingredient info CosmeticsDesign reports that the app, from the firm Cosmetifique, has a searchable database of over 5,000 ingredients in the International Nomenclature for Cosmetic Ingredients format, the official naming convention for cosmetic ingredients. You simply type in the ingredient of choice and the search results show up as red, orange or green to indicate whether the ingredient is great, good, or bad. Sounds go...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - January 20, 2010 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Mid Brain Tags: Beauty News Questions Source Type: blogs

New Beauty Science Gadget Solves Saggy SkinEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
HAPPI magazine reports that Ulthera Inc., a Mesa, AZ company has gained Food and Drug Administration approval to market a new device that can help cure saggy skin. The device is already for sale to plastic surgeons and dermatologists for facial tightening and eyebrow lifting and the company claims to be developing a handheld version for consumers that will treat acne and rejuvenate skin. The dermatologist version sells for $89,000, so let’s hope the home version is just a tad cheaper. It will also be interesting to see how its anti-acne efficacy stacks up against other beauty gadgets like Thermaclear. (Source: thebeautybrains.com)
Source: thebeautybrains.com - January 19, 2010 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Mid Brain Tags: Beauty News beauty gadget saggy skin thermaclear Source Type: blogs

Can Toothpaste Make You Fail A Breathalyzer Test?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Here’s an interesting news story from CosmeticsDesign.com about Massachusetts Senator Anthony Galluccio’s drunk driving arrest. The reason this caught the attention of my “beauty brain” is that the Senator claimed his that his toothpaste made him fail a breathalyzer test. Could this be true? Tipsy toothpaste The controversy centers around the ingredient sorbitol, a sugar alcohol which is used in toothpaste to provide sweetness and help maintain the water content of the paste. Galluccio regularly uses either Sensodyne Toothpaste and Colgate Total Whitening and reportedly a physician told him th...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - January 18, 2010 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Mid Brain Tags: Beauty News toothpaste Source Type: blogs

Are You Tasty?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Did you know that some people in the world are more tasty to mosquitoes than other? This and other fascinating facts have been found by studying the field of biomimicry. Many of the cosmetic and personal care products you use everyday came as a result of studying nature. Here’s a story about research on a brand new insect repellant. These scientists really crack me up. Listen to what they did. Mosquito madness First, they convinced people to volunteer to be exposed to hundreds of mosquitoes. (Some people will do anything for a buck). They created this Y-shaped chamber and had two volunteers place a hand under one of the ...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - January 16, 2010 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Mid Brain Tags: Beauty Research Questions Source Type: blogs

9 items not worthy of your holiday cashEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We’ve blogged about healthful gifts you can feel good about buying yourself, especially if you have holiday gift money burning a hole your pocket. Now we’ve come up with a list of nine items that aren’t worth your money, either because they performed poorly in our tests, they pose a potential risk to your health, or both. Don’t worry if you already picked up one of these items or received it as a gift. Just find the box, put the product in it, and get yourself to the returns-and-exchanges counter promptly. These products offer no way to start a new decade: 1. The Ab Rocket exercise machine. This $100 infomercia...
Source: Consumer Reports Health Blog - December 31, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: ConsumerReports.orgConsumer Reports Health Blog Tags: AdWatch Beauty & personal care Conditions treatments Diet nutrition Drug safety Exercise fitness Healthy living Natural health Prescription drugs Women Source Type: blogs

Facial Proportions Key For Facial BeautyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Ideal beauty down to facial proportions. TORONTO, ON Beauty is not only in the eye of the beholder but also in the relationship of the eyes and mouth of the beholden. The distance between a woman's eyes and the distance between her eyes and her mouth are key factors in determining how attractive she is to others, according to new psychology research from the University of California, San Diego and the University of Toronto. Pamela Pallett and Stephen Link of UC San Diego and Kang Lee of the University of Toronto tested the existence of an ideal facial feature arrangement. They successfully identified the optimal relatio...
Source: FuturePundit - December 29, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Randall Parker Tags: Brain Beauty Source Type: blogs

Dry Shampoo, Dog Shampoo, Or No Poo At All?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Happy holidays from Sarah Bellum! Lefty and Righty are busy returning Christmas presents so I thought I’d write a couple year end posts to share some of my favorite posts of 2009 (Hey it’s either that or another boring news story from Mid Brain.) Sooooo, today I’m going to stroll down memory lane for shampoos. The big news this year was shampooing WITHOUT shampoo. Or at least without any water. Dry shampoos and the No Poo method were hot topics. Humans are not the only animals with dirty hair. Find the best dog shampoo to clean your canine. Read this one if you need some clarity on how clarifying shampoo...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - December 28, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Sarah Bellum Tags: Beauty Industry dry shampoo Source Type: blogs

Beauty Science Proof That Make-up Really HelpsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Many women spend countless hours a year putting on cosmetics and making sure they look just right before going out. Did you ever wonder if it was all worth it? Is the make-up really making you look that much more attractive? According to a team of psychologists out of the UK, it is. In their study, they found that men are more attracted to women with more coloring on their face. And they suggest that there is a good biological basis for this fact. They theorize that women with higher levels of estrogen naturally have more color than those with lower levels. And a higher level of estrogen is indicative of a more fertile wom...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - December 26, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Left Brain Tags: Beauty News Beauty Research Make-up beauty science Source Type: blogs

Christmas Beauty ScienceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We all have our favorite memories of the season – Christmas trees, stockings stuffed with gifts, the beauty of a new fallen snow. But nothing says “happy holidays” quite like this study I found on the composition and pharmaceutical activity of chondroitan sulfate obtained from reindeer trachea. That’s right, I said “reindeer trachea.” Although chondroitan sulfate is usually employed as a joint medication, chondroitan-based ingredients do make their way into a variety of skin care beauty products. Could jolly ol’ Santa be secretly harvesting reindeer trachea for big Pharma? Run Rudo...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - December 25, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: thebeautybrains Tags: Beauty Research beauty science christmas beauty reindeer trachea Source Type: blogs

The Beauty Brains Blog BlastEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We’re running our link love post a day early since tomorrow is Christmas! Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains shares their 13 best makeup tools. It’s not too late to stuff those stockings! Hair On The Brain has pixie lust (no, its not about Tinkerbell.) Hair Thursday is all about Sedu straighteners. Nadine Jolie nails American Apparel Polishes. The Beauty Brains give you the straight dope on the safety of Brazilian hair straightening. (Source: thebeautybrains.com)
Source: thebeautybrains.com - December 24, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: thebeautybrains Tags: Beauty Industry Source Type: blogs

Q&A: Toothpaste-cancer connection?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
You previously warned that triclosan, an ingredient in antibacterial soaps, produces a carcinogenic chemical when it reacts with chlorine in tap water. Do toothpastes containing triclosan present a cancer danger? —R.M., New York City It seems unlikely. Pilot studies raising that cancer concern looked at soaps containing triclosan, not toothpastes. Evidence suggests that even with soaps, the amount of the carcinogen released is comparable to that normally found in some tap water. And the reactions documented in the most recent, widely publicized soap study require much more chlorinated water than you’d come in c...
Source: Consumer Reports Health Blog - December 22, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: ConsumerReports.orgConsumer Reports Health Blog Tags: Beauty & personal care Healthy living Safety Source Type: blogs

Sense of Smell Sells More ProductEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We all like to buy perfumes and lotions and other nicely scented cosmetics. But according to a ScienceDaily, researchers have discovered that adding scent to a product that doesn’t normally have a smell can make it more memorable. Scent savvy The combined team of researchers from University of Michigan, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and Rutgers University used pencils to prove that scent enhances a product’s distinctiveness. While this may seem like an obvious finding, they found that uncommon scents made for stronger memories. For example, tea tree oil scented pencils were more memorable than pi...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - December 22, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Mid Brain Tags: Beauty Research Source Type: blogs

Would You Take an Anti-Aging Pill?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
It seems that getting old is the worse thing that can happen to some people. I mean, it must be if you think about all the money and effort that is spent in trying to maintain the appearance of youth. Personally, I think growing old is a great thing considering the alternative: not growing old at all because you’re dead. Seriously. I’m not shy about saying that I’m 48 years old. That means in a year and a half I’ll be 50 – a half a century. Wow, that sounds kind of shocking when you say it that way, but it is what it is, right? There’s a difference between wanting to look good and wantin...
Source: Healthbolt - December 21, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Marijke Durning, RN Tags: Across the Pond Beauty anti-aging pill donnatella versace photo Innéov Fermeté Source Type: blogs

Q&A: Dandruff-fighting shampoos?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Which shampoo is best for stopping dandruff? —G.B., Ossining, N.Y. It varies by person, since different shampoos target different causes of dandruff. As a first choice, try a product containing pyrithione zinc (Head & Shoulders) or selenium sulfide (generic, Selsun Blue), which attack excessive skin growth on the scalp—a possible cause of dandruff—and are the least irritating to the skin. If that doesn’t help, consider a shampoo with ketoconazole (Nizoral A-D), which combats the fungus P. ovale, another potential source of dandruff. If the problem doesn’t improve after about two weeks, try a more potent, ex...
Source: Consumer Reports Health Blog - December 15, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: ConsumerReports.orgConsumer Reports Health Blog Tags: Beauty & personal care Conditions treatments Source Type: blogs

Is Organic Beauty Baffling To You?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Back in 2007 we blogged before about the confusion over organic cosmetics. Apparently the problem isn’t getting better because a recent study by Cegma Topo reveals that even though a third of French women buy organic skincare products, they still don’t know what ‘organic’ really means. Organically outrageous Common perceptions are that organic products are made from natural ingredients, they are free from chemicals (my all time favorite stupid claim) free of parabens and are formulated to be environmentally responsible. However, they couldn’t really tell how products that are positioned as “na...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - December 15, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: thebeautybrains Tags: Questions organic beauty Source Type: blogs

a love songEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: soulful sepulcher - December 15, 2009 Category: Mental Illness Tags: beauty Source Type: blogs

Q&A: Curing bad breath?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Can anything stop extreme bad breath? —S.A., Novi, Mich. Possibly. In addition to careful brushing and flossing, you can try using a mouthwash that contains cetylpyridinium (Scope and generic) or prescription chlorhexidine (Peridex and generic); chewing cinnamon-flavored gum; using a tongue cleaner to gently scrape odor-causing bacteria away; and avoiding strong-smelling foods. And get checked for underlying gum disease or oral infection, which can support the growth of bacteria that cause bad breath. In rare cases, bad breath can indicate a serious condition such as kidney disease or a lung infection, so see your doct...
Source: Consumer Reports Health Blog - December 14, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: ConsumerReports.orgConsumer Reports Health Blog Tags: Beauty & personal care Conditions treatments Source Type: blogs

Can You Trust Cosmetic Claims?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
While we here at The Beauty Brains don’t usually put much stock in “research” done by television stations, in this story they got things mostly right. Essentially, they found that cosmetics which claim to be “dermatologist recommended, skin organics and hydrating,” are really misleading. Here’s what these claims really mean. “Dermatologist recommended” Companies make this claim simply by paying a dermatologist to endorse their product. Unfortunately, some of these doctors will do anything to make a buck. Don’t even get me started on Perricone! The prices he charges for the products he sells are unconscion...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - December 12, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Left Brain Tags: Beauty Industry Source Type: blogs

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Source: soulful sepulcher - December 11, 2009 Category: Mental Illness Tags: beauty Source Type: blogs

Is romance ruining your waistline?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
“You’ve let yourself go now that you’re married.” “You’re looking very matronly.” “You’re getting mom-hips.” These are just some of the loving comments I’ve heard from my brothers since I got married fifteen years ago. But are we destined to gain weight once we’re married? According to a study published last July in the journal Obesity, love + marriage = weight gain isn’t inevitable, but the odds are stacked in favor of some weight gain. The study looked at almost 1300 “romantic partners” and found women who lived with a partner for at least a year increased the likelihood ...
Source: Consumer Reports Health Blog - December 11, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: ConsumerReports.orgConsumer Reports Health Blog Tags: Beauty & personal care Conditions treatments Exercise fitness Women Source Type: blogs

You’re worth it: 12 holiday gifts to yourselfEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Sure, it’s the season of giving, but what about that most special of gift recipients—you? Here are 12 health-enhancing gifts you can feel good about buying yourself this holiday season or anytime. All are based on our independent testing and research, so you know they’re worth buying. Feel guilty about treating yourself? Don’t: Two-thirds of Americans we surveyed in November who planned to shop Black Friday weekend said they intended to get something for themselves. For your bod A membership to the Y. When we surveyed more than 10,000 subscribers about their experiences with health clubs, we found that YMCAs, ...
Source: Consumer Reports Health Blog - December 8, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: ConsumerReports.orgConsumer Reports Health Blog Tags: Beauty & personal care Diet nutrition Exercise fitness Healthy living Source Type: blogs

Scent and Sensibility: Hot New Trends for 2010Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
HAPPI magazine reports that trend-tracker Mintel expects mood changing scents to be big in 2010. Mintel predicts that the high-stress lifestyles that consumers are currently experiencing will drive them to look for simple olfactory escapes. They give examples of a pina colada scented candle that could bring back memories of a beach vacation and an air freshener that smells like pumpkin spice scent that could be reminiscent of the holidays. A second scent trend that they forecast involves simple clean scents. We should expect to see products like body lotions, dish detergents, and air fresheners with few- or single-compon...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - December 8, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Mid Brain Tags: Beauty Industry scent Source Type: blogs

False Advertising by L’Oreal?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
According to a recent article in Ad Age, consumers are suing L’Oreal for false advertising. The nature of the misleading advertisement is that their Fructis shampoos and conditioners can make your hair 5 times stronger. See the post we recently did on how companies measure hair strength. Looks like a few consumers really didn’t notice any difference in hair strength. It’s not surprising. What is surprising is that this is a real court case. This Brain can’t help but think this is a waste of the American taxpayer’s money and court time. Who is really harmed by these claims? And who wants hair that is 5 times stron...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - December 5, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Left Brain Tags: Beauty Industry Source Type: blogs

Bacteria Are Your Skin’s BFFEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We’ve all heard how important antibacterial products are but let’s not rush to condemn ALL bacteria. A recent study by researchers at the University of California has revealed that the normal bacteria we all have on our skin can help reduce injury-related inflammation. Hello hygiene! “These germs are actually good for us” declared Richard L. Gallo, MD, PhD, chief of UCSD’s Division of Dermatology. Gallo also pointed out that this work gives us a basis for understanding the alleged ‘hygiene hypothesis,’ an idea introduced in the late 1980s that suggests if you’re not exposed t...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - December 3, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Mid Brain Tags: Beauty Research Source Type: blogs

Suppressed anger may lead to heart attacksEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
What’s your response if you’re unfairly blamed for an error, or given more than your fair share of tasks at work? Do you blow your top and let everyone know? Or are you more likely to bite your tongue and keep your thoughts to yourself? The answer could be more important than you think. A new study shows that men who bottled up their anger at work were more likely than their co-workers to have a heart attack. Too few women in the study had heart attacks for the researchers to do a similar calculation for women. Men who said they often walked away, or said nothing, when in a work situation they perceived as unfair, h...
Source: Consumer Reports Health Blog - December 1, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: ConsumerReports.orgConsumer Reports Health Blog Tags: Beauty & personal care Conditions treatments Exercise fitness Healthy living Heart Mental health Source Type: blogs

Top 10 Beauty Science ToysEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Since it’s Cyber Monday Lefty and Righty said I could rerun last year’s post on beauty science toys.) The mission of the Beauty Brains is to educate our community on the science behind beauty care. It’s especially important to get this message to Teens and Tweens who may not have the critical thinking skills they’ll need to sort out the BS from the Beauty Science. Unfortunately, many kids are turned off by science because it’s not presented to them in an entertaining and meaningful way. Fortunately, there are a number of educational toys on the market that make learning about science fun. So to do our p...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - November 30, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Sarah Bellum Tags: Baby/Kid Products Beauty Industry beauty science science toys Source Type: blogs

The most wonderful time of the yearEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice;in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.You are not a God who takes pleasure in evil.Let all who take refuge in you be glad;let them ever sing with joy.Spread your protection over them,that those who love your name may rejoice in you.For surely, O Lord, you bless the righteous;you surround them with your favor as with a shield.O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am faint;O Lord, heal me, for my bones are in agony.My eyes grow weak with sorrow; they fail because of all my foes.The Lord has h...
Source: Turquoise Gates - November 29, 2009 Category: Cancer Tags: living like you're dying healing beauty mothering God's greatness Source Type: blogs

The Little Known Connection Between Your Hair and A Turkey DinnerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
What does your hair have in common with turkey? They both contain a chemical called tryptophan. Tryptophan is one of the amino acids that make up the protein structure of hair. It is also easily degraded by UV radiation so when scientists measure sun damage to hair, they can measure how much tryptophan is lost. Hairy turkey Ok, that’s mildly interesting, but why is hair related to turkey? Because tryptophan is also found in turkey. In fact, it’s the chemical that people claim is responsible for making you sleepy after a big Thanksgiving dinner. Except that’s not really true. Snopes.com has an excellent de...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - November 26, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Mid Brain Tags: Beauty Industry Hair Source Type: blogs

If She Has Your Nose, She’s Getting SurgeryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Picture a couple having a conversation not long after their baby daughter was born – and the mother says to the father, “If she has your nose, she’s going to get surgery.” Sounds too way out there? Not if you’re in Venezuela, say researchers from the Central University of Venezuela. Venezuala has the honor (?) of holding the most international beauty pageant winners in the world. The women are known for their beauty – but a lot of that beauty is created, not natural. Of course, this isn’t unusual, cosmetic surgery to enlarge breasts, “fix” eyes, remove sags, and to make...
Source: Healthbolt - November 25, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Marijke Durning, RN Tags: Beauty Surgery breast augmentation Cosmetic Surgery Plastic Surgery Source Type: blogs

Simple, cheap remedy for toenail fungusEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I used to cringe when my yoga instructor told us to “take off your socks.” The big toenail on my right foot was an ugly flakey brownish gray, a condition I’ve had for years. It may have started when I was taking Tae Kwon Do and kept landing on my big toe while trying to do roundhouse kicking. I don’t know which is more embarrassing, having a discolored toenail or being the only one in yoga class with socks on. I was also unhappy at the beach and the community pool in the summer. Yeah, I could paint my toenails, but I was hoping that if I let that big toe breathe, it would eventually get better. The to...
Source: Consumer Reports Health Blog - November 23, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: ConsumerReports.orgConsumer Reports Health Blog Tags: Beauty & personal care Conditions treatments Drug safety Source Type: blogs

Buzzword: Teeth bleachorexiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
What does it mean? The compulsion for ever-whiter teeth. Why the buzz? Americans have been snapping up at-home tooth whitening kits. We spent $343 million in 2008 on these products, which claim to give you a brighter smile in a week or so. And they can brighten teeth somewhat, our tooth whitener tests show. But how much tooth bleaching is too much? Can a person overdo it by wearing teeth whitening strips or trays too often? The American Dental Association thinks so. While tooth whiteners may seem as innocuous as toothpaste, the ADA says if they’re applied improperly the chemicals in the products might damage your ...
Source: Consumer Reports Health Blog - November 23, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: ConsumerReports.orgConsumer Reports Health Blog Tags: Beauty & personal care Drug safety Source Type: blogs

Who’s Who In Hair Care? Proctor and GambleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The primary goal of the Beauty Brains is to help you, our readers, become smarter shoppers by educating you about cosmetic products. While most of our posts deal with the science and technology of these products, we will occasionally post about the business side of the beauty industry as well. So, this post discusses who owns the beauty brands that we’re all so fond of. You just might be surprised when you learn your favorite salon brand comes from the same people who bring you Pantene. Let’s start with hair care brands. Did you know that consumer products GIANT Procter & Gamble (makers of everything from T...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - November 22, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Mid Brain Tags: Beauty Industry Source Type: blogs

Mixed Genetic Ancestry And MatingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Mexicans and Puerto Ricans of mixed races tend to marry those of similar racial mix ratios. A team led by Neil Risch and Esteban González Burchard of the University of California, San Francisco, took DNA samples from married couples in Mexican and Puerto Rican populations, examining around 100 genetic markers from across the genome. From these markers, the researchers were able to discern the proportions of Native American, European and African ancestry for each person. They found that within Mexican populations, people tended to pick partners with similar proportions of Native American and European ancestry, while in Pue...
Source: FuturePundit - November 22, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Randall Parker Tags: Brain Beauty Source Type: blogs

Are Photofacials Worth The Cost?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Amy asks…I was wondering about photofacials. Are they either effective, worth it, or a good idea? The Right Brain responds: Effective? Yes, at least to some extent. Worth it? Maybe, if you can afford several thousand dollars and can wait a few months for results. Good idea? Read on and decide for yourself. Lasers have been used for decades to “burn” away upper layers of the skin to reduce the appearance of wrinkles. They also have had some application in the treatment of acne and spider veins. Click here for a detailed description of the benefits and risks of laser skin resurfacing. In recent years, the...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - November 21, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Right Brain Tags: Beauty Industry How cosmetics work Questions Skin Source Type: blogs

Wonderful Whale WashupEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The next time you’re walking along the beach and come across a grayish, unidentifiable blob, you might not want to ignore it. According to this report, one family in Australia was doing just that when they stumbled across a sample of ambergris worth over $1 million! So why does this story make the Beauty Brains? Well, it turns out ambergris (or whale vomit) is one of the many natural materials used by perfume companies for creating fragrances. Apparently, one gram of the stuff is worth $20 (US). That’s over $9000 per pound! The natural material is not used very often anymore because it is extremely rare and it ...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - November 14, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Mid Brain Tags: Beauty News Natural Source Type: blogs

Beauty Brains Clicks of the WeekEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Chic Click feature has fizzled so while the Left and Right Brains keep plugging away at book work, I thought I’d share some of the clicks from my RSS Feeds that were worth reading. The Beauty Addict has a funny rant about why sugar products always smell like lemons. The Future Derm takes a look at whether you want nanoparticles in your cosmetics. A Girl’s Gotta Spa has 5 tips for doing a DIY pedicure. Did you miss the raging debate about wearing thongs on the Real Simple blog? And of course you don’t want to miss the Beauty Brains dish on NYR Organic. Have you read something worth sharing? Leave a com...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - November 13, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Mid Brain Tags: Blogroll Beauty Industry Source Type: blogs

5 Places to Make Your Own CosmeticsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
There are a number of places on the Internet where you can get recipes for cosmetic products. We haven’t used all of these, but based on the information provided on the website & our vast knowledge about cosmetic chemistry (ok the Right & Left Brain’s knowledge), these are good places for budding young cosmetic chemists to start. DIY Cosmetic sites Creative Cosmetic Company – Former science, chemistry, and art teacher, Joan Brindle founded this company to introduce students to science and teach them to create unique bath and body products such as body butters, foaming soaps, lotions, bubble bars, ...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - November 12, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Mid Brain Tags: Ingredients Beauty Industry beauty science Source Type: blogs

Is Halloween Makeup Safe for Kids?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I was a little behind in my RSS articles but I stumbled upon a report about Halloween makeup to which the Beauty Brains had to weigh in. The fear mongering folks at the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics are at it again. According to their latest report, Halloween face paint is contaminated with lead, nickel, chromium and cobalt. They say this is because of the lack of regulation by the FDA and warn that exposure to these toxic (naturally occurring) chemicals “can lead to hyperactivity, impulsive behavior, IQ deficits, reduced school performance, aggression and delinquent behavior.” Finally, they recommend that parents “avo...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - November 10, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Left Brain Tags: Controversial Topics Make-up Beauty Industry chemical fear makeup Source Type: blogs

5 More Myth Busting Sources Around the WebEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
While the Beauty Brains focuses on dispelling myths about beauty products here are some others trying to burst the bogus bubble in other areas. 1. On Nutrition: See Medical News Today – Dispelling the Top 10 Nutrition Myths. 2. On Exercise: See About.com – Fitness Myths. 3. On General Science: See Livescience – Most Popular Myths in Science. 4. On Urban Legends: Try Snopes.com 5. On the Environment: Discover Magazine – Environmental Myths. And let’s not forget one of our favorite shows on TV. Mythbusters! We love Adam and Jamie. (Source: thebeautybrains.com)
Source: thebeautybrains.com - November 7, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: thebeautybrains Tags: Beauty Busting Source Type: blogs

Women Need Skin Products More Than MenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
It’s bad enough that men make more money than women for doing the same job, but this is just ridiculous. According to skin researchers in Germany, women’s skin ages faster than men’s! Life is so unfair. In their study, the researchers used pulses of laser light to measure the amount of collagen and elastin in the skin. Collagen is responsible for giving skin its strength and elasticity. As you get older your body produces less collagen so skin looks droopy and wrinkled. These researchers found that women lose collagen at faster rates than men. So if it seems like you have to work harder to keep your skin ...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - November 1, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Mid Brain Tags: Beauty Industry Beauty News Beauty Research Skin Source Type: blogs

Botox for Breast LiftsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
If you thought Botox (Clostridium botulinum toxin type A) was going away, you were wrong. Doctors are trying to find new ways to use this “wonder” product and some plastic surgeons think they’ve got the new best thing: breast enhancement via Botox. According to news reports out of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) annual meeting, injecting Botox into the pectoralis minor muscle in the chest, causes the back muscles to lift the breast, giving the appearance of a breast lift. It only works, however, on small-small breasts (A or B cups). The technique also helps fight against slouching, say doc...
Source: Healthbolt - October 27, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Marijke Durning, RN Tags: Beauty Womens Health Your Body botox breast enhancement breast lift Clostridium botulinum toxin type A Source Type: blogs

Ad for eyelash drug Latisse goes too farEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The first time I saw this commercial for the eyelash-growing drug Latisse (bimatoprost) back in June, I almost wasn’t sure it was real. Sure, we’d blogged on Latisse several times since it received approval from the Food and Drug Administration in late 2008, mainly urging consumers to think hard before using it, given the cost and unsavory risks. But I still couldn’t quite believe the level of glam-infused over-the-topness the commercial imparted, making a powerful prescription drug that can cost more than $100 a month sound like just a really, really cool new makeup item (and featuring superstar Brooke Shields, no l...
Source: Consumer Reports Health Blog - October 26, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: ConsumerReports.orgConsumer Reports Health Blog Tags: Beauty & personal care Drug safety Prescription drugs Women Source Type: blogs

Bollywood’s Tom Cruise Promotes Skin LighteningEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Mid Brain reports: This story about Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan’s endorsement of a skin lightening product demonstrates just how controversial a cosmetic product can be. Khan, who’s been described as the Tom Cruise of Bollywood, is being criticized for reinforcing prejudices and stereotypes. The product he’s pitching is called Fair and Handsome and it’s supposed to make users lighter-skinned and confident. You can see the video here. Their website lists the 4 key ingredients as Peptide, Licorice, Vetiver and Aloe Vera. These aren’t likely to give any skin lightening effect. It is mo...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - October 25, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Mid Brain Tags: Beauty News Skin meladerm skin lightening Source Type: blogs

Talking with a White House bigwig about health reformEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Well, technically not big at all – Nancy-Ann DeParle, director of the White House Office of Health Reform is so petite that when she arrived for our interview Friday morning, we had to switch to smaller chairs because the ones we had chosen, she said, “make me feel like I’m in kindergarten.” But we covered a lot of ground on a subject that is anything but small. I’ll have full details (and a video) early next week, but here are some preview highlights from her answers to the questions we assembled from the experiences and suggestions of our readers: The elimination of medical underwriting – a feature o...
Source: Consumer Reports Health Blog - October 23, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: ConsumerReports.orgConsumer Reports Health Blog Tags: Beauty & personal care Health reform Insurance Source Type: blogs