Former Beauty Queen Claims Skincare Products Ruined Her Skin and Modelling Career
A former beauty pageant winner from Guinea has taken a Swiss skin-care product company to court for allegedly ruined her once healthy complexion and ruining her modelling career. 25-year-old Mariama Diallo, who previously won Miss Guinea, Miss West Africa and participated in the Miss World pageant, had a successful modelling career until three years ago, […]
Whitening Cream Sparks Controversy As Before And After Pics Show Shocking Difference
Thai social media has been abuzz about a particular skin whitening cream after a number of online promoters published before and after photos which suggested that the cream worked a bit too well. Skin whitening creams are big business in South-East Asia, with many brands competing to attract the millions of people obsessed with having […]
Japanese Company Isolates “Young Woman Aroma”, Turns It into Popular Deodorant
Deoco, a range of women’s beauty products that allegedly captures the coveted “young woman smell”, has become a huge hit in Japan, among both older women who want to smell younger and lonely men who crave the fragrance of a younger woman. The story of this intriguing line of cosmetics began last year, when Japanese […]
Company Creates Colored Polish for Your Teeth
The simplest way to describe Chrom is as a nail polish for your teeth. It lets you color your chompers in 10 various colors, doesn’t smudge and lasts for up to 24 hours. If you’re bored with your pearly whites, or just want them to match the color of your fingernails or your outfit, you […]
Woman Suffers Liver Damage From Dyeing Her Hair Every Month for 10 Years
A middle-aged woman from Harbin, China, was recently diagnosed with chemical cirrhosis that seemed to have been caused by her long-time habit of dyeing her hair every month. Referred to only as Mrs. Chen by Chinese media, the 50-something woman allegedly started spotting white hairs on her scalp when she was in her 30s. There […]
Human Balloons – People Are Injecting CO2 under Their Skin for Cosmetic Purposes
Some people would try anything in their desperate attempt to combat the natural effects of aging. One trend that’s been blowing up (pun intended) in recent years is Carboxy Therapy – pumping carbon dioxide under the skin to treat stretch marks, loose skin, cellulite or dark circles under the eyes. So how does Carboxy therapy […]
You Can Now ‘Freck Yourself’ with These Fake Freckles Cosmetics
There was a time when freckles were considered unsightly, but they might just become the ‘in’ thing when this new cosmetic fake-freckle kit hits the market! Called ‘Freck Yourself’, the kit comes with a set of 72 self-adhesive stencils and a rollerball containing skin-pigmenting formula. Users need to place the stencil on the spot where they […]
World’s First “Beauty Chocolate” Keeps Your Skin Looking Young
Developed by a Cambridge University affiliated laboratory, Esthechoc is being touted as the world’s first ‘beauty chocolate’. It’s a dark chocolate with 70 percent cocoa containing high levels of two powerful anti-oxidants which help reverse the skin’s natural ageing process. A 7.5g piece of Esthechoc has as many cocoa flavanols as a 100g piece of regular […]
Nose Secret – Two Pieces of Plastic Can Go a Long Way When You Can’t Afford a Nose Job
If you’re not fully satisfied with the shape and size of your nose, but aren’t convinced invasive rhinoplasty is the way to go, may be you should consider Nose Secret. This Korean invention consists of “a pair of curved and comfortable splints that you place at the inside edge of each nostril to make your nose […]
Indian Hindu Leaders Launch Beauty Products Made with Cow Dung
The Visha Hindu Parishad (VHP), a right-wing non-governmental organization in India, has recently launched a line of beauty products containing two very special ingredients – cow dung and gau mutra. “The use of gau mutra in medicines and beauty products will help farmers and prevent them from selling cows. Ayurveda talks about use of cow […]