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

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On today’s show we cover lots of questions including…
• What is nonenal odor and how do you minimize it?
• Does panthenol make a shampoo better?
• What’s an alternative to Matrix step one bleach amplifier?
• How expensive is it to test a product?
• How do you become a cosmetic chemist?
Beauty News
Wirecutter hired a chemist to tell if products were real or dupes. (nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/counterfeit-bea…)
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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