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Jan 2025
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Episode 386 - Seals of approval, Brooke ...

DISCOVER THE BEAUTY AND COSMETIC PRODUCTS YOU SHOULD USE AND AVOID
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On today’s show we cover lots of questions including…

  • How much should you trust seals of approvals on product labels?
  • What do you think of Brooke Shields hair care line?
  • What makes a good lip mask and day cream?
  • What are your thoughts on the Geek & Gorgeous brand?
  • Why would a brand include two hydroquinone-based lightening creams with the same active ingredient and concentration?

Beauty News

FDA bans red #3 from food. 

Time Stamps

0:00 - Intro and chit chat - black eye, cat in the wall
8:56 - Tik Tok ban
11:25 - FDA bans dye from food
15:15 - Seals of approval
21:35 - Brooke Shields hair care
26:45 - Lip masks and day creams
33:35 - Geek and Gorgeous brand
41:10 - Brands making two of the same product
46:45 - Ending
49:05 - Cat in the Wall

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