Claim type: Results in X weeks
Time-stamped claims ("in 1 hour", "after 4 weeks", "100-hour"), checked for a published test behind the clock.
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C Plausible, thin evidence
Aluminum-free deodorant: the cancer worry, the ’72-hour’ promises, and four sticks read to the last ingredient
Going aluminum-free is a fine choice, but not for the reason most people are told. We read the cancer evidence, the FDA’s antiperspirant rules…
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B Supported, with caveats
‘Bye bye bumps’? Keratosis pilaris creams graded on what lactic acid, urea and salicylic acid can actually do
No cream makes keratosis pilaris go away for good. The American Academy of Dermatology says so plainly. But the right active, used every day,…
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C Plausible, thin evidence
Lash serums that ‘work’ and why: the prostaglandin question, the EU safety verdict, and four labels graded
The lash serums with dramatic before-and-afters usually contain a prostaglandin analogue, a cousin of glaucoma drugs. In February 2026 the EU’s scientific safety committee…
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D Weak or undercut by formula
Do bond builders really rebuild broken bonds? Olaplex, K18, L’Oréal and OGX, read against the chemistry
Bleach turns the hair’s disulfide bonds into cysteic acid. Brands now promise to rebuild them in three minutes. We read four bond treatments against…
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B Supported, with caveats
Retinol vs retinal under $40: five drugstore retinoids, graded
Retinal sits one conversion step closer to the form that acts in skin. We checked five drugstore retinoids for disclosed strength, price per ml…