The Beauty Business...It's Ugly
When I first started in this business 9 years ago, a very prominent Madison Avenue PR maven told me, "the beauty business..it's ugly". After about a decade in this profession, I think I finally...
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As products become more sophisticated and effective...it's becoming more difficult to sift through the pseudo-science and misinformation to find out what works for you.Everyone's skin is different and...
View ArticleNew Drug MAY Extend the Lives Of Melanoma Patients
Roche has conducted a Phase II clinical trial that shows the lives of melanoma patients can be extended several months on their new drug Avastin....
View ArticleThe Most Disturbing Thing I Have Seen On the Internet (re: beauty)
For the past week I have been debating whether or not I should comment on the following video I found, but I think it is better to be informed than to bury your head in the sand.When applied by a...
View ArticleBuyer Beware (or Fraud Alert)
About a year ago I started seeing ads for unbelievable skin care products that promised to make you look younger over night. If memory serves me correctly, that product was called Hydroderm. Hydroderm...
View ArticleTop 10 Cosmetic News Stories for 2009
A fellow cosmetic chemist, Doug Schoon, has posted his top 10 list of this past year's cosmetic news stories. I could not agree more with his assessment which is well documented in science and...
View ArticleAn iPhone App To Avoid
There is a new iPhone app available in the European Union that is getting a lot of buzz which you should avoid. It's called Cosmetifique and it has been developed by an individual who has created a...
View ArticleAu Naturale!
First, sorry for the lack of posts lately, but I have been in the lab trying to work out the kinks in our new acne formula. But I felt compelled to share something that was just shown to me. A...
View ArticleScientific Proof
Some time ago, the Environmental Working Group (EWG)set off a panic by citing an unpublishedFDA study that showed retinyl palmitate in sunscreens caused skin cancer. The EWG uses fear and pseudo...
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Everything you need to know about sunscreen safety and vitamin D deficiencies is in this article from Happi Magazine http://tinyurl.com/48tgxdq Highlights: - Sunscreen use is safe and recommended to...
View ArticleThe Beauty Business...It's Ugly
When I first started in this business 9 years ago, a very prominent Madison Avenue PR maven told me, "the beauty business..it's ugly". After about a decade in this profession, I think I finally...
View ArticleHow To Find A Skin Care Pro
As products become more sophisticated and effective...it's becoming more difficult to sift through the pseudo-science and misinformation to find out what works for you.Everyone's skin is different and...
View ArticleNew Drug MAY Extend the Lives Of Melanoma Patients
Roche has conducted a Phase II clinical trial that shows the lives of melanoma patients can be extended several months on their new drug Avastin....
View ArticleThe Most Disturbing Thing I Have Seen On the Internet (re: beauty)
For the past week I have been debating whether or not I should comment on the following video I found, but I think it is better to be informed than to bury your head in the sand.When applied by a...
View ArticleBuyer Beware (or Fraud Alert)
About a year ago I started seeing ads for unbelievable skin care products that promised to make you look younger over night. If memory serves me correctly, that product was called Hydroderm. Hydroderm...
View ArticleTop 10 Cosmetic News Stories for 2009
A fellow cosmetic chemist, Doug Schoon, has posted his top 10 list of this past year's cosmetic news stories. I could not agree more with his assessment which is well documented in science and...
View ArticleAn iPhone App To Avoid
There is a new iPhone app available in the European Union that is getting a lot of buzz which you should avoid. It's called Cosmetifique and it has been developed by an individual who has created a...
View ArticleAu Naturale!
First, sorry for the lack of posts lately, but I have been in the lab trying to work out the kinks in our new acne formula. But I felt compelled to share something that was just shown to me. A...
View ArticleScientific Proof
Some time ago, the Environmental Working Group (EWG)set off a panic by citing an unpublishedFDA study that showed retinyl palmitate in sunscreens caused skin cancer. The EWG uses fear and pseudo...
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Everything you need to know about sunscreen safety and vitamin D deficiencies is in this article from Happi Magazine http://tinyurl.com/48tgxdq Highlights: - Sunscreen use is safe and recommended to...
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