The Beauty Brains

The Beauty Brains

Freitag, 11. September 2026 · 43 min

MP3

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On today’s show we cover lots of questions including…
• Does Kerastase Thermique Heat Protectant work?
• What do you think of the Labo hair roll on serum?
• Do oils in body washes help with moisturization?
• Do derivatives of actives show good results?
• Is the Anua Azelaic Acid just clever marketing or is this actually a product?
Beauty News
What AI cannot sense about beauty (nature.com/articles/s41599-026-08720-9)
Links from questions
LABO products (instagram.com/p/Dcw7MwtAH3B/?stkn=bXdoaGx0MW13…)
Anua azelaic acid - starting the controversy (instagram.com/reel/Dafv53dMlS3/?igsi=MXZ5MGo1N…)
derms respond (youtu.be/PAgoujMiWTg?is=Ij-SMSxVK1rG2vPA)
Approximate timestamps

- Introduction
- Valerie’s skin check and host chitchat
- Beauty News: what AI misses about skincare and formulation
- A live ChatGPT spelling experiment
- Listener feedback and Perry’s consumer-advocate perspective
- Kérastase Thermique heat protection and budget alternatives
- Timothy’s question about the LABO scalp roll-on serum
- Do oils and petrolatum make cleansers moisturizing?
- Active derivatives and routines for sensitive skin
- The Anua azelaic acid pH controversy
- Ending
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