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💸 busting skincare marketing myths to save you money
📚 evidence > hype
👇 sunscreen reviews + resources

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Every region has different regulatory measures for how they handle cosmetics and drugs, and that’s why certain ingredients can’t be used in certain areas, why you see specific claims on products in some regions compared to other regions, and why you can see sunscreen innovation elsewhere in the world as opposed to the US.

Check out and follow @capricorneum.skin for the original post!

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And of course, in the caption the false claim is explicitly stated just in case this line of questioning didn’t already bring you to the false conclusion: “They may be safe amounts in each product, but when used as a cumulative whole, they can be a burden on our bodies.” And once again…CITATIONS NEEDED.

A mere detection does not equal a harmful dose. Notice how these types of posts are always specifically calling out “synthetic” additives as if they’re inherently less safe than natural? This isn’t the case, but you’d certainly never see this line of questioning or these false claims being presented for natural ingredients, like essential oils, even though some of those have endocrine disrupting properties as well. In fact, many of these people actually sell essential oils and promote DIY products in which essential oils are being used in potentially very harmful ways and doses. Not to mention that many of them are selling supplements too, which are much less regulated than food and cosmetics.

Which brings me to another point. Food additives and skincare ingredients have to meet rigorous safety standards. If anyone is telling you that these things aren’t regulated, they just simply don’t understand it or are purposefully being deceitful. So, if the claim is that these regulated ingredients are in a food or skincare product at a harmful dose, the burden of proof is on the person making those claims to provide evidence. You don’t just get to claim something is unsafe and pretend it’s a fact unless someone proves you wrong. You also can’t prove anything to be 100% safe, so again, the burden of proof is on the one claiming an ingredient is unsafe at the relevant doses.

What is asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.

There are so many great evidence based accounts when it comes to skincare. There’s no reason to be following people that clearly don’t have any experience or expertise in these areas.

Please check out the tagged accounts.

#factsnotfear #skincare #foodsafety #cosmetics #justaskingquestions #logicalfallacy #toxicology #health #foodscience #science #scicomm #scicommunity

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9 influencers: top picks from 2021 ⬇️ (part 1)! I asked 9 other creators what their favourite skincare products from 2021 were, and here’s what they said!

As always, the beauty of skincare is that it’s so personal. One person's favourite product might be someone else’s least favourite. I always preach on this page the importance of getting a variety of perspectives when shopping for skincare. There is no “right” or “wrong” when it comes to products, what matters is what works for you and your skin. You really are the only opinion that matters!

I love to read other people's experiences on products they loved (or disliked), so I hope you find this helpful! These are some creators whose content I appreciate for many different reasons.

⬇️Thank you to the skincare "influencers" who participated in this!

@skinperspective
@capricorneum.skin
@allisonturquoise
@citizenglow
@scamander14
@sambythecounter
@jackiedymond
@taylorefford
@skinchemy

I loved seeing all your picks. Especially love that @sachiskin (which I featured in my top 2021 list) came up twice here. You know it’s good!!

👀Have you tried any of these? Let us know in the comments below!

#bestskincare #2021recap #skincareroutine #skincareproducts #sensitiveskin #acneprone #skincarecommunity #drugstorebeauty

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Just wanted to show some appreciation to these #BeautyScience creators who I've come to count on for original and on-point content! There are so many amazing creators on IG, but these are my top 12 of 2021 (in no specific order)! ⚛️✨

@labmuffinbeautyscience
@sciencemeetscosmetics
@skinchemy
@dermomtology
@themelaninchemist
@sambythecounter
@scamander14
@skinperspective
@capricorneum.skin
@chemist.confessions
@mosskinlab
@ms_hannah_e
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If you're not following these accounts, highly recommend! Looking to give back to the #BeautyScience online community this holiday season? Many of these pages have books, Patreon (or comparable) accounts, or affiliate links. Likes, comments, and shares are also always appreciated! To my top 12, thanks for the amazing year of quality content! 🤩🤩⚛️✨

Who are your favorite #BeautyScience creators of 2021?

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I’m starting a series, speaking to all different people in the skincare industry, asking them for tips and tricks they have learnt.

This is the first one of the series, I asked;

‘What is the one piece of invaluable advice which is now a staple in your day to day skincare life?’

Everyday is a learning day and I think social media is a great tool to help educate and learn from everyone in the industry. I think it is also great to have access to some amazing professionals that you normally wouldn’t !

What is your one piece of invaluable advice you’ve learnt and now is bible ?

Comment below 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

P.s @capricorneum.skin understood the assignment and then some 🙏🏻.

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