Liza Koshy Is Selling “Clean” Beauty. Terrific.
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
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These people get one compliment on their skin and think they need to bring out an entire line.
Oop- 🤣🤣😆😆
Most people in their twenties have beautiful skin. She has the resources to maintain by going to a dermatologist whenever she feels like it. most of us can't spend thousands upon thousands of dollars a year to be flawless.
@@danieljones5217 sure, but you don't need to see a dermatologist to get good skin lol
@@danieljones5217 It can seem daunting but if you know what type on skin you have and what you're trying to achieve it can be simple and inexpensive. A gentle cleanser (following oil or balm cleanser if wearing makeup), an exfoliant(AHA/BHA), treatment (vitamin c/hyaluronic acid), a moisturiser and a sunscreen (SPF 30+). If you read the ingredients you will learn what they do over time.
@@pcaul8156 Diet has an incredible amount to do with how your skin looks (:
I hate in when a product is "fragrance free" but still has essential oils, since essential oils are essentially fragrance and are just as irritating >:(
Essential oils still sting lol
Essential oils are more harmful than synthetic fragrances.
As a biochemist, this whole “chemicals are bad” trend is infuriating. If you were to view the chemical composition of a tomato, you’d never touch one. Synthetic and natural ingredients have pros and cons, you can use them together and they have wonderful benefits if done properly! Great video, 11/10 😉
*sees the IUPAC name for glucose*
“oh that looks like a nasty chemical i dont want that in MY food”
Absolutely! I mean, it's not wrong be be intentional and look at what you're using and eating. But it's false to think. Natural ist good unnatural is bad. There are so many "natural" things that are bad or toxic. I reminds me of the geman chemist Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim. She published a book :"chemistry for breakfast". In german its "komisch alles chemisch" and she also has the german UA-cam Chanel mai think. She talks a lot about that
Exactly, and I feel like fearmongering about GMO's falls into this category too. The only reason I see to avoid them is for ethical reasons because of how companies like Monsanto operate, not because they're scary bad for you.
Dihydrogen monoxide.
YES! I too am sick of the chemophobia. Everything has chemicals in it. Chemicals are great! Loves me some dihydrogenmonoxide. It's my favorite solvent for doing caffeine extractions.
I think a really big guideline is nothing is ever black and white. Clean beauty seems to categorize ingredients as either good or bad, when in actuality it’s really dose dependent, depends on how it is used or sourced etc. Really just nothing more but marketing to ppl’s fears
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Yes 👍 Lab muffin beauty science just did a video all about this.
Ewg standards are the BEST though.
The dose makes the poison. I thought everyone learned that in school.
I've started responding to "it's natural" with "so is cancer."
This video is perfect example of critical thinking that most people lack. Not only about cosmetic ingridients but in general. Thank you for this video.
Thank youuuuuuu 👏👏👏👏
completely off-topic, but this messy hair-thing really suits you!
I get so tired about people calling stuff clean. The only topic you should talk about clean or dirty is laundry
And dishes and kitchen surface.
And girls.
Lol- kidding!!!
Drunk Elephant is known for its terrible customer service and treating customers poorly, and also they aremvery expensive so I would never buy from them.
Yup, I forgot the exact scandals but one example is how they marketed their retinol as beginner friendly but actually its pretty strong and irritating. Soo many burnt faces.
Yeah, they've had some other controversies.
I haven’t heard about that, makes me sad because I really love their products. Their face moisturizer & face wash are both amazing
Yeah. They get super defensive and rude if a customer reports a negative experience with one of their products. For example, a customer reported that their lala retro cream gave her terrible breakouts. Rather than just apologizing and accepting her return, offering her a refund...they said that she must have been using one of the “suspicious 6” in another product. What a joke.
I get my moisturiser from the ordinary. It's really basic but great for my pretty sensitive skin...
Why is it that "influencers" come out with stuff that has nothing to do with their channels. I'm going to call this a "cash grab"
@@hurricanekazz4214 Yeah. Why it is the wealthy ones that are so eager to make themselves look super cheap. :D
@@hurricanekazz4214 more content rather than products I'd assume
She talks about this kind of stuff all the time. The fear-mongering that happens especially in the vegan community needs to be addressed. Also, if she wanted to cash grab, she'd get sponsored by clean beauty products lol.
fragrance free is always the scent of my hamsters bedding
Is magic if you have eczema
@@nr5076 and overall great. Fragrance can be very irritating no matter what.
Unfortunately people like me need fragrance free self care items. Body soaps, shampoos, face lotion, everything. I break out in hives and can even have life threatening reactions to most scents. And essential oils don't count as fragrance free in my life, I can only tolerate lavender essential oil in products from experience. The rest cause the same reactions as "unnatural fragrance". Fragrance free products are super important!
Other than people like me, there's people with eczema and those with sensitive skin who need the fragrance free products. I have to buy a $17 conditioner (which unfortunately isn't cruelty free but it's literally the only one I can tolerate). I wish more things were fragrance free. But fragrance definitely isn't dangerous to most people! There should be options that are fragrance free. But if people want fragrance and they aren't sensitive go ahead!
@@livyann2143 on the essential oil thing. Essential oils are considered fragrance like 98% of the time
@@LauraOrtiz344 I know, but usually it's advertised as something positive like "made with essential oils". And as I said, I choose fragrance free always to avoid any reactions. Sure I tried lavender essential oils heavily diluted in fragrance free lotion, but I'm not going out of my way to buy ANY fragranced product.
The issue with cosmetic fragrance is that you may not have a reaction until way later on down the road. A lot of people say “I don’t have a problem with fragrance.” Unfortunately this statement is meaningless because fragrance allergies and sensitization can be a delayed process. You may have imperceptible damage that occurred because of fragrance use. The issue is that fragrance serves absolutely no functional purpose in skincare. It’s just a sensorial additive.
yes, im one of those people! Learned it the wrong way!
@@Rafa-nn3zw can I ask what the reaction/problem was? how did you know which product affected you if it wasn't immediately noticeable?
@@iheartvikings2012 I used a fragranced face mist and moisturiser that when i applied had 0 issues. Months after my skin became sensitive and reddish and i didnt think it was the product because of the time frame. Payed a visit to a dermatologist and she swapped my products to fragrance free ones and my skin settled after that, but i had a longish way to recover my skin barrier that was damaged due to the sensitivity caused by the fragrance. I always avoid fragrance now, even if it doesnt cause immediate issues.
I would rather know ingredients are sustainably sourced and comes in non-plastic/ minimal packaging. Some natural ingredients are less sustainable to grow and harvest than similar, synthetic ingredients. (Also cruelty-free, vegan and fragrance free).
Single use glass can be pretty bad for the environment, they have to take the sand from the environment and it’s pretty energy intensive, even if you recycle it because glass needs to be heated to 1700 degree C to melt. It don’t think there is much reason to say plastic free is better than recycle plastic tbh.
@@IEatUnicornFishCake I agree that everything isn’t so black and white. The easiest and practical thing is to reduce.
I am team plastic, but with
- proper disposal
- -make one of those deposit+return systems on a federal level (usa where i am)
- - w a s h i n g + r e u s e systems + durable design (so design thicker bottles that can be reused, not paper thin etc)
- - recycle everything in country (so not just "shoving it to country 'x' " using bunker fueled ships )
- - gasify/pyrolyse what can't be recycled further,
- Proper sourcing
- -use bio-petrochemistry (so algae/lignocellulistic biomass -> biocrude -> petrochemicals + plastics_ )
Here i go ranting, but the issue is the using of cheap petrolium plastic, the huge amount of shipping and spilling ( "mermaid tears" are spills of plastic pellets) / improper disposal ( l a n d f i l s),
Plastic saves mass in shipping, makes logistics workers' life's easier (snapple bottles make h e a v y boxes), and allows for crazy good seals.
@@IEatUnicornFishCake totally agree, I used to be for the idea of using a glass container and shipping back to reduce waste/ glass containers instead of plastic until I realized that shipping the glass takes so much gas to just be shipped and back rather than I myself go buy it or order when I run out. Also the fact that glass does take a lot of energy to recycle... it just sucks that a carbon footprint will be left regardless :/
@@IEatUnicornFishCake Another issue with glass it keeping it clear if you want that, or just one color.
Outside of sorting glass bottles by color it will get more cloudy, and often ends up that brown/blackish mix color.
A lot of EU brands will claim to not be tested on animals, even thought it's already illegal in the EU to sell a product that is. IMO i don't think cruelty free is the be all and end all, there are brands like L'oreal who work with the Chinese government on alternative testing methods for animal testing in hopes of a ban there. Most of the brands that are cruelty free are just too small to be sold in territories where you have to test on animals. I think these things aren't really talked about because the bloggers who make money from recommending cruelty free products are the people trying to educate others on the issue.
The suspicious 6 that drunk elephant is a bit iffy, for example they say no "bad" alcohols, ignoring the fact that concentration of the "bad" alcohols as well as what ingredients they're used with (humectants like glycerin for example) have a massive affect what the final product is like. They're also against "chemical" sunscreens because they think they cause break outs and are sensitising based on no evidence at all. The issue with this is that many people prefer organic (chemical) sunscreens as they are less likely to leave a white cast and arbitrarily limiting what sunscreens people can use just means they're less likely to use them. Also there are lots of stories of their customers reps telling people that basically if they're having skin issues with one of their products and they're using products from another brand alongside, its probably the other brands products causing that issue and you should stick to just drunk elephant products.
yep. I almost added that to my controversial vegan opinions video.
@MdoubleHB wtf?
As a med student , watching this makes me very happy. There is a misconception that 'natural ' is better than 'chemicals', and 'clean ' is such a vague term to use. Glad to see you've taken the time to look into the science of it all. :)
Wholeheartedly agree. Natural doesn't mean safe, pit vipers are after all "natural" 🙄
"A little information is a dangerous thing" - "clean beauty" is a cash grab to target those who know alcohol and fragrance is bad for your skin, but don't know about the pros and cons of synthetic ingredients. If you'd like to learn more about ingredients in skincare, Stephanie Nicole does some old but gold deep dives on her channel.
unfortunately drunk elephant has a terrible reputation with their customers; they literally fight customers who say they've had irritation from their products because DE believe that their products can't cause irritation (when literally anything can lol)
Your memory is correct child of the 70’s here and everything was medicinal smelling and alcohol forward. Strip that skin. Not to mention I grew up when people actually used suntan oil to intensify the rays 🙄
Some cruelty free brands that are well formulated and don't misguide buyers: Paulas Choice, Jack Black, Biossance, Allies of Skin, The Ordinary(Deciem). I love Cerave too but unfortunately not cruelty free until China stops torturing every living creature they get their hands on.
the inkey list as well!!
watch it some feral tankie might come out of nowhere and call you sinophobic for saying something bad about daddy China
just a little fyi, the ordinary is cruelty free but they’re owned by estée lauder which obviously is not
May I add: Krave Beauty, NIOD, The Inkey List, Necessaire, Chemistry Brand, Hylamide, Jordan Samuel, Primera :)
@MdoubleHB ok, girl
Liza Koshy doing a makeup line is already unnecessary anyway
@@Samantha-pt6pm I literally don’t even watch her, but don’t we have a bunch of mediocre influencer brands already?
The skincare market is absolutely saturated right now and, frankly, there is no need for any more.
Maybe Unnatural Vegan should just release a skincare line. Haha, jk ... unless?
“Clean” beauty is such a crock, especially because there is no actual meaning like certified organic. And essential oils are in many “clean” products and those can be damaging to your skin.
Yes, please make a follow up video on vegan brands that are not “natural/clean” etc! Recently, in an effort to discover more vegan cf brands, i subscribed to the Kinder Beauty Box but had to unsubscribe seeing that their products were natural to the point of being unsafe, exactly because of the things that you and LabMuffin mentioned ;(
God yes I remember being of the anti-oil mindset and using products that would dry out my skin in the early to mid-2000s, "light" moisturizers that didn't do anything were also really popular. Skincare now is about adding layers of moisture with every step and it's so much better.
the silicone thing isn't true. as with pretty much everything, it depends on the type & formulation. they can actually be really useful.
Silicone is awesome! It's smooth, non-oily and mattifying. Silicone-based anti-chafing cream is a lifesaver for people like me whose thighs rub together :p
I think the only way this message will reach the intended audience if someone with audience similar to Lisa would do it. Who is gonna buy her cosmetics? People who watch her, which are most likely teens and people early in their twenties.
I’m hoping Hyram and Dr Dray will pick it up.
Cassandra bankson just did a video on it!! She has a younger demographic
Yes, I was just thinking about some of the old face wash I used to use in high school. I’m only 29, but I feel like options have improved so much in the last decade. I had dry, but acne prone skin as a teen and every “treatment” left my face feeling like parchment! Exfoliating washes were also huge back then, so my skin was completely torn up by my twenties.
The only affordable, scientifically centered, and cruelty free skin care brand I can think of at the moment is The Ordinary maybe?
Paula's Choice is pretty cool and a lot of their products are vegan.
The Ordinary is fully vegan.
And Krave Beauty kinda seems like they're promoting clean beauty but I don't think so, they're just aiming to be more environmentally friendly.
krave is not clean beauty, liah yoo is very outspoken about being pro-science! they instead are environmentally conscious and as a brand they try to cater to sensitive skin as much as possible
@@user-ot7ue2yb2e Yes I agree. I just kind of said it because it might give off that idea because of the "natural" aesthetic of the brand. But yeah they're very science based and I truly love their products.
"Here's this ingredient that will definitely keep bacteria out of your product if we use a tiny amount, but if you somehow manage to get your hands on enough of it to bathe in it, it may cause cancer."
Brands: AVOID PARABENS AT ALL COSTS.
"Here's a replacement ingredient that we have to use a lot more of, that we don't know much about because we haven't studied it that much, but what we do know shows it's definitely a fairly common allergen."
Brands: yes please. I'll take all of that.
I can't even blame a lot of consumers when there are groups like EWG who sound like legit groups and say they are watching out for consumer safety but are actually just fear mongering agencies. This idea that all companies are out to get us and don't care if we get sick and die is so strange to me. Sure, l'oreal and the other major brands don't care about each individual consumer on a personal level, but they don't want to get sued, so you better believe safety matters to them. If anything, their products are probably safer than the small "clean" beauty brands because they have intense safety testing.
Mostly right you are about smaller "clean" companies launching products without enough testing, and I used to believe as well that bigger global brands much safer until the johnson's baby powder lawsuit that took my trust off any such big brands that we have been using since childhood...
I have extreme skin allergies to things like parabens and fragrances and the “clean beauty” trend has given me way more options for skin care and makeup and I’m all for it lol
I would love to hear your opinion on the store “Lush.” They sell a ton of natural beauty stuff and I’m not sure how to feel about them! I love them but I’m wondering if I’m falling into a marketing trick?
I would recommend looking in to not just the quality of their ingredients but the treatment of their staff across not just England where the owners are based but internationally.
There are many cases of ill treatment of staff which makes me wonder if they are truthful with the claims about their products.
I've stopped buying at lush. I can't even use their soap or hand cream! If I touch my face hours after using it? Ouch! It gets red, irritated and tight! The last product I bough (a Christmas body lotion) gave me such a reaction that I gave it to my bestie.
There are some lush products I enjoy but they aren't as "natural" as people think. They use plenty of synthetic ingredients!!
i’ve never had a skin issue using lush products, i just don’t particularly love them. i did have a friend who worked for lush and at interview told them she was going on a month long trip in the fall. but when fall came they said she couldn’t have the time off because they didn’t know so she had to quit :/ i’ve heard it’s not the best place to work for but might depend on management
I belong to the upper middle class in my country and even I can't afford Lush. Also, their products have a very strong fragrance, I doubt if it's good for sensitive skin.
I recently saw someone selling a “clean beauty” MLM on Instagram saying it’s pricey but you barely ever have to buy it because hers has lasted over a year. YIKES. Cosmetics with preservatives shouldn’t be used that long, much less ones lacking it!
Your expression in the beginning... PURE GOLD!
I wish using products with fragrances wasn’t like playing Russian roulette with my skin. 😵
There is a swedish skin care and make up brand that's 100% vegan that might appeal to you. It's called indy beauty though its probably not available in the us.
Oh man, I've done a meta analysis on parabens, but it's in my language (Serbian). I am too lazy to translate it 😂 but this topic is so overdone, when they are gonna realise
omg please translate it ❤️❤️❤️ I will pay for it
Love this colliding of my worlds!!! Lab Muffin Beauty Science and ecowell are my jam 🤩
With a pandemic raging, I have been thinking about different priorities for skincare (a visit to the derm to fix a DIY gone awry seems like a very bad idea). My elderly mom had a bad mask reaction that exposed blood vessels on her thin, coumadin'd skin. Aloe irritated & I was going to do a DIY or a clean lotion, then got smart, asked the pharmacist, and petrol-laden Aquaphor fixed it in days. Messing with "clean" could have led to more hospitalization - she was in extreme pain & it kept triggering BP spikes.
Thanks for the video, it was very educative. Plus (and unrelated), your hair looks amazing like that.
I use Ethique shampoo bars because I LOVE how it works on my hair. I've tried a few different products and it really works well. And the mascara I use is ... Wait gotta get it from the other room ... Pacifica Highest Lash. I bought that last one twice and I love how it doesn't stink or make my eyes itchy. But ... the second one I got flakes more than the first so I suspect soon I'll be on the lookout for something new.
Never heard about Druken Elephant. I would be very much interested in more videos like this. Most helpful.
But back to Ethique shampoo bars. I have long hair and I just like this product. Though these come from far away so there's that too. I shampoo bar lasts me 3 to 4 months. I have long hair but I don't wash it each day, so there's that to factor in as well.
I know words get stuck in the buzz cycle like no this or no that or hey, charcoal in everything. Pancakes, now with more charcoal! These buzzy sorta things. I think that's all I have to say, in this longest comment in the history or ever.
Thanks for the work/research you do. It's most helpful. Cheers and boogie boogie, Ivy.
Can't use anything with fragrance on my skin 🤢 lol makes life so difficult where I live.
To me, face/body/hair products can be "clean" or whatever as long as they do what they're supposed to BUT while I don't care too too much about my own skin, I do also think about what goes down the drain which I personally want to make as environmentally friendly as I can.
That being said, I like supporting small local brands (here in Oz) which I usually find on IG and they're usually cruelty free and have "clean" ingredients, good packaging and shorter transport routes.
Thank you! Awesome video! As far as fragrance goes I believe it has the most evidence of being sensitizing and irritating to the skin. however to say fragrance is toxic is beyond hyperbolic
We need a skincare routine by rhe way! Your skin is soo amazing!! 😍😍
Yes please do the follow up video!!
Never thought about it, thanks a lot!
SLS is also an ingredient in most toothpaste. I am sensitive to it (It creates sores in my mouth), and only discovered recently that they were caused by the SLS in my toothpaste.
I only care about natural insofar as I have sensitive skin that reacts to nearly anything put into soaps seemingly. Nearly any unnatural fragrance for sure. Some other things too like aloe. Unless things are unnatural for no good reason, then I do pick natural.
I recently had to switch to Seventh Generation after I saw it online and had to try it (I don't think they had them in the store until recently or I never saw it or I would have before); could not be happier. I could not believe I did not know of this company. The price does not matter to me, and all deterrfent is expensice anyway. My favorite smell in this world is citrus, my favorite thing in this world is laundry being clean.
The great thing in addition to it being the most non-reactive detergent I have tried (and I used to use the Purex my dad uses to this day, he likes the smell and it's hard for us to pin down any specifics as to what it is/ he knew what years ago but forgot, so it's risky to try new ones) is it doesn't even smell like deterrgent and isn't this viscous slime. Why do deterrgents pretend to need endless water when we all have efficient washers now so nobody can actually get it out of their clothes? Gets your hand semipermamently coated if you touch it.
I hated the smell of Purex though and I decided to use a more normal deterrgent with a stronger smell so I could get away with using less, and it would smell nice. At first it was fine and I was super happy but then the more I washed my clothes the more it settled into the fabric and I started feeling itchy. Gradually I started having to choose between things being clean or being itchy so I decided to finish out the bottle and find something else.
A big thing with deterrgent in particular, it needs to wash out if you have sensitive skin and nothing has made my clothes less coated in deterrgent, OR cleaner. The free and clear especially gets my boyfriend's clothes clean without battles and that is a monumental task. Either it smells like cloth or lightly like citrus! Exactly what I want.
Excessive fragrance can be unbearable when I have a migraine too, you can't have a migraine and not be able to wear your clothes.
I use a gentle cleanser (sensitive) personally and moisturize, absolutely do have dry tending skin, occasionally do a clay mask, but I do also use a toner occasionally, honestly it gave me my skin back. It got all weird and like textured? Kind of greasy-dry sometimes. And acne popping up whether my face was clean or my hormones were wacked or not. It stopped feeling or looking like my skin, and being sure to never forget the routine wasn't working, doing scrubs as often as is reasonable did not help, or masks, or getting dangerously close to too often either. Also tried making sure my hair stayed off my face at night. I guess my pores were blocked or something, whatever it was it felt as bad it looked and nothing was working so I said you know what I'll try it.
I only used it every day for a while until I felt more me and now I just use it sometimes. I switched clay masks at the same time to a gentler one and that helped, only do it every few weeks.
Starting to get used to not being horrified anyone wants a picture.
Another thing that may be neat for a video are those "exfoliating beads" that are often made of plastics (some aren't and are some sort of cellulose thingamagig, like ground nut shells i think?), so essentially
m i c r o p l a s t i c s i n a c a n
That one face soap at 9:13 has them i think
(granted the issue is microplastics is a mess, on at what point is it not an issue (i typically consider once it goes into the nano/just the chemicals, not the structure that fish can eat + bioacculumate in the food chain, but i digress lol) )
Also antibiotic soap is odd. There was a meta-analysis that "Healthcare Triage" (another great digging into the science of various "is x bad for me" ) on it i need to find. It seems it doesn't do too much to your hands, BUT it makes the sewers into antibiotic resistantce breeding grounds.
great video Swayze, but Drunk Elephant is a hard pass for me, because they are actually the ones who came up with the term "suspicious" applied to beauty.
Paulas Choice, the Inkey List, Deciem (the Ordinary and Niod) are more affordable non-fearmongering and cruelty free brands with top notch products you should look into !
I love these videos that discuss things outside of veganism! Love you! ♥️ Another great video! I wonder if you know of Hyram? He would be very happy with this video
I appreciate fragrance free items because fragrance (even essental oil fragrance or other naturally derived fragrance) sometimes breaks me out. When i break out I get permanent scarring.
100% agree with 00:45 that show i remember it
also would love to see a video on your thoughts about companies promoting “sustainably produced/sourced”? does any of that actually do anything net positive?
Oh God, I remember clean and clear and Stridex pads! It was almost a reward to see how discolored those pads would get, like an accomplishment of how badly you could strip your skin. And the recommended usage was "4-6 times a day."
James Welch, the skincare reviewer, just posted a video recently about how we have to stop reading ingredient labels on skincare. It’s a great video about how we’re not chemists and “the poison in the dose.”
Can you Talk about Nina and Randa traveling to Mexico during covid. Why would they think this is okay? I was a fan years ago and I’m just disgusted right now.
I’m not sure how I feel about all these makeup and skincare brands by influencers. I don’t believe in gate Keeping but we really don’t need ANOTHER brand
I wish Drunk Elephant wasn’t so damn expensive! They have this one serum that I have used(can’t remember the name) that I absolutely loved, but I hate spending that much money. I use E.L.F. skin care products now since they are less expensive and pretty good.
The funny thing is the "garbage" skincare from back in the day is still alive and kicking. I imagine all the new brands and trends haven't affected their bottom line much.
Essential oil makes my face and body break out in a rash, I have sensitive skin to so much stuff it's hard to find skin care and moisturizers that won't leave rashes or redness or hives
Few years ago I totally fell for the Clean Beuty, and EWG ratings... wouldn't use anything above 2. The result, is that I had horrible reaction in my skin caused by all those botanical ingredients that are big allergens (for some), and are noted as great natural ingedients... not everything that is natural is good either. Now I am back to highly researched products.
Lab Muffin is a true gem! You also may like Cassandra Bankson, who not only has a similar no nonsense approach with regard to ingredients and science but also focusses heavily on products and companies that are vegan and cruelty free without loosing sight of other social and ecological issues connected to the beauty industry, e.g. working conditions and racism. I feel the latter issues are all too often not given enough attention in the beauty world. Also, she mostly features rather inexpensive products!
You really never fail to state your opinion and share your knowledge, even if it's very likely that you'll burn your hands while doing so. Much love ❤️
Ugh your videos are so good, thank you.
What do you think about Annie Jaffrey's beauty products?
thank you for bringing this popular discussion happening in the skincare/beauty community over to the vegan community! it’s so important to be science-based. alongside lab muffin, the eco well and dermangelo are some of my favorite science-based beauty/skincare creators!
The ordinary is something to look into. Also, Korean beauty has so much along the same lines as DE.
not related to the content but you look lovely in the video :) I love what you've done with your hair
Methyl paraben can actually age your skin when exposed to UV rays, so it may still be a good idea to avoid it on products applied to exposed skin.
Would love to know what everyone thinks about the brand Andalou. Been using their products for years
I used clean and clear once and it burned and the next day my skin was so dry it was peeling lol I have such sensitive baby skin I can’t use any product on it, no matter how ‘clean’ it says that it is on the label.
off topic: love what you did with your hair in this one :D
EltaMd is cruelty free, i don’t know if everything is vegan and they’re a dermatologist certified brand. it can be expensive for sure but it’s the only one i can think of that’s close enough to what i’m looking for. would love if you looked into them and what you find out ☺️ edit: also Facetheory! they have lots of actives and you can choose scented or unscented and i’m pretty they are cruelty free AND vegan and more affordable than EltaMd is, even better they use sustainable packaging for all their products, i haven’t personally tried them because it was a recent discovery but that could be a good one to look into as well!
I don’t believe it is cruelty free. The product is only certified by PETA which is not a reliable source, as it does not conduct independent investigation.
@@celiareed1402 that’s a shame😢 but thanks for letting me know! i was really excited to try some of their sunscreens because they seemed to have a good ingredient list i’ll definitely look into that certification a little closer next time since they are under the cruelty free section on the Dermstore website and i kinda just took that at face value
@@LM-sy3xn Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I got samples and did my research. Good news is there are so many other options.
Make-up revolution (UK brand they also do skincare and are cheap!) They don't push cruelty free and vegan but all their packaging has it on! Liz earle is an amazing skin care company too (again uk only I think!) Love your videos they are very educational but in a fun way x
Affordable fragrance- and cruelty-free and vegan brands: Krave Beauty and bejbiskin.
a.Florence and Deviant Skincare are two great options as well. Deviant is pretty expensive, and some a.Florence products contain animal by-products, but I believe they are moving towards vegan-friendly formulations.
krave beauty is my favorite vegan and cruelty free brand! the inkey list is also a good brand and affordable!
The ordinary and the inkey list are cruelty free and I’m pretty sure they’re on the “science-y” side and don’t buy into the clean stuff (don’t quote me on that tho haha)
I feel like I've obtained so much scientific knowledge since I've started watching your channel. Thank you!
I love your content so much! Not a vegan, just here for the science, the logic, tips to make a better choices for the planet, & dairy free alternatives.
I think they market themselves as clean but I really recommend Purito as it effective and affordable as well as cruelty free.
I think Aesop is a brand that’s exactly what you’re talking about is hard to find/would want(:
I have been waiting for this video since your tweet!
I make my own soap and never use eos as they're full of allergens. I either do fragrance free or allergy free fragrance. Natural doesn't equal safe.
Wow! What an informative vlog.
This was a great video but I think you dont fully understand the risk of fragrance, and the potential to develop contact dermatitis. I would watch Dr Dray's video on fragrance, it may be helpful. The main risk is that contact dermatitis with fragrance can develop spontaneously, and does not leave after it begins. The irritation impairs the skin barrier and causes a worsening of existing inflammatory skin conditions, and can even trigger the development of underlying or new conditions! also the ingredient itself is unnessecary, it doesent offer anything functional to the product, it just makes it more marketable because it smells good.
iirc the ordianry is supposed to be a dupe for drunk elephant. not sure about their ingredients tho, in case you want to check them out too
I work in the beauty industry and this video is making me so happy 😭😭😭
All natural does not mean hypoallergenic or non-irritating! There are so many things in nature that irritate your skin especially plants! My skin started to get extremely sensitive after years of using skincare lines with lots of botanical ingredients. Obviously my experience is just an anecdote but I would be interested to see some actual studies about people developing allergies and sensitivities to products over time.
Purito is cruelty-free, vegan and doesn’t promote itself as clean.
Isntree, Klairs, Keep Cool, BONAJOUR, Benton and Rovectin, By Wishtrend, Axis-y are also good cruelty free K-Beauty Brands, and they mark their vegan products.
KraveBeauty, Then I Met You and Peach and Lily are K-Beauty inspired US Indie brands that are pretty good.
The Ordinary & The INCI List are CF staples and mostly vegan.
Then at the drugstore there’s Versed skincare and Pixi (kinda fragrance heavy but UV said she doesn’t mind). I like Pacifica’s body and haircare but they’re definitely a more crunchy granola brand, and their skincare is all pretty heavily scented
Oh, also Stratia! CF Mid-range Indie brand with vegan products. They have a pretty promising moisturizer with retinol that’s vegan.
Is SLS salycilic acid? Is that not good? (Or, "too good"?)
Sodium laureth sulfate
@@alisa_b ah, thanks. I think I'll name my future kid laureth.
DE are wrong about silicones, safe, effective, helps with TEWL, great for acne-prone oily skin
I'm just always so astounded by how much research she does for a video
Could you do a video about ethical careers/vegan careers?
If you could find a list of brands that are vegan friendly that don't claim clean beauty that would be amazing! I've been struggling finding such brands. Another thing to mention that would keep a cosmetic or hygiene product safer is to pay attention to the expiration. Most products have a picture of a little jar with a 6m/12m/24m in it. It essentially means that the product is good for 6 months after opening or 12 months, etc. I always write the date I opened something on the bottle, so once that time period passes I dump it and since I've done this I've never had issues with a product going bad prior to that time. I know some people like to keep their products until it's all used up, but we already know for makeup (especially mascara) this isn't a good idea, so why run the risk for other cosmetic or hygiene products? It doesn't solve the clean beauty issue, but hopefully it'll help lessen the risk from mold or bacteria.
To add to this, I just discovered cruelty free and vegan friendly brands in addition to Drunk Elephant that use science rather than hype. There's Skinfix, Dr Zenovia, Sandra Lee MD Skincare, Maelove Skincare, Elta MD and Nuria Beauty Skincare. Some are like Drunk Elephant where they're cruelty free, but don't necessarily use all vegan ingredients. While others, like Nuria, are completely cruelty free and vegan. I hope that helps!
Your hair looks amazing in this one. 💕
Paula's Choice is similar to Drunk Elephant, except less expensive
We're about the same age and I know exactly what you mean about the "back in my day" vibe.
In my experience, Ceramedx, Simple, First Aid Beauty, Inky List, Paula's Choice, and Bioclarity are the best cruelty free bands that don't promote a lot of pseudoscience.