Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
It's sunscreen misinformation season - busting some old myths, and some brand new ones pulled out of someone's energy recharging holes. Welcome back to critical thinking club!
0:00 Mineral sunscreens for hyperpigmentation
4:31 Toxic sunscreens killing coral reefs
8:43 Advanced thinkers of our race, divine connection to the sun (my new favourite TikToker!)
11:05 Doctor Myro, FDA says sunscreens aren't safe
17:14 How I approach debunking other "experts"
24:15 INTERMISSION (utensils are giving you IBS!!)
24:53 Derm says sunscreen doesn't prevent skin cancer in Black people (Ade Adamson)
30:51 Most sunscreens age your skin
34:14 Sun exposure is good for health, just avoid sunburn (Huberman podcast)
40:51 Sun Powder, skin cancer surgeon Dr Teo Soleymani ranks sunscreens
48:56 Stop using Korean sunscreens, not made for Australian sun
🙋🏻 I'm Michelle, a chemistry PhD, cosmetic chemist and science educator, here to explain how beauty products work, debunk myths, and help you make smarter decisions about your skincare, hair and makeup!
Website labmuffin.com
Instagram instagram.com/labmuffinbeautyscience
TikTok tiktok.com/@labmuffinbeautyscience
Threads threads.net/labmuffinbeautyscience
Shop my favorite products: shopmy.us/labmuffin
✨ Want smooth, glowing skin? Grab a copy of my FREE Essential Guide to Exfoliation! labmuffin.com/exfol
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@TheEcoWell Beauty's snowballing misinformation problem youtu.be/ykvc8GS6Qmc
@Moskinlab Is your sunscreen safe? Toxicologist vs toxicologist
Ade Adamson's lecture at the Sunscreen E-Summit youtu.be/9Qe2lg98lps
youtu.be/WPft7c1-YBo
Every sunscreen question answered youtu.be/AyCNQhCVdqs
Debunking Huberman's dodgy skincare science youtu.be/r0xINIwcF0w
Top sunscreen recommendations 2024 youtu.be/p5p72V3Jrg8
Debunking the worst sunscreen misinformation on TikTok 2024 youtu.be/wCPp8EJSG-Y&t
Spray sunscreens are worse than we thought youtu.be/vL9ybUpAdu0
Products I refuse to use as a chemist youtu.be/Lb8DkTzFyYI
TikTok expert advice youtu.be/0bRpljNL7ro
US sunscreens "aren't safe" in the EU youtu.be/h5Ta6T2DmRQ
Debunking Dr Yvonne Burkart's sunscreen LIES youtu.be/VmNxyhN8ZxI
Do sunscreen sticks work? The science youtu.be/rDZGu68c5sU
No TikTok, skincare is not killing you youtu.be/2DVcs9kP97s
The worst TikTok haircare advice youtu.be/NErfR6OW7m8
Zinc sunscreens don't work better youtu.be/4JOWwwEFI8A
Blue light update youtu.be/Rr4p6hC2ewc
Does heat from chemical sunscreens make melasma and pigment worse? youtu.be/iFhzr9DbmWs
Octocrylene and benzophenone in sunscreen youtu.be/o5BPmsPPQBU
🧴 SKINCARE GUIDE 🧴 Find out more: labmuffin.com/skin
It's sunscreen misinformation season - busting some old myths, and some brand new ones pulled out of someone's energy recharging holes. Welcome back to critical thinking club!
0:00 Mineral sunscreens for hyperpigmentation
4:31 Toxic sunscreens killing coral reefs
8:43 Advanced thinkers of our race, divine connection to the sun (my new favourite TikToker!)
11:05 Doctor Myro, FDA says sunscreens aren't safe
17:14 How I approach debunking other "experts"
24:15 INTERMISSION (utensils are giving you IBS!!)
24:53 Derm says sunscreen doesn't prevent skin cancer in Black people (Ade Adamson)
30:51 Most sunscreens age your skin
34:14 Sun exposure is good for health, just avoid sunburn (Huberman podcast)
40:51 Sun Powder, skin cancer surgeon Dr Teo Soleymani ranks sunscreens
48:56 Stop using Korean sunscreens, not made for Australian sun
🙋🏻 I'm Michelle, a chemistry PhD, cosmetic chemist and science educator, here to explain how beauty products work, debunk myths, and help you make smarter decisions about your skincare, hair and makeup!
Website labmuffin.com
Instagram instagram.com/labmuffinbeautyscience
TikTok tiktok.com/@labmuffinbeautyscience
Threads threads.net/labmuffinbeautyscience
Shop my favorite products: shopmy.us/labmuffin
✨ Want smooth, glowing skin? Grab a copy of my FREE Essential Guide to Exfoliation! labmuffin.com/exfol
📺 RELATED POSTS AND VIDEOS
beautyscicomm.com/influencing
Free exfoliation guide labmuffin.com/exfol
@TheEcoWell Beauty's snowballing misinformation problem youtu.be/ykvc8GS6Qmc
@Moskinlab Is your sunscreen safe? Toxicologist vs toxicologist
Ade Adamson's lecture at the Sunscreen E-Summit youtu.be/9Qe2lg98lps
youtu.be/WPft7c1-YBo
Every sunscreen question answered youtu.be/AyCNQhCVdqs
Debunking Huberman's dodgy skincare science youtu.be/r0xINIwcF0w
Top sunscreen recommendations 2024 youtu.be/p5p72V3Jrg8
Debunking the worst sunscreen misinformation on TikTok 2024 youtu.be/wCPp8EJSG-Y&t
Spray sunscreens are worse than we thought youtu.be/vL9ybUpAdu0
Products I refuse to use as a chemist youtu.be/Lb8DkTzFyYI
TikTok expert advice youtu.be/0bRpljNL7ro
US sunscreens "aren't safe" in the EU youtu.be/h5Ta6T2DmRQ
Debunking Dr Yvonne Burkart's sunscreen LIES youtu.be/VmNxyhN8ZxI
Do sunscreen sticks work? The science youtu.be/rDZGu68c5sU
No TikTok, skincare is not killing you youtu.be/2DVcs9kP97s
The worst TikTok haircare advice youtu.be/NErfR6OW7m8
Zinc sunscreens don't work better youtu.be/4JOWwwEFI8A
Blue light update youtu.be/Rr4p6hC2ewc
Does heat from chemical sunscreens make melasma and pigment worse? youtu.be/iFhzr9DbmWs
Octocrylene and benzophenone in sunscreen youtu.be/o5BPmsPPQBU
🧴 SKINCARE GUIDE 🧴 Find out more: labmuffin.com/skin
