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I tried influencers Korean skincare faves: Cosrx, Beauty of Joseon (AD)
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0:00 UV wavelength and dose
2:14 How gel polish works
4:47 UV lamp studies
5:30 Which wavelengths?
6:52 What doses?
8:50 Beauty science nerd tip: conflicts of interest, study designs
10:56 Lamps and skin cancer
12:52 Case reports
13:37 Lamps and skin aging
15:00 Melanoma cases?
15:33 What should you do?
16:18 New studies?
18:10 A scarier risk
19:35 How to minimise risk
Article with more info and references: labmuffin.com/are-gel-nails-bad-for-you-uv-skin-cancer-and-allergies
Shoutout to @hannah_english for the SNH article!
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0:00 Rosemary oil isn't as effective as minoxidil
3:17 Paper mills and scientific fraud
6:49 Types of errors
7:43 Dodgy authors
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0:00 Absorption pigments
0:52 Organic vs inorganic pigments
1:30 Interesting absorption pigment facts: names, βlakesβ, mineral makeup
3:23 Interference pigments
4:51 Natural pearl pigment
5:22 Metallic pigments
5:33 Multichrome colour-shift (chameleon) pigments (optically variable Fabry-Perot pigments)
6:29 Holographic pigments (Spectraflair)
7:15 Adjusting colour-changing pigments/dyes
9:33 Thermochromic (thermal) pigments: liquid crystals, leuco dyes
10:21 UV (photochromic) pigments
10:52 Magnetic pigments
11:16 Glow-in-the-dark (phosphorescent) pigments
Thanks to Dr Alex Argyros for his assistance on this video! Mistakes remain my own.
My other main sources: Inorganic Pigments 2nd edn by Gerhard Pfaff, Coloring the Cosmetic World by Edwin B Faulkner
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0:00 Intro
0:33 Why sprays are tricky
2:33 Where does the spray go?
5:04 More complicatedness: Volatile ingredients
8:49 How much lands on your face?
10:37 What if you try really hard?
14:53 What if you try even harder?
17:21 Even coverage?
18:45 Aerosol sprays are⦠worse
22:27 What we learned
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Aerosol spray studies: https://www.arpansa.gov.au/sites/default/files/aerosol_sunscreen_report_final.pdf, https://www.arpansa.gov.au/sites/default/files/aerosol_sunscreen_report_november_2021_0.pdf
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0:20 Hair and water, hydrogen bonds
2:14 Wet vs dry cuticle
3:43 Hair and heat
4:18 Bubble hair
5:34 Air vs heat drying study
6:38 Is air drying actually more damaging? Hygral fatigue evidence?
7:51 Styling
9:28 Dandruff
10:08 Time and effort, microfibre towels, wet to dry straighteners
11:41 Summary and my personal approach
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0:00 Important info: skin type, preferences, excluded products
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0:00 How does pigment form?
2:07 Step 1: Prevent melanocyte stimulation
5:27 Step 2: Reduce melanin production
7:27 Common active ingredients
10:04 Pigment treatment mistakes
13:25 Step 3: Reduce melanosome transfer
14:05 Step 4: Increase skin turnover
14:55 Clinical treatments
16:20 Oral treatments, tranexamic acid
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References:
geni.us/TheScienceOfBeauty
Baumann's Cosmetic Dermatology
doi.org/10.1111/pcmr.12986
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29552273
doi.org/10.7573/dic.2021-11-2
doi.org/10.1007/s40257-019-00488-w
doi.org/10.1111/pcmr.13038
doi.org/10.1007/s40257-021-00633-4
doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2133.2002.04834.x
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0:00 Intro
0:31 Paul Saladinoβs DIY βanimal-basedβ sunscreen
4:39 Seed oils donβt cause sunburn (more Saladino)
10:50 SPF isnβt strength?
14:29 Sunscreen isnβt preventing cancer?
20:06 Dermatologist avoids chemical sunscreens, endocrine disruption, pregnancy
29:50 Sunscreen is bad for your skin?
31:39 Huberman: sunscreen found in the brain 10 years after use
37:29 Sunscreen cushion hack
39:03 Chemical lip SPF - featuring @Moskinlab
42:08 Bobby, milk, coral reefs, non-toxic
Seed oils: youtube.com/watch?v=-xTaAHSFHUU
theproof.com/fact-check-paul-saladino-on-seed-oils
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-science-of-seed-oils-myth-busting-with-dr-idz/id1267716638?i=1000654666023
Critique of Huberman's cold and flu episode: immunologic.substack.com/p/andrew-huberman-spreads-misinformation
Note: I don't think the librarian was responsible for the NOAA page, I think librarians usually know the limits of their expertise and how to assess sources far better than most scientists! IMO it was probably filtered through a bunch of graphic designers and interns and marketing people, plus I have some suspicions about why the NOAA page still hasn't been changed. Stay tuned!
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0:00 Benzene in your products: a short history
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31:44 What's the harm?
35:19 Follow the money?
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0:00 What is rosemary oil meant to do?
1:21 How peer review works
5:42 Never trust the abstract
7:34 The abstract
8:55 The actual paper
9:45 Dermatology problems
11:35 A whole flood of problems
15:20 The "significant" results
17:29 Why people might think it "works"
19:31 My conclusions vs "peer reviewed" conclusions
20:13 What about other evidence? Mechanistic reasoning
23:16 Can it work like finasteride? (5-alpha reductase inhibitor) (No)
25:04 Is rosemary oil worth trying? How to use it and what to try instead
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0:00 Doctor Youn, Misinformation, doctors on social media
3:15 DMDM hydantoin, formaldehyde
7:10 Hair loss lawsuits
9:23 Shampoo your hair twice?
13:30 Heat protectant fire test
15:24 Head & Shoulders, Tresemme, OGX
22:55 Batiste dry shampoo, Aussie 3 Minute Miracle, "insoluble silicones"
28:38 Bobby, neurotoxins, EWG
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35:53 Benzene in dry shampoo, US vs UK and EU regulations
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Papers mentioned: doi.org/10.1002/macp.202300110, doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.22-17-07408.2002, doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2021.09.003
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0:42 Tretinoin
3:32 Why newer retinoids? General benefits
4:19 Deep dive on receptors
7:45 Adapalene
8:34 Tazarotene
10:05 Trifarotene
11:16 Myths about choosing drug retinoids: receptors, studies, approvals, irritation
13:56 Which retinoid is best?
16:08 Converting between retinoid percentages
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