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Science of Beauty: What Makes a Face “Beautiful”? feat. BeautyCon LA

Beauty, according to all-knowing Google, is defined as follows:

beau·ty

noun

a combination of qualities, such as shape, color, or form, that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight.

If we are to accept this definition, it brings up the question of what one would consider “pleasing” to the aesthetic senses. They say that “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”, but is it really? While…

New infographic about the science of honey in skin care!

Since I am hoping to talk about more food science in the future, I was thinking honey would be the perfect path to get there. Not only is it a yummy, sweet food, but it’s also great for skin care! 🙂 I am seeing it pop up more and more in products carried at Bath and Body Works, Lush, and Korean Beauty. I began to wonder what the hype was all about and did some research. It turns out that there…

A fun infographic about the active chemicals in a bath bomb!

Bath bombs have quickly become a huge craze in skin care. Convenient, affordable, and let’s face it- just plain fun, these little orbs have taken the world by storm. They come in so many different colors with all kinds of different ingredients and scents, it’s hard to choose between them all!! But what is the chemistry that is at work when you put one of these little beauties into your tub? The…

  SKIN WARS EPISODE 5: ACTIVATED CHARCOAL A long time ago,  in a galaxy not so far away, there was a girl who thought that charcoal was merely for grilling food on a nice, warm day. Little did she know that there were so many other health benefits that could come from the unassuming substance. Nowadays, it seems like charcoal is found everywhere. From toothpaste to ice cream flavors, charcoal is…

Today we're talking about sunscreens and how they work! Come take a look!

All my life, I have had a love/hate relationship with sunscreen. Ok, so it was more like a hate/hate relationship, but who’s keeping track? So many things about it made me turn away again and again. The smell, the white-cast it left on my skin, the fact that it would keep me “pale” (for a Filipino) all made me not want to use sunscreen. After many tanning session and slight burns from my time…

Alcohol: great with dinner… fun in social settings… not so great on your skin. Understanding an ingredients list can sometimes be a difficult undertaking. But fear not, dear reader, you don’t have to have a Ph.D. in chemistry to decipher it. Together, we can understand the in’s and out’s of knowing which alcohols are good for your skin and which ones you should steer clear of when you come across…