Episode 396 - Toxic beauty, hair growth and lightweight sunscreens
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Episode Episode 396 - Toxic beauty, hair growth and lightweight sunscreens
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On this show we answer questions like...
• What do you think about the hair loss product Calecim? • What is the deal with Banana Boat's Light As Air sunscreen? • Are personal care products filled with harmful toxins? • What are your thoughts on the DECIEM company? Are they sketchy? • And finally we’ll end with a series of patron hair questions.
Beauty News
NPR chemical story
Huffpost toxic ingredients
Best wrinkle creams according to Good Housekeeping
Question links:
Calecim products
Toxicologist interview
Approximate timestamps
0:00 Intro 1:30 Chit Chat 6:20 Beauty News 12:00 Good Housekeeping product rankings 16:05 Listener feedback 19:00 - Beauty Questions - Hair loss product 25:15 - Light As Air sunscreen 28:20 Harmful toxins in personal care products? 34:15 - DECIEM company 39:40 - Hair questions 50:00 - Ending
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- https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/05/08/nx-s1-5389925/beauty-products-chemicals-formaldehyde-cancer
- https://www.huffpost.com/entry/toxic-beauty-ingredients_l_6814ca1fe4b040eeda173844
- https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/beauty-products/g723/best-wrinkle-creams/#slide-11
- https://calecimprofessional.com/products/advanced-hair-system
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