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Episode 396 - Toxic beauty, hair growth and lightweight sunscreens
May 16, 2025 · 53 min

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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

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Calecim products

Toxicologist interview

Approximate timestamps

0:00 Intro1:30 Chit Chat6:20 Beauty News12:00 Good Housekeeping product rankings16:05 Listener feedback19:00 - Beauty Questions - Hair loss product25:15 - Light As Air sunscreen28:20 Harmful toxins in personal care products?34:15 - DECIEM company39:40 - Hair questions50:00 - Ending

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