Comments on: The “60% of products absorb into your bloodstream” myth https://labmuffin.com/the-60-of-products-absorb-into-your-bloodstream-myth/ The science of beauty, explained simply Tue, 03 Oct 2023 02:41:21 +0000 hourly 1 By: Michelle Wong https://labmuffin.com/the-60-of-products-absorb-into-your-bloodstream-myth/#comment-287744 Tue, 03 Oct 2023 02:41:21 +0000 https://labmuffin.com/?p=10095#comment-287744 In reply to Dr. Gerald Horb.

Just because something is *designed* to get into skin doesn’t mean it will. If you’re really a pharmaceutical scientist, you should be well aware of how difficult it is to design topical pharmaceuticals, and how just shoving something into a nanoemulsion doesn’t suddenly negate all other pharmacokinetic considerations.

]]> By: Dr. Gerald Horb https://labmuffin.com/the-60-of-products-absorb-into-your-bloodstream-myth/#comment-287653 Sun, 01 Oct 2023 10:56:50 +0000 https://labmuffin.com/?p=10095#comment-287653 Sometimes smart people like you are so smart they miss what’s right under their nose. Everything you said would be true if you ignore cosmetic formulation science. It’s 100% about getting lipid and aqueous compounds to : treat and stay on your hair, your skin, your armpits.

As a random first try simple popular example I rcan pick any cosmetic formulation, say an “anti wrinkle skin cream”: here’s what came up first:

https://ogee.com/products/indigo-dream-renewal-cream. These “products versus your ridiculous oversimplification of cosmetic science is laughable if it were not so tragic. While we drown in complex synthetic formulations by air land and sea (skin mouth, breathing, OTC products and bad for us processed foods you spout nonsense that is relight I. The teeth of the prevailing winds killing us and you so your quality of life is over by your 60’s! I am a pharmaceutical scientist so your expertise is misleading your followers to blindly trust you falsely as far as I’m concerned.

Almost all skin products are nanoemulsions. Most are DESIGNED BY experts to GET INTO YOUR SKIN!!!!!!!

Here’s what’s in it: and this was RANDOMLY found!!!! You could Google search products all day same result.

INGREDIENTS
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice*, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil*, Cetearyl Alcohol (from Vegetable Sources), Glycerin* (from Vegetable Sources), Lauryl Laurate, Water/ Eau/ Aqua, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil*, Polyglyceryl-3 Stearate (from Vegetable Sources), Alcohol* (from Vegetable Sources), Glycerin (from Vegetable Sources), Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil*, Inulin (from Agave, Chicory & Wild Sunflower), Sclerotium Gum (from Fungi), Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil*, Phenethyl Alcohol (from Sugarcane), Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax*, Raspberry Ketone, Ceramide NP (from Vegetable Sources), Sodium Levulinate (from Vegetable Sources), Citric Acid (from Corn), Acmella Oleracea (Electric Daisy) Extract, Sodium Anisate (from Vegetable Sources), Sodium Phytate (Vegetable Derived), Glyceryl Caprylate (from Vegetable Sources), Glyceryl Laurate (from Vegetable Sources), Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Genipa Americana (Genit Tree) Fruit Extract, Tanacetum Annuum (Blue Tansy) Flower Oil, Phytosphingosine (from Fermentation), Sodium Hyaluronate (from Fermentation), Linalool**.

]]> By: Michelle Wong https://labmuffin.com/the-60-of-products-absorb-into-your-bloodstream-myth/#comment-287135 Fri, 22 Sep 2023 07:27:22 +0000 https://labmuffin.com/?p=10095#comment-287135 In reply to Fred.

Sorry, but “several articles and experience” aren’t really the same as having a PhD in medicinal chemistry. The reason it’s becoming increasingly common is because of advances in technology that can get ingredients to penetrate. If it was inherently good at absorbing everything, it would’ve been much more popular all along, skin absorption is a much nicer route of delivery than injections.

]]> By: Fred https://labmuffin.com/the-60-of-products-absorb-into-your-bloodstream-myth/#comment-286669 Sat, 16 Sep 2023 01:23:10 +0000 https://labmuffin.com/?p=10095#comment-286669 Hi
Your article is not evidence based and according to several articles and experience, skin is a big absorber of stuff especially oil based substances.
Skin is increasingly used to put many medications in body; even though, it has not been standardized yet.
Please do not mislead people anymore.

]]> By: Michelle https://labmuffin.com/the-60-of-products-absorb-into-your-bloodstream-myth/#comment-121714 Tue, 29 Jun 2021 01:01:58 +0000 https://labmuffin.com/?p=10095#comment-121714 In reply to IngridS.

Your eyes aren’t one of the top routes of absorption when it comes to toxic substances (although it will depend on the specific substance) – most of the warnings about eye exposure are because eyes are fragile, and get infected easily.

]]> By: noyb https://labmuffin.com/the-60-of-products-absorb-into-your-bloodstream-myth/#comment-120845 Fri, 25 Jun 2021 20:48:54 +0000 https://labmuffin.com/?p=10095#comment-120845 In reply to sangi thungon.

YES!!! the whole stay away from any kind of retinol while pregnant because it was proven retinol taken orally is dangerous!?

]]> By: IngridS https://labmuffin.com/the-60-of-products-absorb-into-your-bloodstream-myth/#comment-120006 Tue, 22 Jun 2021 23:17:03 +0000 https://labmuffin.com/?p=10095#comment-120006 I know this post is specifically about skin absorption, but I wonder if we should be at all concerned about products being absorbed through the eyes? My sunscreen tends to drip in my eyes on hot days, and I’ve heard that PFAS in eye makeup can enter the body through tear ducts and build up over time. Is this another case of clean beauty fearmongering, or should we be more cautious about what we use on/around our eyes?

]]> By: Amanda https://labmuffin.com/the-60-of-products-absorb-into-your-bloodstream-myth/#comment-119412 Mon, 21 Jun 2021 03:45:21 +0000 https://labmuffin.com/?p=10095#comment-119412 In reply to Ally McBeagle.

Yup and them influencers quote these bad dermatologists. Wear 50+ sunscreen every day, and reapply even if you’re working from home

]]> By: Amanda https://labmuffin.com/the-60-of-products-absorb-into-your-bloodstream-myth/#comment-119410 Mon, 21 Jun 2021 03:42:24 +0000 https://labmuffin.com/?p=10095#comment-119410 ]]> So if we stuck our nicotine patches on our scrotum it’d be baller? 🤣

]]> By: Michelle https://labmuffin.com/the-60-of-products-absorb-into-your-bloodstream-myth/#comment-95916 Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:44:46 +0000 https://labmuffin.com/?p=10095#comment-95916 In reply to Jo L.

I really doubt it, it’s usually very high molecular weight!

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