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Aug 2024
58m 31s

Episode 371 - Scalp serums, alcohol and ...

DISCOVER THE BEAUTY AND COSMETIC PRODUCTS YOU SHOULD USE AND AVOID
About this episode

On today’s show we cover lots of questions including…

  • Can a scalp serum or electric wands actually help you regrow your hair?
  •  Is it ok to have alcohol in a hair product?
  • What do you think of Mother Science and Malassezin
  • What do you think about the Skingredients products?
  • How does color changing makeup work?

Beauty News

Can brands really educate consumers?

Clean beauty democratization?

An advert linking deodorant to breast cancer is banned.

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Mother Science
Malassezin

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