Tag: Science
What Is A Cosmeceutical?
What Is A Cosmeceutical?
It's a theme we've been dancing around already in some previous Beauty Bullshit posts.
Companies who product beauty products are beginning to make drug-like claims at a increasing rate....
Beauty Bullshit: Chemical-Free Cosmetics
Beauty Bullshit: Chemical-Free Cosmetics
Since the 1980s, a popular hoax has been passed around. "Dihydrogen monoxide", the individuals spreading this information warn, "also known as hydroxyl acid, is the colorless, odorless chemical....
How Does It Work?: Holographic Nail Polish
How Does It Work?: Holographic Nail Polish
Unlike traditional nail polishes, which get their color from various pigments, the colors in holographic nail polishes are derived from structural factors.
We call these polishes...
Beauty Bullshit: Urban Decay Naked Skin Beauty Balm
Beauty Bullshit: Urban Decay Naked Skin Beauty Balm
Urban Decay, we need to have a talk. I really like you guys. I think most of your products are great. That's why I...
Beauty Bullshit: Resveratrol and Fruit Stem Cells
Beauty Bullshit: Resveratrol and Fruit Stem Cells
Welcome to the first installment of “Beauty Bullshit”, a segment where I explain to you how makeup and skin care companies are trying to manipulate...
Is it Important to Get “Three Free” and “Five Free” Nail Polish?: The Science
Is it Important to Get "Three Free" and "Five Free" Nail Polish?: The Science
I've had a few questions recently about two marketing buzzphrases in the nail polish business: "Three Free" and "Five Free".
"Three...
Beauty Bullshit: LaFace Laboratories PUR Purifying Facial Wash
Beauty Bullshit: LaFace Laboratories PUR Purifying Facial Wash
LaFace Laboratories PUR Purifying Facial Wash is an overwhelmingly expensive face wash that charges $48 a pop. Part of the reason it is so...
I Don’t Know What Your Sexy Facebook Profile Picture Says About Your Competency, and...
I Don't Know What Your Sexy Facebook Profile Picture Says About Your Competency, and Neither Does the University of Oregon
"The Price of Sexy: Viewers’ Perceptions of a Sexualized Versus Nonsexualized Facebook...
