Cosmetic expert explains beauty myths

Posted by: smilie on 04/05/2005 - 03:23 PM
Okay, you've heard that brushing your hair 100 strokes a day will make it shine. You may have even tried it.

But does it really work?

It is hard to know which beauty tips out there are true.

That's where the cosmetics cop comes in. Paula Begoun has been researching and writing about makeup, hair and skin care products for more than 25 years.

She said, "Old myths die hard, I’ll tell you. Those are the most stubborn."

We wanted to know whether some common beauty tips are myths or if they really work.

The first one, brushing your hair a hundred strokes a day. Will make it shine?





Lisa Vancise, a cosmetics consumer, said, "The only time I ever heard that was in the Brady Bunch."