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more about #beautymyths more comments → Caitfish: I guess I need to start encouraging my parrot to poop on my head more than he does already. I'm sure he'll be glad to oblige. #exotichairtreatments more » TheCatlady: Several months ago I stopped using shampoo and do what is called "conditioner washing" where, instead of shampoo, you use a lot of conditioner as you ... more » BabyJane: Sure, wheat protein may work as well as bull semen, but where's the challenge in that? Wait, what's that you say? You don't have to actually come in ... more » SomeAuthorGirl: It's the height of awesome to know that wheat protein makes me break out in a rash but I could put any sort of semen in my hair and be a-ok. Celiac f... more » dreamweave: Oh, Rich People, your ability to entertain me is endless. #exotichairtreatments more » Sputnik_Sweetheart: I'll gladly taking boring over gross. #exotichairtreatments more » labratintraining: I remember this coming up in a previous post's comments, but a lot of Indian women use coconut oil or almond oil in their hair. When I get back to th... more » badmutha: I'll take boring wheat protein over bull semen in my hair any day of the week. #exotichairtreatments more » Tchotchke: Last Thursday, a pigeon shat on my head in what can only be described as a drive-by pooping. I had to rush into Saks Fifth Avenue to wash my hair in t... more » IndignationCoordinator: Nothing short of the hyperconditioning tears of orphaned seal pups keeps me awake under the shower anymore, ladies. more » sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit): Let's face it: bull semen shampoo is still better than bull shit shampoo. And I'm reminded of the zoo-full of delicacies sold at the Colosseum in Lif... more » Zombie Ms. Skittles: You know, looking at the picture I thought for sure the article was going to be about pigeon crap in face cream. Primarily because there's a scene in... more » BearDownCBears: Suddenly cleaning out my fridge just became much more profitable. #exotichairtreatments more » Dodgergirl: Whale... whale what? Whale VOMIT? WHY? #exotichairtreatments more » Aesop's Foibles. YES.: So it looks like all those girls who get trashed and barf in their hair are onto something. #exotichairtreatments more » -
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No Shit
Though some luxury salons peddle hair treatments containing pig placenta, bull semen, and whale vomit, cosmetic chemist Jim Hammer admits conventional ingredients like wheat protein and hydrating oils condition hair just as well, although "wheat protein certainly sounds boring." [L.A.T.] -
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Ugly Truths About The Chemicals In Beauty Products
Stacy Malkan, co-founder of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, says many beauty products still contain toxic chemicals though safer alternatives exist, and the U.S. has no safety standards for cosmetics. Even pink-ribbon products promoting breast-cancer research often contain carcinogens. [Treehugger] -
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Miss Universe: Feminism Is Dead, According To Miss Venezuela
On last night's Miss Universe live broadcast, Miss Venezuela was asked what women can do to overcome sexism in the workplace. She answered that women need to realize that "there are no longer any barriers against us." And she won! More » -
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Bananas
From the Department of Flat-Out Erroneous & Ahistorical: "Since the beginning of time, women (and men) have been testing out solutions for under-eye stress." [Zoe Report] -
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Nefertiti Was Airbrushed?
"The royal sculptor at the time may have smoothed creases around the mouth and fixed a bumpy nose to depict the 'Beauty of the Nile' in a better light." [Daily Mail]
