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On today’s show we cover lots of questions including…
How do you know a study can be trusted?
Are collagen supplements for skin a myth?
What makes a hair conditioner condition? 
Is EGF worth the hype?
Is exfoliation just as important as SPF?
Approximate timestamps
0:00 - Intro
2:00 - Trusting Studies
12:00 - Supplements and skin
18:30 - Hair conditioner
26:30 - EGF
30:25 - Exfoliation and SPF
40:00 - Ending

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On today’s show we cover lots of questions including…
Are benzoyl peroxide products dangerous?
Is a UBEAUTY serum really a holy grail?
What is the new sunscreen active approved by the FDA?
Do you need more than 5% Niacinamide?
How do keratin treatments work?
Links in questions
UBEAUTY serum 
Approximate timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Chit chat
6:00 - Trigger warning: Nose injury story
9: 45 - Can AI be used to learn about active ingredients?
16:00 - Benzoyl peroxide lawsuit
22:25 - UBEAUTY serum
31:10 - New sunscreen active
36:20 - Niacinamide in products 
40:00 - Keratin treatments
45:50 - Ending
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Valerie's ingredient company - Simply Ingredients
Perry's other website - Chemists Corner
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On today’s show we cover lots of questions including…
What are our thoughts on Herbal Face Food brand?
Can eye creams make skin sensitive to the sun?
Do we have recommendations for reducing C-section scars?
Have we ever looked at the brand Timeless?
What do Silymarin and Aminopropyl Ascorbyl Phosphate do for skin? 
Beauty News
Science of scam?
Boomer skincare vs Millennials
Question links
Herbal face food
Authentic Ego
Approximate timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Chit chat
3:45 - Listener feedback
8:00 - Does Perry believe anything works?
12:05 - Beauty News - science or scam
18:20 - Millennials vs Boomer skincare advice
25:50 - Herbal Face food
32:20 - Eye creams and the sun
37:35 - C-section scar treatment
42:45 - Timless brand
45:35 - Silymarin and Aminopropyl Ascorbyl Phosphate
51:10 - Ending
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On Bluesky we’re at thebeautybrains
On Youtube we are at thebeautybrains2018
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Valerie's ingredient company - Simply Ingredients
Perry's other website - Chemists Corner
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On today’s show we cover lots of questions including…
Does sunscreen block skincare ingredients in makeup from working?
What do you think of The Good Face Project for cosmetic formulation?
Does AO2 Clear help treat acne?
What would be a cheaper dupe for StriVectin Anti-Wrinkle Line BlurFector Primer?
Do infrared hair tools damage hair, and do heat protectant oils actually work?
Beauty News
What happens when clean has to mean something
Approximate timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Chit chat
6:25 - Beauty News - Defining clean beauty
11:10 - Listener feedback
13:10 - Sunscreen blocking skincare ingredients
17:40 - The good face project
23:45 - AO2 clear up acne
30:05 - Strivectin alternatives
35:35 - Infrared hair damage
44:25 - Ending
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On Bluesky we’re at thebeautybrains
On Youtube we are at thebeautybrains2018
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Valerie's ingredient company - Simply Ingredients
Perry's other website - Chemists Corner
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On today’s show we cover lots of questions including…
Is it a good idea to put pure glycerin on skin?
Can a salon professional attend a cosmetic chemist course?
Why don’t all Amlactin lotions smell bad?
Is there a good two in one shampoo on the market?
Are there differences in ingredient quality between brands?
Beauty News
Why would dangerous chemicals be allowed in the us but banned in the EU?
Register for Valerie's Hair Science course
Extras:
Perry's Kitten microneedling - 
https://www.tiktok.com/@porchkitties6/video/7636173742468615455
Approximate timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Chit chat
5:20 - Beauty News - EU bans chemicals 
10:50 - Pure glycerin on skin
20:30 - Salon professionals at cosmetic chemist courses
24:10 - AmLactin doesn't smell?
28:20 - Pantene shampoo
36:00 - Ingredient quality differences
43:10 - Ending
Five Ways to Ask a question -
1. Send us a message through Patreon!
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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