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Mud on your face! Clay for skincare

April 13, 2012 By Michelle 16 Comments

Mud on your face! Clay for skincare

Clay is pretty amazing, isn’t it? You can make art with it, you can slap it on your skin, you can even eat it for digestive problems! I’m only going to talk about how great it is for your skin today, but I thought we should take a moment to appreciate how useful mud is,…

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Filed Under: Science, Skincare Tagged With: active ingredients, mask, science, skincare

How does Latisse (bimatoprost) make eyelashes grow longer?

April 6, 2012 By Michelle 39 Comments

How does Latisse (bimatoprost) make eyelashes grow longer?

Who doesn’t want long, luscious eyelashes? For years all we could do was paint them and stick on falsies, then Latisse landed on the market, promising to make your natural lashes gorgeous and doe-y. But how does it work? About lashes Lashes, like all hair, grows in a cycle, which involves 3 phases and takes…

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Filed Under: Hair, Science Tagged With: active ingredients, biology, chemical, eyes, science

Vitamin A – what does it do for your skin?

March 23, 2012 By Michelle 15 Comments

Vitamin A – what does it do for your skin?

Vitamins are amazing for your body, but what do they do when you rub them on your skin? Earlier we looked at vitamin C and what it does – now let’s take a gander at vitamin A, one of the most amazing products for your skin!  Stephen Ausmus Vitamin A is found in vegetables (such…

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Is mineral oil dangerous? Part 2

March 19, 2012 By Michelle 15 Comments

Is mineral oil dangerous? Part 2

Angela Mabray I’m looking at whether mineral oil, an incredibly common moisturiser – possibly the most common moisturiser, check your moisturiser’s ingredients – is dangerous again. Read part 1 here! 3. Mineral oil is comedogenic and will make you break out – FALSE Mineral oil appears on a large range of “comedogenic ingredients” lists. Once…

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Filed Under: Health, Science, Skincare Tagged With: active ingredients, biology, chemical, controversial ingredients, moisturiser, natural, safety, science, skincare

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Hi! I'm Michelle, chemistry PhD and science educator, and I'm here to help you figure out which beauty products are worth buying, and which ones aren't using science!

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