Cosmetics - Topics

What is the history of makeup? How much of a lipstick's retail price actually goes to the factory that makes it? How do you read the little jar symbol and should you trust it over the smell test? Talc in powder products: what the labelling does and does not disclose Preservatives are the reason your cream does not grow mould in a warm bathroom Who actually formulates the products sold under a luxury beauty label? What actually happens to an actor's skin after six weeks of prosthetic glue? Ancient Egyptian eye paint was as much about medicine and status as about beauty What does the FDA actually regulate in a lipstick versus a drug? Latex versus silicone for a wound that has to read on camera The EU bans hundreds of ingredients that remain legal in the US Does niacinamide actually fade dark spots or just calm redness? Why counterfeit cosmetics are dangerous in a way counterfeit handbags are not Mica and palm oil: the labour questions behind shimmer Encapsulation technology is why two serums with the same ingredient list behave differently Why do beauty brands keep the same shade names across markets but change the formulas? Cruelty-free vs vegan: the two labels test completely different things Why does the same lipstick cost twice as much in Tokyo? Beauty technology in sunscreen: filters that stay stable under UV for four hours Does fragrance trigger more allergies than it used to? Serum vs ampoule vs essence: what is actually the difference? What to do when foundation oxidises an hour after application Regulators are now going after clean and eco as marketing words My foundation shade match changes between winter and summer and I now own three bottles Sunscreen is legally a drug in the US and a cosmetic in Korea Vegan and cruelty-free claims are not regulated the same way Do nano-particles in sunscreen have to be disclosed on the label? What does it take to get a new cosmetic ingredient approved and into mass production? Victorian beauty manuals warned against makeup and sold you cosmetics anyway The history of beauty is also a history of what people were forbidden to wear Who actually verifies the bunny logo on a bottle? Why the cushion compact never caught on in the West