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The Myths of “Medical-Grade” Skincare (with video)

December 5, 2020 By Michelle 54 Comments

The Myths of “Medical-Grade” Skincare (with video)

There’s a lot of misinformation about how “medical grade”, “clinical” or “professional” skincare products are guaranteed to be better than drugstore or “over-the-counter” (OTC) products you can buy at the supermarket. Like a lot of other myths, this myth has mostly been promoted by some well-intentioned people who have unfortunately been fed the wrong information by…

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Clean Beauty Is Wrong and Won’t Give Us Safer Products

November 14, 2020 By Michelle 31 Comments

Clean Beauty Is Wrong and Won’t Give Us Safer Products

If you use beauty products, it’s impossible to not have heard of clean beauty. It’s a revolution. You want your products to be clean – you don’t want to use dirty products! You want your products to be good for your health and good for the environment. There are beautiful celebrities telling you about how…

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Debunking Exfoliation Myths (with video)

October 3, 2020 By Michelle 6 Comments

Debunking Exfoliation Myths (with video)

Exfoliants are one of the first products you start using when you get into REAL skincare. They’re a really great gateway product, but they can be a bit confusing and there are loads of myths about them. So today I’m doing the debunking! (More info on exfoliants in my Essential guide, in case you haven’t…

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More SPF Mythbusting (with video)

August 29, 2020 By Michelle 17 Comments

More SPF Mythbusting (with video)

This video is sponsored by Skillshare – the first 1000 people to use this link will get a 2 month free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership. It’s that time again… SPF mythbusting time! Because no matter how hard I try, more of them turn up. (I did a video on SPF myths last year – check that…

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Hi! I'm Michelle, chemistry PhD and science educator, and I'm here to help you figure out which beauty products are worth buying, and which ones aren't using science!

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