controversial ingredients Archives – Beautiful With Brains Skincare Blog | Skincare Made Easy Tue, 25 Feb 2025 08:08:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.6 Should You Avoid These 3 Common Nail Polish Ingredients? https://www.beautifulwithbrains.com/3-ingredients-to-avoid-in-nail-polishes/ https://www.beautifulwithbrains.com/3-ingredients-to-avoid-in-nail-polishes/#comments Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:04:00 +0000 http://beautifulwithbrains.com/?p=20594 Can we talk about these “avoid nail polish ingredients?” Have you noticed? These days you can’t buy a nail polish without someone telling you what’s NOT in it. “Buy me, I’m free fom Toluene!” “No, pick me!  I’m free from Toluene AND Formaldehyde”. It’s like a race. The brand that removes the most “nasties” wins. […]

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]]> https://www.beautifulwithbrains.com/3-ingredients-to-avoid-in-nail-polishes/feed/ 18 7 Skincare Ingredients With An Undeserved Bad Reputation https://www.beautifulwithbrains.com/7-cosmetic-ingredients-with-an-undeserved-bad-reputation/ https://www.beautifulwithbrains.com/7-cosmetic-ingredients-with-an-undeserved-bad-reputation/#comments Thu, 13 Feb 2025 13:06:00 +0000 http://beautifulwithbrains.com/?p=24751 Can we talk about skincare ingredients with an undeserved bad reputation? Like, WTH? Parabens will give me breast cancer? Propylene Glycol is an anti-freeze? Even talc isn’t safe anymore? What have I been doing to my children all this time?! *throws away all skincare products* I hear ya. Consulting Auntie Google to find out what’s […]

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]]> https://www.beautifulwithbrains.com/7-cosmetic-ingredients-with-an-undeserved-bad-reputation/feed/ 50 What’s The Truth About Lead In Lipsticks? https://www.beautifulwithbrains.com/whats-the-truth-about-lead-in-lipsticks/ https://www.beautifulwithbrains.com/whats-the-truth-about-lead-in-lipsticks/#comments Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:09:00 +0000 http://beautifulwithbrains.com/?p=23614 Say what?! There’s lead in my lipstick?! *throws them all away* Calm down, ladies! I know, the rumour is scary. Lead is no joke. It can do you some serious harm. But, no one is going around sprinkling your lipsticks with lead. Yet, somehow that sneaky little thingie manages to bypass security and slather its […]

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]]> https://www.beautifulwithbrains.com/whats-the-truth-about-lead-in-lipsticks/feed/ 13 Should You Avoid Products With Sulfates? https://www.beautifulwithbrains.com/should-i-avoid-products-with-sulfates/ https://www.beautifulwithbrains.com/should-i-avoid-products-with-sulfates/#comments Mon, 03 Feb 2025 12:04:00 +0000 http://beautifulwithbrains.com/?p=21778 Remember the good old days when shampoos actually cleaned hair? Now, they always seem to leave a slick of oil and a layer on buildup all over your locks. Ok, maybe I’m exaggerating a bit. But, if you’re fellow oily-haired girl with a mane that pumps out grease like there’s no tomorrow, you know what […]

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]]> https://www.beautifulwithbrains.com/should-i-avoid-products-with-sulfates/feed/ 26 Silicones In Skincare: Are They Bad For Skin? https://www.beautifulwithbrains.com/are-silicones-bad-for-skin/ https://www.beautifulwithbrains.com/are-silicones-bad-for-skin/#comments Wed, 01 Jan 2025 10:25:00 +0000 http://beautifulwithbrains.wordpress.com/?p=7747 Ah, silicones. No one wants them. But, when they aren’t there, everyone complains. Well, they don’t complain of a lack of silicones. They complain of thick pastes that spread like chalk or hair that refuses to be combed through. You know, all those things silicones are there to fix. Turns out, silicones are quite the […]

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]]> https://www.beautifulwithbrains.com/are-silicones-bad-for-skin/feed/ 21 Is Fragrance In Skincare As Bad As Paula Begoun Says? https://www.beautifulwithbrains.com/fragrance-in-cosmetics/ https://www.beautifulwithbrains.com/fragrance-in-cosmetics/#comments Sun, 15 Dec 2024 12:36:00 +0000 http://beautifulwithbrains.wordpress.com/?p=2192 Is fragrance in skincare bad? According to skincare guru Paula Begoun, it’s the devil incarnate… Me? I don’t go that far, but I do have a weird skincare rule: if it smells good, I don’t put it on my skin. No, I don’t like using products that stink (hello, Skinceuticals CE Ferulic!). And yes, I […]

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