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Drug, cosmetic or compounded retinoid: Which one should you use?

Michelle Wong — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 20:30:20 +0000

Retinoids are the gold standard skincare ingredients. They’re the next essential product after sunscreen, because they can help with so many skin issues, and there’s scientific evidence to back them up. But there are a lot of options, so it’s tricky to work out which one you should use – and it doesn’t help that there’s so much incorrect info ...

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Is Retinol a Scam? The Science

Michelle Wong — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 09:33:27 +0000

If there’s one skincare ingredient that works, it’s retinol. Pretty much everyone agrees – whatever skin concern you have, it’s one of your best bets. But is it all a scam? Let’s dive into the science behind retinol, and the bigger question of why skincare science looks so different from what academic scientists are used to. The video is here, ...

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Blue Lizard and “Australian” Gold mineral sunscreen reviews

Michelle Wong — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 12:02:30 +0000

I recently tried Blue Lizard and Australian Gold, two US sunscreens with mineral (inorganic) active ingredients. Both of these have been popular on skincare forums and Reddit for years, but aren’t actually available in Australia (despite being marketed as “Australian sunscreen”). I’ve been really curious to try them out, so I picked them up as souvenirs when I was in ...

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DIY sunscreen test? Reacting to Style Theorists’ video

Michelle Wong — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 10:44:32 +0000

The Style Theorists recently did a video where they tried to test sunscreen “scientifically”, including… in a tanning bed. A lot of people sent it to me, so I filmed a video reacting to it! You can watch it here. Some of the topics covered: People should wear more sunscreen Sunscreen absorbing into blood Coral reefs and science by press ...

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Best Skincare Products from Beauty of Joseon

Michelle Wong — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 21:50:07 +0000

I think everyone knows about the Beauty of Joseon sunscreen. If you don’t, it’s super popular right now because it’s so light and comfortable, while still being protective and really budget friendly. But Beauty of Joseon have a lot of other fantastic budget friendly skincare products, some of which are really underrated. I’m going to tell you about some of ...

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Is Your Sunscreen Killing Coral Reefs? The Science

Michelle Wong — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 21:30:28 +0000

You might have seen that Hawaii has banned certain sunscreens that have been linked to coral bleaching. In particular, it’s the organic “chemical” sunscreen ingredients oxybenzone and octinoxate that have been banned. It sounds like a great victory for the environment, right? But if you search a little past the headlines, you’ll find that there are actually a lot of ...

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Ranking Reddit’s Top Skincare Tips

Michelle Wong — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 22:00:55 +0000

Reddit is a fantastic source for budget-friendly skincare tips that could potentially make a huge difference to your skin without breaking the bank, but some of the tips are very user-dependent. I rounded up the top tips and went through the science behind them, then put them into a tier list for my latest video – check it out here. ...

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Why your hair products stop working

Michelle Wong — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 13:00:51 +0000

So you found the hair routine of your dreams and your hair is just magnificent… But then it just stops working. What’s going on? Here’s the science behind why your products just suddenly stop working, and what can you do about it. The video is here, keep scrolling for the text version. You might need to change shampoos First off, ...

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Sunscreen myths in the media

Michelle Wong — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 22:30:52 +0000

It’s sunscreen season, and as you’d expect, there are lots of sunscreen articles coming out, full of common myths. I’ve debunked a lot of myths about sunscreens before – sunscreens are toxic, you can make your own sunscreen – but this time I’m going to focus on incorrect advice from trusted media sources. These myths tend to be a bit ...

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Are plastics and petrochemical products bad for the environment?

Michelle Wong — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 20:00:05 +0000

More beauty brands are talking about sustainability, but there’s a lot of greenwashing. In the last installment we talked about the impact of producing natural ingredients and after they go into the environment, as well as organic versus conventional farming. In this part, Jen of The Eco Well and I are breaking down myths about synthetic ingredients made from petroleum ...

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