I would like to know about mixing L ascorbic acid serum and NIacinamide ( supposed to be a no no) and if Vitamin C serum should be applied in the AM under sunscreen to enhance its efficacy or in the PM...So what serums and acids can and can't be combined :) Merry Christmas MIchelle xoxo
Soooo satisfying to hear you say “everything is a chemical” as a fellow chemist, I get so irritated seeing chemical free labelled everywhere and victimising “chemicals” as bad, natural can be deadly and synthetic is a viable solution
I'm only a biology undergrad, not a chemist, but i also cringe. I don't understand how this 'chemicals = bad' approach is so popular. Even people who have no interest in science know that water = H2O, yet they don't think that water is bad.
You are correct about genetics. I know so many older African American people who literally only use dove soap and cocoa butter on their skin and it is flawless. I use cleanser, sunscreen, moisturizer, etc and my skin still has issues.
Cocoa Rose my mom drinks every day of her life she looks old and she did look bad when she was in her 30s I’m 40 and I’m always told I look 25 or 28 it’s all about how you take care of urself this is me in the picture 40
@@smallmevt no its both nature and nurture working together. you CANNOT deny the effects of genetics. Yes you can make lifestyle choices , using science proven methods that help slow down aging and improve your own health i.e. no drinking no smoking more exercise and healthier eating , using spf, etc.
same thing for my mom! she literally does the bare minimum and has clear and dewy skin yet i painstakingly put effort into a skincare routine and i still have acne
About the myth “clean skin = good skincare habits” is SO TRUE! My co-worker has flawless skin but she doesn’t do any type of routine and does everything (like sleeping with makeup on) that would give me acne for days/weeks! It’s so unfair...
Yes very true, people keep asking for skincare tips & then complain it doesn’t work on them. Everyone has different skin needs & there’s no such things as a magic potion. Mature adults should know better.
As an Esthetician, all I can say is THANK YOU!! It’s so great to have someone providing correct skincare knowledge and advice instead of just trying to sell a product. Correlation is not causation! Love that and love you! Keep up the great work!
i would really love to know the facts behind eye cream or any other anti-aging cream and whether they are scientifically proven to be effective for wrinkle lines or not. thank you Michelle!
Eye cream is reallt just the right balance of moistrizer for that skin which is very thin and delicate, that's not ao heavy as to cause milia. The best anti aging is retinol plus sunscreen (plus lifestyle factors of course).
@@AllTheArtsy You can get the same result with a light moisturiser for sensitive skin ( no perfume no harsh ingredients). Same result but way cheaper. Eye creams can't have active ingredients as this area is too sensitive but still most eye creams on the market have perfume in it... They are nothing special just a way to make us spend an outrageous amount of money...
Cecile Pham agreed! I’ve seen so many ‘clean’ and ‘natural’ beauty videos pop up lately and it’s such a load of garbage. It’s still full of chemicals! If people want to use that stuff it’s whatever but let’s stop pretending it’s not just chalk full of chemicals like any other product on the market ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I would tend to agree with this but i'm a little irked that the allergy example was used. One of the more heavily supported ideas about how allergies develop is due to a lack of exposure. Essentially, since we in clean environments are not exposed to bacteria, parasites and viruses that we would traditionally be regularly exposed to, your immune system is unable to recognize pathogens and instead attacks random compounds.
@@donotreply8979 Here is the problem. FDA will only allow up to 2 percent salicylic acid buffered at 3.5 and up for OTC use. Most buffer to 4. At that pH penatration isn't good at all. So they use alcohol to enhance penatration . If you don't use alcohol then you must use a surfactant . A surfactant damages the skin cell to enhance penatration. You are no better off because they tend to be just as irritating.
Thank you for number 3! Every time I hear a salesperson telling me their product has "all natural" ingredients, I feel like my intelligence is being insulted. Because A. Everything is ultimately made of natural ingredients, even so called chemicals, and B. Just because something is natural, that doesn't mean it's good for you. Poisonous mushrooms are natural, ffs...
New to your channel, so nice to hear skincare science rather people that just repeating stuff they find on the internet. Can't wait to watch more of your content ♥️
Hi Michelle~ Great video! Do you have any inside chemist scoop on whether percentage of sunscreen ingredient is directly linked to spf? I do my big all-mineral sunscreen testing every year and since I'm not a scientist I go on the assumption that the spf on the label is accurate, but I get comments from some viewers who say only sunscreens with a minimum of 10% Zinc Oxide can really provide spf 50.... I've looked for info on this or where it came from but can't find anything on it. Some of my faves have 4% each ZO & TD, or 7% each ZO & TD, yet others have 20% zinc but all are spf 50. My understanding is it's all in the formulation and the particle size of the ingredients... If you could shed some light I'd appreciate it! xo ~angie
I have a friend who’s skin and hair is PERFECT. She only uses moisturiser on her skin and shampoo in her hair. She’s always flawless. The girl doesn’t even use conditioner! I wish I could copy her genes routine 😂
Her skin is perfect because she doesn't use cosmetics is what it sounds like. Thousands of people figure out that if they stop putting irritants on their face (cosmetics/skincare, especially those with fragrance) then their skin problems clear up for the first time in their lives. Here’s how to do it from a respected dermatologist: * *THE* most common cause of skin inflammation which causes redness is the use of face products containing fragrance. Eliminate them and you eliminate the redness (and more severe reactions including acne). The following have helped many, many people completely clear their skin: * CeraVe hydrating face wash * Cetaphil daily facial moisturizer SPF20 * Cetaphil redness relief night moisturizer * Neutrogena sensitive skin SPF 50 OR CeraVe Tinted Sunscreen with SPF 30 * _Ideal Case Scenario:_ Give your skin a cosmetic free month to let it normalize without cosmetic influence
I feel smarter now, lol. I wasn't surprised about the "good skin is genetic" thing because I'm super diligent about my skin care and what I eat and my skin has improved but it's still not very good since my dad had really bad acne when he was my age. but I was actually really surprised by the hot/cold water one tho!
Anna from my own experience I have to tell you BAD! I had PERFECT skin. I used a pore strip, and my skin has never been the same. In the exact spot the pore strip laid, I have oily bumps that look like the goosebumps she shows in the video. It’s been two years. No aha, acne wash, creams, have made them budge. Just caused my pores to be super sad 😭
20something thank you, from my experience using like once every six months is ok, but using more (like i did when i was young) made my pores so big... they have never reduced 😞
Hi, they don't do much apart from possibly irritate your skin. It is sometimes fun to do (if you like gross things, like me), and once in a while is ok, but still not recommended. A comedone extractor is the way to go to get things out (or satisfy your need for fascinating grossness).
I’ve had acne since being 13 years, but never really blackheads. Just a couple on my nose. After being on Isotretinoin (accutine) I tried one for fun with a friend. I’ve had them ever since. It’s been four years. I have tried everything, but nothing have worked. I have tried to warn everyone ever since. Just don’t. Some people have been so lucky, but it’s really not worth the risk. :(
Shel yes because once I stopped buying into the myth and started using products with petroleum and/or mineral oil my dry skin rejoiced😂 I got stuck at my moms house without my $100s of dollars worth of skincare and she literally only had Vaseline and suave lotion and I only used a washcloth and Vaseline and my acne cleared straight up I was SHOOK. She’s only ever used water and a washcloth and suave or whatever body lotion she had on her face and her skin is immaculate. 😐
@@rachelfrombefore Wow! Can you go into more detail with how you used the vaseline? Did you only just wipe it off? Did you wash with soap after? That could save me so much money!
millamya I use Vaseline Jelly Cream to breakup my makeup/sunscreen by rubbing it in on dry skin, wiping gently with a washcloth, then I follow with a gentle cleanser (I use glossier milky jelly) and then moisturize with the Vaseline jelly cream. You can always use straight up Vaseline as a makeup remover just use a white washcloth to wipe it off, then cleanse with a *gentle* cleanser, but I like the jelly cream better and don’t worry it’s cheap as hell also! drugstore gentle cleansers like vanicream gentle cleanser, cerave hydrating cleanser, or neutrogena cream cleanser will prob do just fine, I’m just hooked on milky jelly😂
I'd love for you to review popular reddit skincare advice (subs: skincareaddiction, and asianbeauty)! I find that reddit is borderline culty about skincare. If you suggest something that's not the status quo there, people jump on you hardcore. I see advice that is the exact opposite of what my dermatologist has told me, and they don't respond well to being told that (I love how people act like they're more knowledgeable than educated experts, lol). My acne was pretty terrible so I followed reddit advice to a T but it definitely made my acne much worse.
just today I commented on a post on skincareaddiction!! and wow, they are culty. It was my first time commenting on a post (on this subreddit) and they were not friendly at all! They acted like I was horrible for doing a skincare routine that worked for me
Rachel Rowles every single post i've googled on there have been decent..? they give u different products and some advice on them/your routine. they're not telling you to OBEY every single thing they say to do. and most of them are nice enough. also do u not know how to use the internet? yall are reading too much into the wrong corners. if you follow skincare advice on some other website, you're just as likely to get advice not good for your skin. culty ashddhjddjkdk? Sounds like a conspiracy theory.
@@abc92800 Chill, my friend. It's a bit ironic that you're accusing me of not knowing how to use the internet when it appears that you're the one taking my one comment way too literally and seriously (may I offer that you would benefit by improving your reading comprehension? Me saying "borderline culty" does not imply that these reddit forums are a legitimate cult and that I'm spewing some conspiracy theory). I never once said that EVERY person on those reddit threads are culty and that EVERYONE gives bad advice, and that NO ONE is nice. I've just noticed a tendency (which does not mean there are NO decent posts) of many (read: not all) people following a popular status quo which doesn't *always* seem to have a basis in science (which, as a graduate student in the sciences, I feel qualified to suspect).
@@Michelle-qs2tc If you don't mind sharing, what do you think are examples of skincare habits that such subreddits shun? I'm a subscriber of both, and I find that the people there very much follow the philosophy of this channel, which is rooted in science. Majority of them hate stuff like physical exfoliation, downvote anyone who suggests the age-old cold/hot water to close/open pores myth, and strongly believe in everyone's skin being different and hence requiring varying skincare routines, just to name a few examples.
Omg, so factual...so rational! These are basically all my skincare pet peeves tbh. I'd like to see a video about cleansers and the real difference between super expensive ones and affordable ones. I'm in the camp that you shouldn't buy expensive cleansers because any fancy ingredients are just going to get washed off anyway
I really appreciate your reviews, my dear! I’d like to see you address the myth that using a lot of lip balm will dry out your lips and cause your lips to become “addicted” to lip balm.
If you suffer from allergies, take one tsp of organic Apple Cider Vinegar once a day. I work with people who work outside in land management and it works for them. You have to keep it up, if you stop it won't work, but they've eliminated their reaction to allergens. More healthy and a lot cheaper than drugs that may or may not work.
Genetics is true. My brother doesn't have a skincare routine, yet his skin remains clear. I, on the other hand, have to manage my skin for being sensitive and acneic! Great informative video! Subbed!
Wait a minute, do you cosmetics and he doesn't? Then this is why. He doesn't apply any irritants to his face at all. If you are using cosmetics, you are irritating your skin with products that contain ingredients that cause inflammation therefore making you feel your skin is sensitive. Eliminate your skin sensitivity and skin problems: Here’s how from a respected dermatologist: * *THE* most common cause of skin inflammation which causes redness is the use of face products containing fragrance. Eliminate them and you eliminate the redness (and more severe reactions including acne). The following have helped many, many people completely clear their skin: * CeraVe hydrating face wash * Cetaphil daily facial moisturizer SPF20 * Cetaphil redness relief night moisturizer * Neutrogena sensitive skin SPF 50 OR CeraVe Tinted Sunscreen with SPF 30 * _Ideal Case Scenario:_ Give your skin a cosmetic free month to let it normalize without cosmetic influence
Great video as always. I wonder if you , as someone with PhD in pharmaceutical chemistry, would consider doing a video reacting to big-pharma conspiracy theories! 🐸☕.
Haha unfortunately I mostly worked in the early stages of drug discovery, so I don't know much about the inner workings of pharmaceutical companies and clinical trials and drug regulation, which is where the conspiracies usually are! I would love to watch a video about that too...
ola @labmuffinbeautyscience There’s a couple of books by a guy called Dr Ben Goldacre "Bad Science” and “Bad Pharma” That you might like on this subject... 🙂
now I'm confused. I used to have a lot of pimple spots over my face for 2 years. after putting aloe vera gel (straight from the plant) for about 6 months, it was all cleared. the only product I used was a cleanser. I don't know if it was the aloe vera that worked or age.
I am A Kpoper, I’ve had teenage acne and adult acne. My adult acne went away after I started washing my face with real soap (goat milk soap, and my new favourite, activated charcoal soap), applying olive oil mixed with tea tree oil and doing turmeric-yogurt-honey face masks for the scarring twice a week. My acne cleared up in 4 months. Whenever I switched back to synthetic face care (face wash and “formulated” moisturizer) my acne comes back. The topical acne stringents only make my skin look blotchy and horrible. So in my case, if I drop the natural stuff, my skin problems return.
She never said natural products don’t work. She’s just saying that it’s not fair to just a make a broad statement like “natural products work better and are better for you.”
Not all natural products are bad. Remember that anyone working in cosmetics is still working for a company that makes $$$$. There is no $$$$ if you know how to use plants.
Regarding your cleansing advice: What is your stand on double cleansing? Like makeup removal first and the a skin cleanse (with a gentle cleanser of course). I used to be a firm advocate of double cleansing, but after reading a lot about it recently I am currently trying just one cleanse in the evenings to see if it makes a difference on my skin. How do you do it?
"Double cleanse" is more strictly oil-based cleanser first (for dissolving makeup, sunscreen and washing out sebum) followed by a water-based cleanser (to cleanse the skin afterwards). This is the best cleansing method in my opinion.
@@AllTheArtsy Thank you for the reply. I am familiar with the concept of double cleansing, I just read a lot on the topic of it destroying the skins microbiom by overcleansing, so I was curious to hear what Michelle thought of it.
Linda Libra Loca It’s probably not ideal, but the best you can do, if you wear sunscreen and possibly makeup and simple washing doesn’t reliably remove it. What I do and which may or may not be beneficial is, I wash my hands, then my face and before I apply the moisturizer, I rub my hands over my belly and press them to my face, to get whatever bacteria live on my skin back on my face as well. I only rarely use more than hot water to clean my body, so my skin is super healthy there. It’s just something, I came up with myself, feel free to disregard 😉
@@raraavis7782 That is a really interesting approach. So you assume that the bacteria on your belly is the same as the one supposed to be on your face? Really a question. I know that bacteria is different in different parts of our body, but I am not sure how that is true or untrue for the skin. For how long have you been doing it?
Linda Libra Loca Hm...maybe a year or so? I was pretty much a ‚leave it alone’ kinda person before, but watching Dr. Dray finally convinced me to wear sunscreen daily and I also started Tretinoin, because my skin has always been oily and I’m also going on 40, so I could do with some gentle ‚rejuvenation’ lol. Not that I have any real skin issues. Oiliness and occasional small outbreaks, but those are clearly linked to my cycle or sometimes food (dairy seem to be problematic for me). So it’s not like it ‚cured‘ me from something, it just seemed like a ‚the best I can do‘ thing to try, now that I‘m bothering my skin much more than before. I also remember hearing on some health related podcast, that there are now companies, who persue exactly this approach...they are working on topical products that will deliver the right kind of bacteria for your skin...kinda like taking probiotics for your gut microbiome. Seems to be a promising approach especially for people with real acne.
Thank you so much for making a video relating to skincare that is factual and science-based. I am so tired of all the BS I hear regarding skincare these days. "Put this essential oil on your skin, it's natural..." No, no, no, DEFINITELY don't do that! It being "natural" doesn't mean anything. XD Everyone's skin is different (mainly due, as you said, to genetics) and in order to discover what works for you as far as maintaining clear, healthy skin goes, unfortunately, the process is mostly trial and error. To anyone wanting good skincare tips like the ones in this video, I recommend checking out the blog Simple Skincare Science. The guy who writes this blog is absolutely brilliant, and he goes into great detail explaining how to go about treating particular skin ailments. All of the information is science-based, and while it's a little overwhelming at first, it's definitely worth checking out. Personally, I've found that in order to maintain clear skin, it's best for me to do as little to it as possible. I don't even use a cleanser when I wash my face--just water! Even gentle cleansers make me break out, I've found. Why? I don't know, but I'm not going to question it...I just do what my skin seems to like most, as we all should. :)
My sister has PERFECT skin, no texture, no pimples, no pores, no dryness... super bouncy and glowy! And yet she washes her face with body soap like once a month and doesn’t have a skincare routine at all 😩 I friggin wish
#3. THANK YOU. I work at Sephora in skincare & pride myself on doing a lot of research and I'm so tired of having clients tell me "I need all natural products because my skin is sensitive." A lot of natural brands (ironically) use heavy, extremely comedogenic ingredients, as well as multiple botanical extracts some people are allergic to. As someone with very reactive skin, I find you can't just pigeonhole a brand or product. Just read the ingredients, pay attention to how your skin behaves and decide from that what's best for you.
madibuzzer I run a mile from most products with essential oils in them.They tend to irritate & age your skin and the fragrance is just plain bad from you.
You point out that genetics have a lot to do with your skin, but then make sweeping generalizations about how everyone with sensitive skin should use synthetic products. As a person with sensitive skin and eczema, I’ve had reactions to both. I don’t really see the evidence to suggest one is better than the other. Although synthetic products are more likely to use dyes and fragrances that cause irritation (things a dermatologist would tell you to avoid). It takes a little work to find what is beneficial to your skin and what is not because each individual will be different! You shouldn’t be giving an entire group of people advice based on what might only work for some of them. I can use some synthetic products and I can use some natural products. I cannot use some synthetic products and cannot use some natural products. It doesn’t mean I need to exclusively use one or the other. It means there are certain isolated ingredients I cannot use, and the type of product they are in is irrelevant. As you said, everything is made of chemicals. I’d also drop the argument that somehow the existence of allergies proves natural things are bad. People being allergic to bees has nothing to do with whether or not you should use a face serum that contains hemp oil or something of that sort. Way off the mark. And people aren’t becoming more allergic to things because the ragweed is out to get you. People aren’t even becoming more allergic. Correlation is not causation. Are there more people in existence now with serious allergies? Yes. But why is that? Because the invention of antihistamines and synthetic epinephrine (epi-pens) are relatively recent. People with severe allergies who went into anaphylactic shock died. We had no medical treatment that could help them.They didn’t get a chance to reproduce, or if they did and passed it on, their offspring was less likely to survive as well. We also have more people with dwarfism, Down syndrome, and physical disabilities. Not because it’s more common than it used to be, but because we no longer live in a society where “imperfect” children are left outside to die. If you’re a scientist, talk about the science not conjecture.
okay but #5 is too true and i fucking hate it...my friends have perfect skin and all they use is soap and water and body lotion smh and here i am with my face masks, exfoliators, oils etc. i need to just go to a professional and get my skin analyzed tbh
Thank you for adding that you have a PhD !! So many people out there spew advice about skincare like they know everything but in reality they are just popular culture experts.
Hi Is It necessary to do facial massage , if so can we do it for ourself in an effective method or only the beauty parlour methods is the most effective one ?
I'm so glad that more and more scientists/chemists are making skincare videos now! Nothing beats being able to make more educated choices about the beauty products we consume thanks to channels like yours! Thank you for your videos!
My two cents, is that your sunscreen is not UVA protective enough. Reapply if the only UVA filter is avobenzone. Otherwise seek for zinc oxide, tinosorb M, tinosorb S.
Ashley d she already talk about this one, but i'm not sure if it's in youtube or instagram What I remember is that she stated that "chemical"/organic sunscreen actually have higher protection of UVA rays(that leads to hyperpigmentation), than "physical"/inorganic one. I think the heat doesn't really matter, furthermore, "physical"/inorganic sunscreen actually turn 95% UV rays into heat too, and only reflect the other 5% (she actually has a link to the source but I don't save it) So... I personally think that you don't have to worry about heat because of "chemical" sunscreen I'll try to find her post about this, next time i'll edit this comment
Ashley d i've found the link of her talking about this! instagram.com/p/BqrnmmXHwaq/? And the link to her source about physical/inorganic sunscreen that actually protect us around 95% by absorb UV rays and around 5% by reflect/scatter UV rays onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/phpp.12214 There you go👍
can applying moisturizer encourage your skin to produce less oil? i'm pretty dry and i've heard people say moisturizer makes your skin "lazy" and that i should go without it. thanks for your videos, i love that you explain how things actually work. :-)
Divyansh Tripathy Many skincare videos I’ve watched on YT say that moisturizing results in less oil produced by the skin because the skin is hydrated and thus not in need of additional oil, and that not moisturizing enough signals your skin to make more oil. I think you’re thinking of cleansing oil/balm...?
Ive heard of over moisturizing? I learned of it because it fit what I was experiencing but I’m not sure. I have bad atopia and live very far north so my skin is dry af (but I also have face full of pimples? I hate my face lmao)
My skin is sensitive and gets pretty dry during winter. This year i had to use makeup everyday, so it was specially dry, so i started to use some cream i thought was nice (hypoalergenic, gluten-free, cruelty-free), and at first it looked like it was hydrating, but a month or two later my skin was drier than ever, it had random rashes, and i kept putting on that cream bc it had a calming effect for a moment. When i realized it might be causing all of that irritation i stopped using it (i had a week of horrible horrible skin) and gradually started to get better. I got another more expensive and heavier cream, and that one works fine, but i don't use it as often (also now it's summer and my skin is relieved). All of this is to say yes, moisturizer can dry up your skin, if it's not suited for you. Trial and error i guess. You can try combining your cream with some kind of light oil (not heavy like coconut or olive, which i love but their not good for face skin)
I'm using L-ascorbic acid (I'm using Maelove: Vitamins C (15% L-ascorbic acid), E and Ferulic Acid ) in the morning, but I heard that Niacinamide (10% + Zinc 1% from The Ordinary) can't be used together with L-ascorbic acid. What are your thoughts on this?
OMG PREACH SISTA :D i loveee your video! thanks to you, especially the thing about chemicals and natural products !! more people should keep this in mind... i also love your chemical background knowledge
I am here because Hyram suggested this channel. I am so glad because I am such a nerd and want to learn more about skincare! She is so informative I am an instant fan!
Every make-up sales lady ever has said something like, "the skin around your eyes is COMPLETELY different than any of your other skin, so it has to be treated differently (different handling and different/specialty products)." Is this true, or a myth?
„...it‘s just a hole in your skin“ too good😂😂😂 one question: i have quite oily skin and use as much suncream i can put on i t morning. would you clean the face before reapplying the suncream say in the mid of day...?🤔 bc it would be very heavy if i just reapply i think. thanks for your informative vids & for your answer beforehand🤗☺️😊
I’ve always wondered that. Seems heavy but I don’t think washing my face more than twice a day would be good for my skin so I usually just apply it in the morning even though I know I should reapply
i'm not a professional, however i've read/watched some things on this stuff. you should avoid fragrances, but not all alcohols. if something has the ingredients of alcohol, alcohol denatured, ethanol, methanol, benzyl alcohol, and isopropyl alcohol they're not good for you. however, cetyl, stearyl and cetearyl alcohol are fatty alcohols that are good for the skin.
You can get what you need with basic skin care. * *THE* most common cause of skin inflammation which causes redness is the use of face products containing fragrance. Eliminate them and you eliminate the redness (and more severe reactions including acne). The following from a respected dermatologist who has 12 years of school to get there, have helped many, many people completely clear their skin and save LOTS of $$$ and time: * CeraVe hydrating face wash * Cetaphil daily facial moisturizer SPF20 * Cetaphil redness relief night moisturizer * Neutrogena sensitive skin SPF 50 OR CeraVe Tinted Sunscreen with SPF 30 * _Ideal Case Scenario:_ Give your skin a cosmetic free month to let it normalize without cosmetic influence
I don't even watch those skincare routines of great skin people anymore cause their skin look great even when using skincare with a bunch of sensitizing ingredients
Every time I use sanitizer regularly, I get sick. It kills off my good bacteria, cracks my skin, and makes me vulnerable to viruses and bacteria. I never use sanitizer and just wash instead.
Also lol correct me if I’m wrong please it’s just what I heard once and it did make sense - but if anyone actually knows the science let me know!! I’ve heard since handsanitiser claims to be antibacterial this can strip the good and and bad bacteria and thus weaken the gut or immunity or something lol probably not right but I’d love to know if it is/isn’t so I’m not scared to use it 😅
Oh wait ahah I just read that someone also agrees with this so I’m guessing it’s the truth? I’d only use it say after being on public transport or something with no other option
Could you review Rodin and fields products? I'm hearing mixed reviews about it and I'd like to learn about their ingredients and general efficacy. would greatly appreciate it!
Vitamin E being good for skin. (I'm sure it can be good for some people but tocopherol gives me cystic acne, which I learned the hard way by digging through the ingredients of a couple of products that had caused this reaction and finding the mutual ingredients which CosDNA lists as causing acne. I've heard there are different forms of vitamin e and that synthetic ones are chemically different to natural vitamin e but not really sure what to believe.
Hi Michell, ¡this was a very good video!, people believes a lot of crazy things not based on scientific evidence, I'd like you'll make more videos like this to continue learning with you. Thank you and loves and ¡Merry Christmas to you and your family!😘☃️❄️🎄🎁🎉🍷🍰
I recently discovered I’m allergic to coconut. I thought I rid of products with coconut u til I realized there were tons of other names for it and also derivatives of coconut. Do you know of a way to easily scan I gradients or use a database to find products without coconut and it’s derivatives? Thank you!
I know you have a chemistry phd, I'm just wondering if you went to school specifically for the science part of skincare or if theres a job title? Like a chemist who works in labs developing products? I think I've found my calling.
WOW! I agree with other viewers - you should have millions of followers (and I intend to spread the word!). Long ago, I realized make-up "beauty gurus" have very little knowledge of the science of skin. I'm not interested in learning how to cover up my skin with cosmetics! I stumbled on to your channel by accident and I' SO GLAD I DID! I'll be spending hours watching all of your videos, just to catch up!
New to your channel and I love your myth-busting videos. Gives me lots of lols. So I can't use cold process soap on my face if I had sensitive skin because they have a higher pH?
Savvy and explained in a simple understandable way - 10 points out of 5! Subscribed immediately, so tired of bloggers giving uneducated information on skincare with entertainment purposes only.
ex-cystic acne sufferer here, washing your skin off of your face 5 times a day doesn't help with your spots either haha if it doesn't go away by age 20-25 try isotretionoin IF YOUR DOCTOR APPROVES
I've had really good skin my while life. I got the occasional pimple during puberty and, as an adult, I get small pimples around my chin during my period, but thats it. For years, all I did was wash my face with whatever cleanser was cheapest and wear a two inch thick layer of sunscreen. Skin cancer runs in my family, so I am all about sun protection. Plus, I went to a tanning bed to with the misguided hope that I would even out a weird tan that I had. I think I stayed in it for about 5 agonizing minutes, feeling so clostraphobic and worried about cancer. I had no idea that one tanning session has such an impact on your likelihood for cancer!
Good video!! A little bit off topic here and I know you we’re being sarcastic but most ppl that are allergenic to certain things like I once was to milk ppl are lactose intolerant but raw milk has the lactose enzyme in it and is way more healthy & full of goodness the moment I started drinking raw milk,I was no longer LACTOSE INTOLERANT the mass scale farming were its pasteurised & homogenised milk most ppl buy today has inflammatory markers within it and is not good for the human body for the most part and they even have to fortify it with vitamins to make it anyway ok,for ppl uninformed about the whole way it’s processed and wheat is also not the same back when wheat was real Wheat it grew up to 10foot tall now it’s all a lot smaller & perfectly uniformed and mono cropped soil depleted with the genome messed up to make it “pest resistant”so if any bug lands on it there grain it’s stomach explodes, a whole new meaning to gmo with dangerous pesticides herbicides being roundup(Glyphosate) sprayed which has a 99% run off with 1%getting to the root, the rest goes into the water supply and seas and even airborne into organic farmsetc.. plus hardly anyone was allergic to the real wheat back in the day!! We are the experiment generation but just have to beware and I’ve seen and being a witness to many ridding there allergies once they get too underlying issues and swapped frm a gmo processed food like store bought milk,grain and even SOME chemicals in skin care like DMDM HYDANTION a formaldehyde substance which is in lots of beauty care products a real problem,anyways.im glad you talked about chemical compounds in nature some chemicals are not to be feared just do your research ppl & come up with what your own decisions to what you want to put on your biggest detox organ the body has your SKIN and these natural chemicals are not to be mixed up with dangerous manmade component single derivative compounds that are not here to make us healthy but just make the rich get richer!! And yes plants they defend with themselves with oxalate acid alrigh And more but stinging nettle is one of the most medicinal and nutritiously dense plants on the planet once you know how to harvest them right! And raw honey🍯 ,Raw milk 🥛😋 and even POLLEN which ppl are allergic to is amazing when takin in its complete form the human body is super adaptable if you get to the right path your skin and health be better for it be your own doctor if sorts rant over 👌😂
Lab muffin . Is tartrazine cI19140 yellow no 5 is safe to use in Cosmetic . Like i see ewg rating 4-5 but it is aprroved by fda . So does this pigment absorbed by skin so that it can harm the body ?? Please tell
That's not even correlation though, that's just happenstance you're talking about. "correlation is not causation" is used when there's an actual correlation (eg: people wearing coats and rainy weather) but people establish wrongly what caused what (eg: wearing a coat increases the chance for it to rain). In my example, there is a true correlation between coats and rain. In yours, toothpaste isn't correlated to to pimples disappearing; it doesn't work better than leaving them alone. I think the fallacy here is more confirmation bias. Since the pimples disappeared, the trick must have worked.
I have such a nearly zero routine for my skin. I often do not wash my face for a day or two, and no zits. I use Cetaphyl or CeraVe bath gel, use Neutorgena oil free face lotion, and occasionally use a cream that is oil-based (I could use some advice on what good, unscented oil based creams to use that are affordable-I have driven myself nuts trying to find that right cream). My only issue now is that I have wrinkles, which I know are from not using sunscreen, but I am not “Leatherface”. I am so allergic to sun screen, no matter what. The natural ones are the worst for me. If I want to burn my skin, I will use sun screen. I exfoliate by using either a Salux cloth or a microfiber cloth. Makes my skin smooth.
I remember that growing up sage teenage wisdom was always that eating chocolate and crisps caused spots whereas I never got spots despite eating shed loads of choc purely because I had extremely dry skin due to eczema. Possibly this myth is true for some people but certainly not in my experience or observation.
I actually wondered about the genetics and skin/body health. I have observed this over many years and it seems I am backed by science, accidentally..... Oh well, better than nothing.
My skin was in better condition for how oily it was. But still not clear. Had clogged pores and small pimples (barely noticeable) on the forehead. So I started skin care according to James. Now my skin is much better also less oily.
Shout out to 15 year old me mixing crushed up ibuprofen, coffee grinds, and toothpaste and smearing it all over my face. My nose skin cane off in chunks in physics class
Hi! First, this is a really great channel! And second, I wanted to ask if you could recommend me some good book about skincare and dermatology? Thank you! :)
It can't be said enough!! Natural isn't a synonym for healthy! Subscribing for more sass in the vein of that "powered by chemicals" mug and "nature is evil and makes ya sneezy." PS what are your thoughts on the science-backed brand Paula's Choice?
Natural and chemical are arbitrary skincare distinctions; ultimately everything is all natural, because it’s all derived from the Earth’s resources. You have to find out what it does; some manmade ingredients are quite safe and gentle, and some pure plant ingredients can be very irritating or harmful.
No. There is a distinction. Natural materials are those that are found in nature and have not been made by humans. By comparison, *synthetic materials are man-made and cannot be found in nature* . Plastics are an enormous environmental pollutant that is killing wildlife from the tops of mountains to the bottom depths of the oceans and we are eating plastic because everything we eat, eats the plastic we created that won't break down for thousands of years. These plastics release toxins into our bodies over time.
As a biologist I hate the "shaving/cutting hair makes it grow faster". I keep on reminding my friends that it's dead tissue and has no idea what lenght it is, but still they have a hard time getting it :D
