Beauty Dupes, Shampoo Truths, & becoming a Cosmetic Chemist - episode 420

March 11
53 mins

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Episode Description

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

  1. What is nonenal odor and how do you minimize it? 
  2. Does panthenol make a shampoo better?
  3. What’s an alternative to Matrix step one bleach amplifier?
  4. How expensive is it to test a product?
  5. How do you become a cosmetic chemist?

Beauty News

Wirecutter hired a chemist to tell if products were real or dupes.

Approximate timestamps

0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Chit chat
7:00 - Who are the Beauty Brains?
19:00 - Real or Dupe products
28:30 - Noneal odor
34:25 - Panthenol in shampoo?
36:45 - Alternative to Matrix step one
42:05 - Testing products expense
48:00 - On becoming a cosmetic chemist
52:25 - Ending

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