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La Roche-Posay UVMune 400: Science and Review

11 June 2024

La Roche-Posay UVMune 400

Benzene in your products, Part 1: Bad science

16 April 2024

valisure benzene video

Amodimethicone: The Science of My Favourite Hair Ingredient

12 April 2024

Amodimethicone: My New Favourite Hair Ingredient

Why you can’t trust study abstracts

27 February 2024

Why “scientific” products don’t always work: mechanistic reasoning

27 February 2024

good bad mechanism outcome

Why “peer reviewed” studies aren’t reliable (especially for beauty science)

27 February 2024

peer review process

Is Batiste dry shampoo ruining your hair? The Science

20 February 2024

Batiste Dry Shampoo Tik Tok

Can you test heat protectants with fire? The Science

19 February 2024

Coco & Eve Heat Protectant Tik Tok

DMDM hydantoin and formaldehyde in haircare

20 January 2024

Tony Youn dmdm hydantoin

The “Everything” Serum: Olay Super Serum

7 January 2024

olay super serum
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Hi! I'm Michelle, chemistry PhD, science educator and cosmetic chemist, and I'm here to help you figure out which beauty products are and aren't worth buying, using science.

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