Hi, I'm Perry, and you're listening to the Beauty Brains.

Hello and welcome to the Beauty Brains. Hello and welcome to the beauty brains a show where real scientists answer your

beauty questions and give you an insider's look at the beauty product

industry this is episode 197. I'm your host Perry Romanozky and it's a solo show today.

Valerie is traveling and Sarah Bellum is working so it's just going to be me.

On today's episode I'm going to be answering your beauty questions about

whether vaping is bad for your skin if inverse hair conditioning is beneficial and whether you need to worry

about emulsifiers in skin products. But first, I guess this is where I usually do a little

chit chat, but you know, there's nobody

you talk to you, so that's just you and me. So let me just skip right to doing some

beauty science news and tell you my thoughts on things that I've seen in the beauty world.

Here's a story reported on by Buzzfeed. They say the FTC said Sunday Riley

faked safor reviews for almost two years to boost sales. The skincare

brand Sunday Riley has agreed to settle with the FTC.

That's the Federal Trade Commission.

They are responsible for policing advertising claims in the United States.

And this is in regards to the FTC's investigation into the

writing and posting of fake reviews. The FTC was tipped off by a

whistleblower, probably a disgruntled employee, I doubt, no doubt.

And they concluded that Sunday Riley,

the brand, participated in crafting fake online reviews

for products that the brand downvoted negative reviews,

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