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Hair conditioner made from wood is black and smelly, but eco-friendly

Hair conditioner made using lignin, a polymer found in wood and bark, works just as well as a commercial product - as long as you don't mind the smell

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Wearing make-up during exercise may harm your skin health

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Benefits of hyaluronic acid in skincare products have been oversold

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Protein fragments that repair skin damage could be added to cosmetics

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Closeup dark spots melasma pigmentation skin on face asian woman. Problem skincare and health concept.

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Anti-wrinkle patch uses microneedle injections to restore skin

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Stone Age Europeans may have worn make-up more than 6000 years ago

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Stone Age Europeans may have worn make-up more than 6000 years ago

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ancient face cream

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2700-year-old face cream was made from animal fat and cave ‘milk’

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Frankincense is a holiday favourite, but its future is under threat

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Frankincense is a holiday favourite, but its future is under threat

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A woman using hairspray

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Shampoo is causing air pollution, but let’s not lose our heads

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Anti-ageing skincare testing

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Skincare science is frivolous and warrants attack, right? Wrong

It won't save the world and is misused in adverts but skincare science isn’t nonsense. So why is resurgent interest in it under fire, wonders Lara Williams

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Breast implants can lessen gunshot injuries by slowing bullets

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Don’t blame Instagram for the rise of botox and lip fillers

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Causing a stink: The truth about fragrances and your health

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Che aspetto avresti dopo il Botox? L'anteprima in scansione 3D

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