Cosmetics are substances used to enhance the appearance or odor of the human body.
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Are cosmetic/pharmaceutical products without parabens healthier than counterparts with it?
Parabens are a class of preservative used in cosmetics and health related products.
A large number of products, especially for infants, claim to be free of parabens implying that this is somewhat ...
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What hair-care benefits come from adding fruit or fruit-extracts to shampoo?
Shampoo manufacturers seem to be very keen to tell us about the all the fruit and fruit-extracts they put in their product. I suspect that the hair-care actually comes from the Sodium Laureth Sulfate ...
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Does shaving with cold water produce a closer shave?
The claim is discussed at The Art of Manliness, as quoted from the book Shaving Made Easy (1824):
. . . the author argues that the idea that a soft beard gives a better shave is a bunch of bunk ...
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Does using moisturizer regularly have long-term positive effects? And is it better to start sooner?
A friend uses moisturizing lotions/creams daily. No fancy purported anti-aging creams, just run-of-the-mill, relatively low-cost moisturizer.
She has the impression that regular use of moisturizer is ...
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Do the warm oils penetrate the skin the same way as a normal oil would after manual warming?
By warm oils I mean "pepper seed oil", and "sesame oil".
These oils are said to have inherent warmth due to which they increase blood circulation.
The secret of essential oils' effectiveness lies ...
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Does plucking/epilation impact hair growth?
I've recently encountered the idea that plucking an area of hair (say, with tweezers) causes the hair to grow back thicker/denser/stiffer etc. yet I remain skeptical. This concept is rampant with ...
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Does potassium alum soften the burning sensation after shaving?
A friend of mine suggested me to use a wet alum stone after shaving. Is this efficient?
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Does the temperature of the water when you shave affect your pores?
I have heard from a number of people advice that using hot water either before or during shaving "opens your pores" to give you a closer shave. (As discussed on a makeup site, The Art of Shaving, and ...
