Debunking the worst sunscreen misinformation on TikTok

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It's sunscreen myth time! Again, TikTok serves up the best misinformation - let's talk about the actual science.
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0:00 Intro
0:31 Paul Saladino’s DIY “animal-based” sunscreen
4:39 Seed oils don’t cause sunburn (more Saladino)
10:50 SPF isn’t strength?
14:29 Sunscreen isn’t 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
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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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@LabMuffinBeautyScience Ай бұрын

Hope you enjoyed this video! I think the next one in this series might be debunking product tests on social media... which ones do you keep seeing? Also you can find out more about my book here: geni.us/TheScienceOfBeauty

@xyz-jv9df Ай бұрын

Hi lab muffin! Thank u for all the information, as always. The info about reef safety was really helpful. 🌻🌻

@JanitaShowaars Ай бұрын

What do you think about edible sunscreen?

@zxcytdfxy256 Ай бұрын

can you please talk about what to do after shaving my beard? I have a lot

@SyrianGirlpartisan Ай бұрын

I'm.a chemistry phd in WA and i love your work!

@montananerd8244 Ай бұрын

I really need to know if this video answers “what did Michelle survive in 1996?” I keep trying to look under the screen line, I’m old & tired & the senior living group who came to my work today had the stomach flu… PS I Googled, kinda bummed it’s not real..,

@denisenj7648 Ай бұрын

When I don't use high sunscreen, I tan and burn. When I do, I don't. 😮. You don't have to be a genius to figure out that suncreen works.

@LabMuffinBeautyScience Ай бұрын

It's like these people have never missed a spot...

@DM-nw5lu Ай бұрын

I don't even tan. I just burn. And as neither that nor skin cancer (I'm a redhead. No such thing as sunscreen season for me as every season is sunscreen season) are all that appealing to me I always make sure to wear SPF50 where my skin is showing. Though I honestly prefer just to cover up as reapplying sunscreen to my entire body every few hours isn't something I am willing to do. Thank god for maxi skirts and dresses. They're lifesavers in summer.

@stephstevens2 Ай бұрын

@@DM-nw5lu I'm not a redhead but I'm pretty darned pale/freckly myself and I second that! I lived in Egypt for a few years as well so I always made sure to wear flowy, long sleeved clothes etc.. There was no other way!

@Ryanneey Ай бұрын

Oh my god. I was visiting a southern country and missed a tiny spot on my chest after applying sunscreen. I burnt so badly that it bubbled. It bled and then got infected. I still have the scar 10 years later.

@DM-nw5lu Ай бұрын

@@stephstevens2 Oh, it definitely goes for all pale ladies. I only mentioned red hair as the MC1R variant responsible for our red hair also increases the risk of skin cancers including melanoma. I barely have freckles anymore as I wear sunscreen religiously.. only some on my arms and hands. My face has been freckle free since a few summers after I started wearing sunscreen. I do kind of miss my face freckles as I always thought they're cute but health trumps cuteness for me.

@iwanashow9 Ай бұрын

Just remember, if the person talking about sunscreen has burnt orange elephant skin... Probably dont pay them attention

@gorosemonde Ай бұрын

Ha ha ha 😂 that’s what I thought. Your « animal » sunscreen (zinc is animal based now?) is not working, my man. Sunscreen is not some cloak of invisibility that lets you bronze but still fights UV.

@SR-mv2mf Ай бұрын

Are you talking about Donald Drump?

@ghostoflazlo Ай бұрын

@@SR-mv2mfha ha ha orange man bad lol like love how you spelled his last name w a D 😂 epic own

@katm8128 Ай бұрын

@@ghostoflazloyou seem upset

@Kim-mp5wg Ай бұрын

i was going to say 😭

@micheleann1737 Ай бұрын

People also forget that tanning beds were a big thing in the 2000s and it increases your chance of skin cancer.

@therealnerdyneuron 12 күн бұрын

Pretty sure it only does if you overdo it. That being said, 99% of people I know who use the tanning beds definitely overdo it😂

@timothyrockwell2638 8 күн бұрын

@@therealnerdyneuronUsing tanning beds still ages your skin even with moderate use.

@vcvcvcvcvc 6 күн бұрын

It's the type of fat you consume. Unsaturated seed/vegetable oils, especially the refined once!! are to blame. Only consume saturated fat, especially ruminant animal fat that's rich in A,D,E,K and gradual sun exposure to build up tolerance ❤🌞Also don't wear sunglasses - that's the quickest way to get red and irritated skin. Everything is connected and only needs natural ingredients to thrive

@therealnerdyneuron Күн бұрын

@@timothyrockwell2638 agreed but people somehow often think that going in the sun is somehow less damaging

@therealnerdyneuron Күн бұрын

@@vcvcvcvcvc wtf have sunglasses to do with getting irritated skin?

@sarahb6321 Ай бұрын

As a currently pregnant lady whose anxiety skyrocketed in pregnancy- thank you. There is so much fear mongering to pregnant women and it’s so scary. You just want to protect your baby who you know is so vulnerable and so small and it starts to feel like nothing is safe- then people tell you that feeling anxious will hurt the baby too and I’ve just felt like I’m failing my baby this whole pregnancy.

@livieg738 Ай бұрын

I’m not a mother but I am a daughter of a very caring woman. The best moms are the ones that want to do everything right for their baby even if it’s over analyzing everything they do as mother, trying to be perfect. No matter what small mistakes you make because mistakes happen, I can guarantee your baby is happy to have a mother who cares so much for them because not a lot of kids have that. My own mom has made many mistakes with me and my siblings and even now she’s still learning but I wouldn’t ask for another mom. Sorry for the rant but you’re a great mom.

@Respectable_Username Ай бұрын

Big hugs OP! 🫂 Just remember if you're ever stressed that you're doing something wrong, that mothers-to-be have somehow managed to keep their babies well enough to grow into healthy and capable adults _without_ all this modern knowledge for literally hundreds of thousands of years. You're doing great! The fact you're concerned at all means you're probably doing more to protect your baby than those a millennia ago who literally didn't have access to most of this information. If they can get through that to produce the generations that became our ancestors, you can do it too. Wishing you all the best! You got this! And know that, even if something does go wrong, it's not your fault. Nature is a chaos machine and we literally cannot control all the variables. People seek to find stuff to blame like saying "sunscreen caused it!" because humans don't like the idea that so much of life is literally just a roll of the dice, and sometimes bad stuff just happens. With all that being said though, I hope the dice roll in your favour and you and your baby both live happy, healthy, well-supported lives! Big hugs from an internet stranger 🫂❤️

@Lyagani Күн бұрын

❤❤❤

@andreasbrunner7268 Күн бұрын

relax, everything willl be fine. :) as a dad: look forward to your little one and enjoy every step.

@biosparkles9442 Ай бұрын

Yay, group therapy with Michelle! As a fellow Australian, it absolutely blows my mind that there are people who don't "believe" in sunscreen. Like, tell me you've never lived somewhere with a UV index above 6 without telling me. My skin would literally be cooked if I used that "animal based" sunscreen with our average UV index of 12 in summer :') I think literally every Australian knows *at least* one person who has had a melanoma removed at some point, which probably plays a role in our culture around sun protection.

@AutumnVulpes369 Ай бұрын

omg i thought the UV ended at 11 💀

@biosparkles9442 Ай бұрын

@@AutumnVulpes369 a lot of things will only report it up to 11, and after that just say it's "above 11" because anything 11 or above is considered to be extreme and the exact number doesn't really matter anymore. The UV index going above 11 is also pretty uncommon in most of the northern hemisphere, even in summer. In summer in Australia, though, almost the entire country is at or above 11 every day, so just reporting "at or above 11" would be pretty meaningless for us since it would pretty much say that all the time. In 2021 one of our major cities, Brisbane, recorded a UV index of 15.9. Personally, the highest I've ever seen it get in Sydney is 14, but that doesn't mean it hasn't been higher here. At UV indexes above 11 it only takes about 5 to 10 minutes to get a sunburn, I pretty much never leave the house without sunscreen at least on my face. If you wanna see how high the UV index gets across Australia for pretty much any date you can search for "Arpansa UV index" and it'll take you to a page that has historical and current real time UV data for all major cities in Australia. Keep in mind that our seasons are switched, so summer is December - February here.

@ugh5559 Ай бұрын

I'm from regional Queensland and most people I know don't wear sunscreen, and quite a few even believe it's bad for you or it will give you cancer. Quackery and conspiracy-theories seem to be very ingrained in most people I know (although it's worsened in the last few years).

@AutumnVulpes369 Ай бұрын

@@biosparkles9442 no worries about the switched seasons 👍 i used to live in cape town so im pretty used to it still. thanks for the in depth explanation!

@nitzeart Ай бұрын

@@AutumnVulpes369I think I've been under UV 14 in Mexico. Yes it is hell here 😂 And you can feel the sun just roasting your skin as soon as you step under it. We don't have a sunscreen culture like Australia to use it daily but we often use umbrellas, hats, sunglasses and try to walk in the shade. (I do try to use daily sunscreen and a lot of young people do, but it's been a recent development.)

@avarice8919 Ай бұрын

11:30 Maybe the sun won't burn you but Michelle sure will 😭

@laurenlewis2949 Ай бұрын

I cackled, thank you😂

@LabMuffinBeautyScience Ай бұрын

It's true though, I haven't seen any who don't have some bizarre stuff going on 😩

@Jmexmaldo Ай бұрын

Yeeees 👏🏽👏🏽😂

@heidihinds7207 Ай бұрын

I came to the comments section just to show appreciation for Michelle’s definition of « holistic ». It’s funny cause it’s true.

@raraavis7782 Ай бұрын

Bada-dummm 😅

@Shsisofofjensjskkf Ай бұрын

As a white dude in his early twenties who has neglected skincare most of his life, your channel has done a great job in dispelling a lot of the misinformation I used to believe. I used to think sunscreen was the devil but I am no longer afraid to wear it. Thank you!

@DefunctYompelvert 23 сағат бұрын

Skincare is literally diet combined with getting sun exposure on your face. You’ll have perfect skin if you do that. Your skin will only get burned if your diet contains significant amount of linolaic acid and you don’t consume enough animal protein and cholesterol for repair

@aiste77777 Ай бұрын

Here in Sweden we have a woman called Johanna Gillbro who has a doctorate in experimental and clinical dermatology and is one of Sweden's leading skin experts. She talks a lot about how many sunscreens have hormonal disrupting ingredients and should be avoided. She is an expert in skincare and is a doctor and scientist. It is really hard to know these days who to trust. Every scientist and expert says different things.

@MarmaladeINFP 25 күн бұрын

Part of the problem is a lot of research has been extremely low quality. That is because it's hard to study humans while maintaining control of confounders. Most of the research on this kind of topic are epidemological and correlative. Such research is useful for formulating hypotheses but they are useless for proving conclusions. On a positive note, the replication crisis has forced more awareness in the scientific community and so the quality of research has been improving. In any case, you always need to be skeptical and look into the research for yourself. Even this video has some questionable claims. As another commenter said, "I went to the blog you linked in the description as debunking the "seed oils are bad" position. It didn't check out. The major meta-analysis cited by that blog flat out concluded that there was no all-cause mortality benefit to replacing saturated fat with other dietary elements." It's easy for people to make strong claims.

@James_Sovereign 4 күн бұрын

The person to trust is the person who has not been indoctrinated by the American education system.

@Andomosity Сағат бұрын

I think it's pretty simple. The skin is your biggest organ, and it absorbs things easily. For example, there was a scientist who died because she got a drop of methyl mercury on her latex glove. A few micro grams leaked through her glove and on to her skin and over a period of many months, the organic mercury settled into her tissues and she died of organ failure. So here's the deal. I'd much rather wear UV protection clothing and sweat a little more than put on sunscreen. It's just like bug spray. There's 0% chance you can read that label and think there's not something that could harm you if used repeatedly overtime. I never put sunscreen on my face because I always wear a large hat in the summer. I'm not saying never use sunscreen again but my point is that sunscreen doesn't need to be used if you wear UV clothes. So it's very easy to minimize the amount of times you need to use it.

@behemoththekitty Ай бұрын

"I'm standing in direct sunlight right now" . "Nobody gets burned in 20 minutes " yes they do. As a pale blonde who was born and raised in Europe I haven't known what REAL SUN feels like until l traveled to Florida. Europeans have this very lax attitude towards sun safety because the whole continent is very northern, and we aren't really aware of how cold we have it relative to almost everyone else. Even the southern parts like the Mediterranean region get snowy winters. We shouldn't export our sun behavior. Seriously. Let's stay in our lane.

@coffee_2234 Ай бұрын

Fr not all skin tone is resistance to sun some skin burn easily than other

@biosparkles9442 Ай бұрын

People with dark skin burn and get sun damage from UV as well, it's just not as visually apparent but it happens just as quickly as it does to people with pale skin when the UV index is high. Everyone should be wearing sunscreen on any exposed skin whenever outside, it's the easiest way to prevent UV damage.

@foxwaffles Ай бұрын

I knew someone who could burn in 10 minutes in a car. It's so different for everyone.

@azharel Ай бұрын

I am brown and I still got burned easily and I turn into dark chocolate and flaky for days.

@Kasey113 Ай бұрын

Same here. I'm another pale European who moved to the bright US sun (I'm in a desert on the opposite coast from where you are), and I never leave the house without wearing SPF 50+ on all exposed skin during the spring, summer, and fall, because if I don't then I burn in about five minutes. Long sleeves are our friends!

@AKbaby89 Ай бұрын

My mom has had skin cancer, so when i saw a brand basically saying SPF causes cancer, i was pretty annoyed. I cannot believe theres so many totally unrealistic myths/rumors about SPF

@doeeyes2 Ай бұрын

My best friends mom died from skincancer thwt eventually soread. She wax only 35 years old and left behind two young duaghters. Horrible.

@sugarplumcarly Ай бұрын

My mom also had skin cancer. Basically had her whole nose removed then reconstructed. She still doesn’t wear sunscreen and “doesn’t believe SPF is real.” 🙄

@nicolevigo5349 Ай бұрын

@@sugarplumcarlysame with mine!

@NickMarshallMusic Ай бұрын

Skin cancer is a multifaceted problem, but just so you know blue light or indoor living will stimulate melanocytes more than UV light will. All the big cancers we know about including skin cancer will show low vitamin D in the patients. Work that one out.

@doeeyes2 Ай бұрын

@@NickMarshallMusic can i get a source on that first claim? Are you saying that blue light/LED lightbulbs will stimulate melanocytes more than the sun's UV light??

@bluebird4815 Ай бұрын

As a melanated person whose uncle died due to skin cancer, i will never quit telling people to wear sunscreen!!!!

@tiagomoraes1510 6 күн бұрын

Why drive if we increase our chances of death?

@hannahyamauchi839 Ай бұрын

Whenever I hear "Increased rates of (medical condition) in the last x years" I always think "Yeah, increased rate of DIAGNOSIS in the last x years."

@hedgehog3180 Ай бұрын

And no one ever talks about the falls in other diagnoses as we either got better at diagnosing things or treating them. Like the rise in autism diagnoses coincides with a fall in schizophrenia diagnoses because it used to be the case that basically everything got diagnosed as schizophrenia. Similarly rising cancer rates coincides with a fall in deaths from infectious diseases because when people stopped dying of turbecolosis they started living long enough to die from cancer instead.

@Respectable_Username Ай бұрын

@@hedgehog3180I hear the word "tuberculosis" and a little John Green pops up in the back of my head 😂 But yes, would be great to actually eliminate tuberculosis worldwide rather than just in rich countries. Let's make sure everybody is able to survive this curable disease so they can live long enough to die of something else! Preferably many decades later after having lived a full and happy life! 😊

@billballinger5622 15 күн бұрын

Semantics

@Ruktiet 9 күн бұрын

WRONG. Everyone is getting chronically ill, depressed, anxious, or obese nowadays. Are you blind or something? People like you are the cause of why no one is genuinely investigating ROOT CAUSES instead of researching bandaid symptom reducers.

@Ruktiet 9 күн бұрын

WRONG. Age-corrected cancer has also increased. Wake up instead of blindly believing you need modern technology to stay healthy, you freak. The Maasai often live into their 100s without medicine.

@makeupatrick Ай бұрын

Huberman shouldn't be a university professor while spreading misinformation and pulling things out of his ass. That is extremely unethical for an academic.

@stuntvist Ай бұрын

That's his entire deal though. Same class and type as Jordan Peterson, the "I have a PhD in a very specific area so I must be an expert in literally anything and everything that exists" men.

@Alice_Walker Ай бұрын

I love it. I was interested in what Huberman had to say for a while but fairly early on his podcasts he made a very intense negative claim about a kind of medication I'd been taking and experiencing positive effects from for a long time and had a lot of knowledge about. Weeks and weeks of further searching and I failed to find any trace of the study/evidence he referred to. The specialist who prescribed me was dismissive of his claim also. Super dodgy 💩

@kb-ni5ug Ай бұрын

@@Alice_Walker which medication you refer to?

@Sandy-of6gq Ай бұрын

32:05 to see in writing what actually comes out of this prestigious university professor's mouth is shocking. This is middle school broscience level of conversation

@CJM279 Ай бұрын

@@Sandy-of6gqfacts.

@concamon1364 Ай бұрын

"They don't *look* like they care about skincare" 9:10 Oh, Michelle's coming for blood in this one 😂

@LabMuffinBeautyScience Ай бұрын

This was the most nicely worded take... 😅

@yuli.wed. Ай бұрын

Honestly a valid take, if someone is very tan I assume they don't care about their skin at all.

@9090lillypad Ай бұрын

Yes, it’s always people with thin villainous lips and rampant sun damage who say sunscreen is “toxic”

@caslam8286 Ай бұрын

@@9090lillypadvillainous lips😂 so trueeee

@WeatherManToBe Ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. Like, maybe he should stop EATING IT and put it on😂😂😂😂

@higurashikai09 Ай бұрын

DIY sun protection: hats, long sleeves and pants or especially coverage on places that get a lot of direct sunlight. I started wearing long sleeved bathing suits and tights. Helps keep me warmer when swimming but also great sun protection with a hat

@MaidMirawyn Ай бұрын

I made sunscreen exactly once…I got sunburned within half an hour. Lesson learned. I lost an older friend to melanoma two years ago. She beat every expectation by living for sixteen years with stage IV melanoma. But it was brutal, and she suffered a lot. Margaret had a message for everyone at her funeral, delivered by her daughter: Wear sunscreen. Always.

@santeenl 15 күн бұрын

another lesson: live a stressfree live and don’t eat garbage seedoils. Will probably make less people have cancer than ‘wear sunscreen’.

@christineg8151 Ай бұрын

As an organic chemist, I appreciate the more in-depth discussion of the mechanism of sunburn. The phrase 2+2 cycloaddition makes me feel right at home.

@LabMuffinBeautyScience Ай бұрын

After I uploaded I realised I accidentally said "the double bond moves" instead of "the bond moves", I was hoping no one would notice but may as well come clean now 😅

@shankornfeld1541 Ай бұрын

Someone really wrote to you that "he has access to graduate level research studies and clinical trials not released to the public because he's a Stanford professor"? How do they come up with this misinformation? Firstly, Michelle ALSO has access to research that is behind paywalls. But even if she didn't, everyone has access to all peer-reviewed study abstracts - it is just that some journals are annoying and require subscriptions to access some whole articles. AND, if you really want the article, but don't want to pay for it, you just email any of the authors and they will send it to you FOR FREE. Because there is no such thing as "big science". We all want our research to be out there and to get read. When there is a paywall, it isn't our choice, that is just a consequence that we have to suffer to get our studies out there in the right journals. We hate it too.

@saaya8964 Ай бұрын

^^^exactly, and a study with an outcome as sensational (for lack of a better word) would, even if it were not accessible at all, still show up as at least the title&authors in citations of other studies and articles . If somebody really found sunscreen particles in brain matter, tons of people would either reference or respond to that article. Like I think everyone in academia knows this phenomenon, where somebody wrote a controversial or very influential paper and from that point on 90% of publications on the topic cite that one specific paper

@PakkiNakki Ай бұрын

as if research groups would do experiments for fun and not have them published 😆

@minagica Ай бұрын

"Big science" are the journals with their pay walls despite most often it being public money that funded the research that has gone into the articles. THAT is "big science", it's actually "big science publishing". And while authors may send you the articles they've written, some of us struggle with feeling like we'd be a waste of their time. I felt that way even when I was a uni student, so I RARELY went to office hours cuz I thought I wasn't worth their rarified time and that my smarter classmates that did stand a chance at one day becoming professors deserved it more

@uniquenewyork3325 Ай бұрын

Also, students have access to additional articles too?? At least usually

@hausofjulian Ай бұрын

Sci-hub is literally there lol

@simonsimon6431 3 күн бұрын

Suffered from sun burn all my life. After being on a carnivore diet for 5 years (no seed oils) I no longer suffer. Went to Egypt for 3 weeks and the temp was in the 40s, no burning absolutely no sunscreen. Only for the last few hundred years have humans not been in the sun all day long, they never used sun screen! We evolved hunting in the midday sun, humans have the best sweat mechanism of any animal which aided us to hunt when the other predators were taking shelter under shade. Remember seed oils are unnatural for us, they entered our diet to a small extent around one hundred years ago but reached saturation around 30 years ago, that is no where long enough for us to adapt. It is one of life's irones that those that agree are those that have tested it for themselves while those that disagree are those that have not experienced it themselves

@MrsBees Ай бұрын

The increase of skin cancer could be for tons of reasons like the ozone depletion, tanning beds, more recreational activities, higher populations in more sunny areas, longer lives, better healthcare, more access to healthcare, etc

@PrometheanFlame Ай бұрын

I think a lot of it has to do with the ozone depletion, caused by industrial pollution, and local environmental pollution and stress which can contribute to health issues including cancers. And anything that can impact your immune system could cause skin issues which make you more vulnerable to UVA and UVB. And yeah, some places have worse sun than others. But historically ozone depletion has gotten worse over time.

@azzgunther Ай бұрын

People spend less time in the sun than ever. Skin cancer is is very likely due to exposure to the chemicals in industrial sunscreen. The pharma industry is the largest funder of: -academic research -media -medical organizations -politicians. Chronic disease is a multi-trillion dollar industry. Whatever good information is available is not going to come from conventional information streams for this reason.

@MrsBees Ай бұрын

@@PrometheanFlame I do too. That's probably the number one reason

@2nerC9 Ай бұрын

I believe one factor could be our diets too but I might be wrong. Just kinda gut feeling speculation not much to back it up but I do know the foods we eat today are worst and far more industrialized than ever before.

@MrsBees Ай бұрын

@@2nerC9 who knows. Might have something to do with it.

@justilou1 Ай бұрын

I can imagine if you use the DIY sunscreen all the neighbourhood dogs will flock to you like a suburban Disney Princess

@mariaathena7910 Ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@stephstevens2 Ай бұрын

SUBURBAN DISNEY PRINCESS! 😭🤣🤣🤣🤣

@DrowSkinned Ай бұрын

And then the flies after the food oils go rancid 😮

@rachel_sj Ай бұрын

As someone who has oily skin, I can’t imagine how terribly that animal “sunscreen” would make my skin break out. The tradeoffs of using that “sunscreen” are not worth it…

@i.cant.pick.a.user_name Ай бұрын

real

@sarettakhan792 Ай бұрын

People that have never been to Australia don’t even know that one could get sunburned in literally 10 min outside - go to Queensland and then you’ll start wearing 50++++ in your home with the blinds down 😂👌🏻

@duh_googleit Ай бұрын

Australia had me wearing spf 75 on overcast days 😭

@coffee_2234 Ай бұрын

australia sun is brutal just like the wildlife in there 😂

@xyz-jv9df Ай бұрын

It's d same in india, d tropical overhead sun, d heat, d humidity n water scarcity is a deadly cocktail

@auricia201 Ай бұрын

@@coffee_2234Australia wants people 💀

@LabMuffinBeautyScience Ай бұрын

Tasmania is surprisingly bad! It's usually cold, but your skin feels strangely painful...

@jetsofaqua2206 Ай бұрын

My grandma will always keep my faith that over exposure to the sun is not good for our skin. She’s always diligently used spf never goes out in direct sunlight without a huge sun hat and glasses. She has aged brilliantly at 80 years old. She is often mistaken as my mothers sister despite a 30 year age gap!

@Woman_of_a_Certain_Age Ай бұрын

I have avoided the sun and used sunscreen since my early 20’s and my sister who is two years older than me was a sunworshiper. She has had multiple skin cancers removed (hands, face, and arms). And I make a point of saying she’s my sister so no one calls her my mother, it would kill her if someone did.

@c12486 Ай бұрын

Can I just say the way you break things down and make arguments is so helpful and has helped the way I respond to ocd anxieties. Listening to your process over and over again is a great influence even though I’ve known the specific information for a couple years and am not too invested in that part.

@PTPAUL-ry7jc Ай бұрын

As a dark skin black woman, ask me if I wear mineral sunscreen lol! The best sunscreen for you is the one you will ACTUALLY wear everyday. Not that ghost chalky mess that will turn my whole family blue and purple.

@leonfrancis3418 Ай бұрын

95% of BIăck Americans have insufficient Vitamin D levels, because our dark skin already acts as a natural sunscreen, and modern western populations are not getting enough sunlight. I don't want to burst the bubble, but unless you're a day laborer, you may want to rethink wearing sunscreen all the time.

@daphne8406 Ай бұрын

Totally agree! 🤗 If a sunscreen feel bad, smells bad or makes your skin look a strange colour, you would stop wearing it no matter how good the reviews. The one you actually wear every day is then simply the best for you instead of wearing no sunscreen at all 🤷‍♀️

@leonfrancis3418 Ай бұрын

This is a friendly reminder that over 90% of BĪăck Aměricans lack the recommended amount of Vitamin D. Our skin naturally acts as a sunscreen and works against us in cultures where people stay indoors all the time.

@sonicboomerino7281 Ай бұрын

Lmao Im a pale white boy and it still makes me look like im dying and need a blood transfusion 😂 I still wear it though but I gotta spread it out well

@moonshonemeadow Ай бұрын

@@dfpguitar That is a "bit" misguided. Melanin does help protect against the sun, but it is wise not to overestimate its capabilities. Even deeply dark skinned-people can develop melanoma, or at least sun damage through prolonged exposure. And build tolerance? Against the sun? Unless you have some kind of photosensitivity disease where building tolerance can be recommended for treatment, I don't believe that would be particularly effective or necessary for someone of regular health, unless you mean something else specifically? Good sleep and nutrition are just good things to practice, though.

@Lmcv82 Ай бұрын

how on earth did that man make it all the way through medical school with no interest in science?

@maryeckel9682 Ай бұрын

His medical degree is in psychiatry.

@makalehelie Ай бұрын

@@maryeckel9682every md goes through the same med school as any other medical doctor. You graduate, get your your title, and then specialize.

@BreakofDawn Ай бұрын

I also wouldn’t trust his “homemade” formula given how tanned and dry aged his skin looks

@MsKateC2K Ай бұрын

I may be wrong but I don't think medical school requires you to write a thesis like other stem graduate degrees. So I guess it's possible that he's good at memorizing for exams but not at critical thinking when it comes to scientific research 😅

@mariaathena7910 Ай бұрын

@@BreakofDawn speaks for itself, melanoma here i come

@rushMM Ай бұрын

I can't believe your videos are free! This is fantastic information. Thanks for all your research and debunking these myths! 🙌🏻 There is too much misinformation and poor assumptions floating around.

@pheebmcgeeb Ай бұрын

I’m an Aussie doctor working in skin cancer. I love, love, love this. Your explanation of the cellular mechanism for sunburn was more detailed than any lecture I’ve ever seen. I will definitely be recommending this video to my patients!

@Saturnreturn123 Ай бұрын

The major problem is people speaking outside their expertise. Huberman has been called out on this so many times but his following are cultish and believe everything he says. They’re at risk for getting burned and even skin cancer. He himself looks significantly older. He’s only 48, but he looks a decade older with leathery wrinkled skin of a 65 year old. He shouldn’t be speaking outside his expertise. He’s profiting by fear mongering.

@ZZ-qy5mv Ай бұрын

Believing someone is right about everything because they were right about a bunch of things is the real problem. Anyone with decent parents probably gave them "life changing advice" at some point, but no one even listens to their parents about everything.

@catc8927 Ай бұрын

I’m annoyed that Huberman leans on his credentials as a Stanford Medicine professor, when he doesn’t teach and his “lab” nowadays is just one or two researchers who he mostly ignores. It took that New York Magazine exposé to bring that to light, although the focus ended up being on his sketchy dating practices. Crap like this discredits the legit work that the rest of Stanford Medicine faculty and researchers are doing.

@Alisse.notavaliable Ай бұрын

It's all about money... controversys bring more attention an money.

@alamanca001 Ай бұрын

@catc8927 so was he never a professor there or?

@AgentSmith1902 Ай бұрын

@@catc8927Mind sharing where I can find that exposé on? (as in keywords). I used to listen to his podcasts about sleep so I was fascinated with his content.

@debedwards1717 Ай бұрын

My friend died from melanoma aged 34 and a friend’s sister died aged 32. I have many friends who have had skin cancers removed. Just wear sunscreen.

@wplants9793 Ай бұрын

Oh how sad! I’m so sorry to hear that.

@minagica Ай бұрын

I've heard that the melanomas that kill us don't usually arise in places the sun would be hitting Still wearing my sunscreen even indoors cuz I'm combatting dark spots that would come back if I didn't, I'm not looking for excuses to not wear sunscreen, I'm just saying that sunscreen preventing skin cancer might not be as straightforward as we've been telling each other

@Kwildcat13 Ай бұрын

What did she eat on the regular though because the chemicals in sunscreen are terrible . Slathering babies with chemicals seems insane to me . Trying not to get sun ever is insane too .. I believe people are lied to about skin cancer in general .

@NoOctopuss Ай бұрын

I got melanoma at 21 and wore sunscreen religiously at the time. I changed my diet, wear sunscreen far less, and never found another sign of melanoma after 22 years. I increased red meat significantly. I now also don't eat seed oils.

@AbbylaParisienne Ай бұрын

@@NoOctopussWere you stressed ? Or had a traumatic event before the diagnosis ?

@EB-fo1co Ай бұрын

Michelle! Watching this while applying my morning sunscreen! My dad dealt with metastatic melanoma and died in '22 from metastatic carcinoma which originated in his lungs (not a smoker, possibly from second-hand smoke exposure in childhood). He was only 59. He was treated for years and suffered for years from two preventable cancers. He also grew up in a time where he would lather baby oil and coconut oil all over his body and lay out for hours. I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your spf and sunscreen videos. I know this is probably exhausting and redundant to you, but your work is so appreciated! Btw, I just pre-ordered your book. Thank you!❤

@Laurenade Ай бұрын

Honestly thank GOODNESS you exist Michelle, thank you for your content and educating us!💚

@stephstevens2 Ай бұрын

Once, whilst a nurse was taking my blood, she commented on my skin being very pale and told me to get a tan. She said I'm clearly not getting enough sun exposure and therefore not enough vitamin d. I told her that's just my skin colour and I don't want skin cancer so I'm careful. She said, "yeah, wear sunscreen to protect you against cancer, but you still need a tan." It's true. Medical training doesn't make a person know about every health related thing😅 but it seems to make them think they do.

@cindellednic Ай бұрын

Nurses are constantly concerned about my skin colour. They think I'm going to pass out any minute I'm like "Hun I just look like this I've been wearing sunscreen since I was a kid"

@margodphd Ай бұрын

Same - I'm naturally very, very, very pale and I wear sunscreen religiously since childhood due to having had birthmarks that looked fishy to childhood dermatologist. I heard that I must have anemia or that I "look sick" from nurses so many times I've lost count, often nurses that looked like they have members card for tanning bed salon. And then they look at my birth year, surprised. Why people feel the need to comment on other people's appearance and give advice outside of their scope,I wonder...

@stephstevens2 Ай бұрын

Yeah I honestly find it really weird and rude. It's also dangerous advice. I wish experts in the relevant field could directly put them in their place all at once😂 it's ridiculous how bold they are about things they don't actually know about...

@lizroberts1569 Ай бұрын

Nurses aren’t great regarding diet or skincare.

@pamelacox540 Ай бұрын

My sister-in-law, a nurse, still uses a tanning bed. And is anti-vaccine. So do not base health decisions only on the role of the speaker. It helps me to look at greed as a reason for outrageous statements. Difficult to assess the true expertise of the speaker also. What we truly need is better science education.

@mavrifantasia Ай бұрын

A friend of mine has lupus and her rheumatologist told her to only use mineral sunscreen (lupus causes photosensitivity so sunscreen is imperative). When prompted the doctor said it's because she wouldn't have to reapply a mineral sunscreen as often as chemical sunscreen. It's really a shame that, like you said, doctors' misunderstanding of cosmetic science can impact patients skin health, especially for people who are more sensitive. Especially since mineral sunscreen (tend to) suck and you end up using less than what's advisable.

@user-lp5ci9bi2j Ай бұрын

Unfortunately she is actually lucky the dr mentioned sunscreen at all. I found out the importance from lupus website

@mavrifantasia Ай бұрын

@@user-lp5ci9bi2j that's terrible. But I'm glad the lupus foundation website exists, it's a great resource

@stephernoodle Ай бұрын

I’ve seen Australian schoolkids with the hats and thought it was just a weird uniform 😭 it makes so much sense that it’s for sun protection! I am from Florida where our UV index is almost always super high and I really wish we had had that kind of education as kids. I had SO many awful sunburns

@Autepify 17 күн бұрын

girl im so proud of you i remember subscribing to you years ago when you first made this channel and I KNEW your channel would take off because you are so knowledgeable and explain complex topics in a way that is easy to understand at any scientific background level

@comedyman4896 Ай бұрын

all this time I thought I was just overly sensitive as a child because I used to hate wearing high spf sunscreen, when in reality they really have gotten less irritating since then

@tinabean713 Ай бұрын

Same. That Johnson's & Johnson's sunscreen burned the hell outta my skin and my mom thought I was just being whiny and difficult and kept buying it.

@LabMuffinBeautyScience Ай бұрын

It's wild - when I first started blogging in 2011 I remember it being hard to find a sunscreen over SPF 15 that felt nice! Now my top sunscreen list keeps growing and it's almost all SPF 50+ 😀

@wplants9793 Ай бұрын

I have MCAS had a very hard time with sunscreen until I was 40 and found Korean sunscreen. They all burned my eyes and made they inflamed for many days or ever weeks after. In one year I tried over 35 sunscreens!! Thank KZfaq where I heard about K Beauty sunscreens

@naomihirsch2796 Ай бұрын

YES. I thought that's what it was supposed to feel like 😭

@misss7777 Ай бұрын

As a child I thought it is supposed to burn. As an adult I found out I'm sensitive to Octocrylene and Perfumes. Iam so thankful for new modern sunscreen filters.

@itsgonnabeanaurfromme Ай бұрын

21:08 typical fearmongering rhetoric: "nobody can say the effects after 50 years, so it must be bad."

@Wonderlandish Ай бұрын

So real. And meanwhile we DO know the damage the sun does if we’re exposed to it for 50 years 😭 still people would rather cling onto the imaginary

@ricebeansrockroll882 Ай бұрын

This is how I feel about people who are scared of toothpaste too.

@johnh3611 7 күн бұрын

That's how everything works though. And when they do find out how harmful things are, they lie for another 50 years to keep profits intact. Have you been living in a cave?

@Philoishness Ай бұрын

Once again, I am both saddened and gladdened to see the internet has driven you to covering this stuff once again :D So excited for your book btw!!

@seanobrien9849 Ай бұрын

Thanks for debunking these myths and digging into the details. I have had a lot of intuitions similar to the myths over the years and your detailed analyses are the content I’ve always needed

@michele0324 Ай бұрын

After watching your review on Korean sunscreens I purchased Isntree Hyaluronic Acid Watery Sun Gel SPF 50+ and Beauty of Joseon SPF 50+. WOW. America has it all wrong! These sunscreens are so lightweight and because they don't cause me to break out I don't mind wearing SPF during the winter or while indoors. Thanks for having our back, front and all the bits between!

@wplants9793 Ай бұрын

K beauty sunscreens are the best - nothing compares in my opinion

@ambergerhelper7852 Ай бұрын

I literally use the BoJ as MOISTURIZER. It’s that nice! 🤓

@ixtahdanielac4922 Ай бұрын

@@ambergerhelper7852oh, you rich rich 😏

@Quadrye Ай бұрын

and boj doesn’t sting your eyes!!

@jessicameyer665 Ай бұрын

molecular biologist here - I had no what the actual molecular mechanism was for sunburn beyond generic "DNA damage" until today. Every day is a school day and I am a very happu little nerd to have learnt this!

@benadams2565 Ай бұрын

Michelle! It's so good to watch you address some of these, I really appreciate your approach, and it's lead me to be a mich Korean science minded consumer.

@ekelly1642 Ай бұрын

I am IN LOVE with all this Scientific information and I can see your passion for educating us nerds shine through in these videos, love love love that I found your channel! Thank you for all your care and work for us 😊

@AutumnVulpes369 Ай бұрын

i have a sun sensitivity, lady i DO get burned in 20 min direct sun even with SPF 50+ on a UV rating of 4+ usually not on 3 and below ut sunscreen at UV rating 2+ is a MUST for me. commenting to promote your content, love your videos!

@LabMuffinBeautyScience Ай бұрын

Thank you! ❤

@safetypinforkeeps Ай бұрын

That dramatic re-enactment “Tim, put down your flap” with the black and white filter, squinting, and pauses in between each Tim just TOOK ME OUT. What a masterpiece, Michelle.

@avendoir Ай бұрын

i feel like i’ve been transported back to primary school honestly LMAO 😭

@DJFelixChester Ай бұрын

A note about the way that titanium dioxide is classified as a carcinogen (at least in the United States). Titanium dioxide is classified as carcinogenic in terms of long term inhalation of fine airborne particulate, usually in industrial settings. It shares this classification with many other materials we consider safe. Things like natural cotton fiber , powdered drink concentrates, bentonite clay, non-dairy coffee creamer, and even things like saw dust and road dirt share the same or similar classification. These are not really for the average consumer to stress over and are mostly for industrial manufacturers as a way to ensure that employees are wearing the correct PPE when dealing with large lingering clouds of these materials.

@sasandbernard7862 Ай бұрын

Michelle, your videos are always a delight. It's very cathartic to see you addressing misinformation. You actually inspired me to become a chemist myself! On a completely unrelated note, I must know what you're wearing on your lips, it looks stunning.

@dazzaclark Ай бұрын

“She’s a doctor not a dermatologist this time” 😂😂😂 pick me up off the floor LOL

@AricaMichelle Ай бұрын

She has never once claimed to be a Dermatologist. She made a whole video speaking on her credentials and showed her diploma. Don't know why Michelle said this...

@drisshansfreetime453 Ай бұрын

@@AricaMichellewell Doctor V has claimed multiple, lets says, dermatological statements in the pasts that are not true, like the one in the video. She also doesnt like chemical sunscreen because of that news about going into tje blood stream, and she also believes in the comedogenic rating. 😅

@metoo3342 Ай бұрын

@@AricaMichelleI always thought she was a dermatologist until this video. I think Dr V is a little misleading.

@iluvearth99 Ай бұрын

@@AricaMichelleI took it to mean that a lot of the doctors she reacts to are dermatologists, rather than another discipline

@michelleb6395 Ай бұрын

Dr. Huberman disappointed me a long time ago. I’m a researcher with a terminal degree. I stay in my lane, and I respect other researchers who stay in their lanes. Influencer culture is dangerous when it’s irresponsible. Thank you for continuing to share responsible, peer-reviewed evidence.

@zannabondesson2544 Ай бұрын

agreed. i wish he would stick to his specific area of study, especially when so many people listen to his podcast and happen upon his clips

@sunshine5777 Ай бұрын

As a scientist myself I can only speak to my area of expertise and defer to others for theirs. And even then I still don’t claim to know everything in my area. As I say to other people that I train, I am still learning new things every day as science progresses every day! I believe arrogance in any scientist is a major red flag 🚩

@michelleb6395 Ай бұрын

@@zannabondesson2544 , yes! I’ve learned a lot from him sharing information related to his specific field, but I’ve heard him share misinformation about other fields more than once. I’m afraid people may view him as an expert and then internalize everything he shares.

@michelleb6395 Ай бұрын

@@sunshine5777 , absolutely! We learn new things every day and must be careful to stay current in our fields and practice care when sharing information not related to our specific field.

@hedgehog3180 Ай бұрын

I'm careful just about what I say in normal conversation and I'm still studying, it's just that among my friends and family I've become the “science one” so people tend to believe what I say, and a lot of the time people misinterpret me when I'm trying to joke. I feel like surely everyone who has pursued a career in science must have had this kinda experience so how can that not make you careful about what you say!

@mtha2051 Ай бұрын

I really appreciate how deep you go into the information, amazing video, hard work to dismantle false statement, love it!

@avivino5753 Ай бұрын

MICHELLE!! Thank you so much for that. Keep preaching sis!!❤

@RedXiongmao Ай бұрын

0:41 Somebody said it last time but I'm not gonna trust the sunscreen recipe of someone who currently has a sunburn, and whose skin looks like beef jerky

@alicegaiba Ай бұрын

I've never been to Australia nor worn one of those hats, but that teacher screaming at Tim really got me

@LabMuffinBeautyScience Ай бұрын

Every school has a little shit called Tim!

@AleshaBerkholz Ай бұрын

I laughed out loud! So good!

@alicepalermo3957 Ай бұрын

@@LabMuffinBeautyScience Also lets give credit to the flaps joke! You are my new favourite you-tuber ;)

@AilurosDia Ай бұрын

I'm sure all this gets old at some point, but thank you so much for constantly speaking out against false information!

@elizabethbeierle7464 Ай бұрын

“Nobody gets burned in 20 min” ma’am, I fell asleep next to a lake in Colorado for MAYBE 15 min and had a 3rd degree sunburn and sun poisoning. Maybe you can’t get a sunburn in 20 min at sea level and nearer to the north and South Poles, but there are absolutely places you can burn very very fast.

@tayh.6235 10 күн бұрын

I have very pale skin and normally can handle about half an hour outside where I live before I start to burn. But when I traveled to NZ, I literally noticed that I burned quicker. Location really does make a huge difference

@floweringtulsi Ай бұрын

Huberman is constantly making ridiculous claims. It's extremely disheartening to see the number of people he's taking advantage of.

@catc8927 Ай бұрын

I am extra annoyed with him for tarnishing Stanford Medicine’s good name in the process. There are dozens of hard working legit non-quacks there who are now indirectly associated with this very public quack.

@BossBellini Ай бұрын

Of all the off-the-rails scientists out there, he's been by far the most disappointing, and continues to be. The most infuriating thing about is that he is still very much aware how to sound like a scientist (i.e. being careful to appear moderate, reference peer review and studies, etc.), and has avoided cultivating a red-flag bombastic persona. This is what makes his BS even more impactful.

@mikahina3909 Ай бұрын

He is one of the few that actually knows what he talks about. Do you have any examples of falsehoods?

@MissMovies29 Ай бұрын

Mika did you watch the video you commented on

@mikahina3909 Ай бұрын

@@MissMovies29yes I did. He said ‘certain sunscreens’ (NOT ALL). And he is most likely referring to old sunscreens from the 80s as they would be the only ones that could have been tested after 10 years. He didn’t make any crazy claim in this video? Also, he was the only one in this video that didn’t. So question remains, do you have any example where he has said anything fraudulent or obviously wrong?

@mypathunfolding Ай бұрын

If you told me in my 20s that I'd be sooooo excited to watch a 45-minute video on sunscreen science in my 40s, I absolutely wouldn't believe you. But here we are! Love the debunking so we can all take it to people in our lives who repeat things like this that they've heard and continue to share solid information with people we care about. Thank you, Michelle!

@Leilalareina Ай бұрын

I’m 19 and I love watching her videos😂 I’ve been wearing sunscreen on and off since 16 as recommended by a doctor following an epiduo prescription for acne, and consistently since 17years old. It’s crazy to see that people “don’t believe” in sunscreen… I try to get everyone my age to wear it!

@mypathunfolding Ай бұрын

@@LeilalareinaGood for you! It will help so much, and I hope your friends listen to you…then they’ll thank you later!

@Nopenopenope6969 Ай бұрын

@@Leilalareina Wear it every day! Skin damage is cumulative and builds over your lifetime. Plus you will look younger than everyone who doesn't wear it.

@sattieeee Ай бұрын

I’ve followed you for so long now but never commented on any of your videos. Brilliant content. I always look forward to the myth debunking videos especially. Also pretty cool how you guys had sunscreen awareness in school and the little stories you spin into your explanations. I preordered your book a month or two ago and cannot wait for it to arrive in July!

@tayt_ Ай бұрын

Congrats on the book release 🎉. Went down to my local bookstore to preorder this morning!

@princess_intell Ай бұрын

Sometimes i wonder how some of these charlatans sleep at night. Do they completely buy into their own BS? Do they know that they're spreading dangerous lies? I honestly don't know which is worse.

@itsgonnabeanaurfromme Ай бұрын

Probably. Considering most of them look like beef jerky.

@xyz-jv9df Ай бұрын

Yes, they sleep like babies. It's possible when u don't hav a conscience. U wudnt believe how happy ppl can be while conning others, until u actually come across one such person.

@princess_intell Ай бұрын

@@xyz-jv9df god, if I found out I took money from someone under false pretenses I'd never sleep again

@mysticfox1663 Ай бұрын

I imagine they focus on the money lol

@baileyrobbins50 Ай бұрын

Reminds me of some scammer who constantly talks about medbeds xD keeps saying it’ll heal everything and you don’t need to go to the doctors or hospital at all. So people with cancer aren’t getting treatment because they believe some quackadoodle. And if people call her out or people who listen then ended up super sick almost died from listening to her advice. They literally get blocked and comments are deleted… she literally is killing people and stealing money from these people… tf

@ricequin Ай бұрын

That woman who says nobody burns in twenty minutes in direct sunlight needs to explain how I have burned in less than that time on a partly overcast spring day in Scotland (not exactly a high UV hotspot and I have the complexion of someone adapted to Northern Europe.

@Lilybun Ай бұрын

i'm from a nordic country living in QLD australia. it's trivially easy to burn in 5 minutes or less. zinc sunscreen is the only way i can exist outside when the sun is bad.

@MaryAnnSweetAngel Ай бұрын

I've never burned in india. But also, I'm an introvert who rarely leaves her house 😅 I am the only person in my department who wears sunscreen and I've been teased about it but IDC I'm 30 and i don't wanna get skin cancer or look too old 😭

@sunblade704 Ай бұрын

I'm going to start an apprenticeship as a Gardener in September and I'm really glad you uploaded this! I'm not prone to conspiracy thinking about sunscreen (of all things) but as someone who is from Western Europe and usually spends a lot of time indoors, I definitely don't wear enough sunscreen. Luckily my (soon to be) place of work is really rigorous with applying sunscreen, drinking water and wearing hats

@devinharwood6010 Ай бұрын

Doing the work of the people 🙏🏼 I’m an esthetician and your content is my favorite for how researched and in depth it is; I always learn more and look forward to buying your book!

@mara_9178 Ай бұрын

I’m European and guilty of not using sunscreen on a daily basis. Sunscreen causing cancer, imbalances women’s hormones and preventing from getting a tan bc the sun isn’t that strong in Europe were the reasons why I used coconut oil as a sunscreen bc so many blogger, influencer and people said it’s healthier than sunscreen. But everything you explained makes so much sense. I ordered my first spf 50 now 😄 thank you for debunking those things

@AmeliaMastervally Ай бұрын

I think it's easier for Europeans to fall for those tricks than people who live in very sunny areas. I live in South Africa, growing up my mom used to wear coconut oil to help her tan more, now she has to get melanoma lazered off that are a result of years of coconut oil tanning. I'm a woman and don't expereince any hormonal issues with sun screen, if it makes you break out it could just be too thick for your skin instead of messing with hormones. Take it from someone who has to live with the sun at its harshest, if you're planning on being in the sun all day - wear sunscreen!

@DeadKraken 26 күн бұрын

@@AmeliaMastervally *North europeans, or otherwise non-mediterranean europeans. OP saying "the sun isn't strong" is a dead give away that they live in northern areas lol I guarantee you, italians, spaniards, greeks, portuguese etc have to wear sunscreen otherwise we get burned to a crisp, because in summer and spring the sun is pretty strong and it will fry ppl alive if they cover themselves with some untested crap. I see loads of german and british tourists coming here in Italy, thinking that the climate is the same as in their countries, and going away red like a lobster lmao

@eye1dry138 22 күн бұрын

Most of Europe doesnt need sunscreen because uv index is low especially up north, your ancestors never used sunscreen. However me, a European-blood person who lives in the Mojave desert, sunscreen is much more important, gets to 120 degrees Fahrenheit here in summer

@mara_9178 21 күн бұрын

@@AmeliaMastervally yes it was very easy to fall for the tricks also I didn’t really get out of my way to educate myself on it I just believed what was being said here. Later on in my life I really thought sunscreen is more dangerous for my skin than the sun itself. My skin was constantly burnt in the summertime. Now I know better thanks for the advice & for sharing. I hope and wish for your Mum to be healthy and safe 🙏

@babarian34 6 күн бұрын

"I ordered my first spf 50 now" - are you insane?

@DogBehaviorGuy Ай бұрын

"Lineoleic acid is bad for you." It's literally one of only TWO essential fatty acids, and arguably the more essential of the two. Fail on skincare *and* nutrition for the man who rubs a weird snack on his skin.

@juliamanning2658 Ай бұрын

Pufas oxidize. Saturated fat does not. Since being ketovore I never burn in the sun anymore. Eating seed oils makes you burn.

@DogBehaviorGuy Ай бұрын

@@juliamanning2658 "biochemistry shmiochemistry, i'm on a fad diet and have anecdotal claims" edit to add: literally all fats oxidize. it'd be bad if they didn't.

@azzgunther Ай бұрын

It does appear to be quite bad for you, yes, mainly in the excessive quantities that are obtained in modern diets. Obviously humans need a small amount of Omega-6 but that low threshold is met while actively avoiding seed oils and linoleic acid in foods.

@flutterg1035 Ай бұрын

@juliamanning2658 Ever heard of cognitive bias?

@jaazz90 Ай бұрын

@@juliamanning2658everything oxidizes, stoopid.

@eleanornewton2515 Ай бұрын

omg first time watching your channel, and as a master's chemist and a major skincare and beauty girl I legit rushed to pre-order your book! Can't wait!

@Kevin24. Ай бұрын

THANK GOD for this channel🙏. In the age of social media, misinformation is just everywhere. SUBSCRIBED.

@Snooznoo Ай бұрын

The sunscreen during pregnancy thing absolutely drives me mad - it's such an emotionally fraught time, and when you're told you MUST use sunscreen because your skin is more sensitive, but you're also receiving the message all over the place that sunscreen is dangerous and will harm your baby, the outcome is inevitably that a percentage of pregnant women will either get burnt, or stop going outside altogether. My sister refused to wear any spf during pregnancy and she has a scientific background, so it can strike anyone.

@margodphd Ай бұрын

People consciously preying on first time mothers wanting to do the best thing for their baby deserve jail time. We really ought to fight misinformation as not only it causes harm, but incidences of restrictive eating disorders and OCD are increasing as well. Fearmongering makes people paranoid and unsure whom they can trust due to strategies used by people using fear to make money. It's despicable.

@defeqel6537 Ай бұрын

Don't stop going outside altogether, but if you avoid going outside between 10AM and 4PM you are not very likely to get burned (edit: and avoiding some fruits like citrus helps a lot too)

@Nopenopenope6969 Ай бұрын

@@defeqel6537 Wtf? Stop SPREADING MISINFORMATION. You can get burned anytime during the day, even on overcast days. Avoiding citrus in the Sun is the only thing you said backed up by science. Get a better hobby than trying to kill people with skin cancer misinformation.

@smallnwise1 Ай бұрын

You go girl. Huberman takedown: not going out of your way to do it; not going out of your way to avoid it. Perfectly done.

@Me-nc8pp Ай бұрын

Love your explanations! Thanks for putting in all the effort. I'm looking forward to every deep dive you're doing :)

@ReinessaReacts Ай бұрын

Pre-ordering your book now - Cait is such a gem and Huberman has so many dodgy claims, love seeing proper research applied to combat misinformation!

@PurelyCoincidental Ай бұрын

I did find one valuable thing about homemade sunblock. WAIT, DON'T RUN. I live in Seattle, where the sun is weak for most of the year. Several years back, I decided to add some zinc oxide to my everyday lotion, just so I had some basic protection on my arms/neck/shoulders while walking to work. (I wear real sunblock when I'm out for long, don't worry.) And...my skin was really happy about it. Surprising happy. Turns out I have a zinc deficiency. (I take it as a supplement now.)

@No-ky3kb Ай бұрын

Happy how?

@PurelyCoincidental Ай бұрын

@@No-ky3kb Mostly I remember that insect bites and acne healed really slowly, and I was prone to some sort of mild eczema or keratosis pilaris. Taking zinc isn't a miracle cure for all of that, but I have experienced a noticeable improvement.

@FaceItGrace Ай бұрын

The same people who focus on cosmetics being unhealthy for our bodies turn a blind eye to oil spills being bad for our planet. Thank you for this therapy session Michelle!

@meowmeow-qu3lp Ай бұрын

You out here spitting facts, spilling t, and providing receipts loving all the science and informing people of fallacies 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

@user-qq2sl8tj8r Ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. The misinformation I have seen about sunscreen and summer skincare is rampant and dangerous.

@coffee_2234 Ай бұрын

Agree all of this misinformation make my brain hurt and im tired of all of this misinformation being spread especially if it perpetuating by someone who isn't educated of how things works

@lazenbear Ай бұрын

As someone who could be considered an expert in a field, you'll notice a real expert because they immediately caveat what they say and the limits of their expertise even in their field. It's actually a problem in science communication because lay people see this reticence for absolutes as though we're unsure.

@rawkhawk414 Ай бұрын

It is so fucking exhausting how over the past 10 years we've globally adopted this culture of "everyone's wrong and my criticisms are useful because I can use Google".

@Nopenopenope6969 Ай бұрын

@@rawkhawk414 Dunning-Kruger suuuuuucks

@jonnynice8366 Ай бұрын

Actually the exact opposite is true. When "experts" give unequivocal advice about a topic where a lot of uncertaintly exists and they turn out to be wrong, THAT is when they lose public trust. *cough cough, you know like pretty much everything related to the pandemic, all kinds of health interventions and food

@hedgehog3180 Ай бұрын

@@jonnynice8366 Sounds more like you already made up your mind on what you want to be true and based your view of the world on it.

@jonnynice8366 Ай бұрын

@@hedgehog3180 lol, no. I actually enjoy nothing more than changing my mind based on evidence and logic.

@MartinzW Ай бұрын

Thank you for the informative video. I never had problem with sunscreen safety concerns but I still watch your videos because how much in detail you go into debunking surface-level claims on social media. Not just the amount of detail but also how you approach to certainty and emotions. I find it intellectual and I can only aspire to be equally careful.

@hinas_for_life Ай бұрын

Oh dear lord another great video. I learned so much, I will try and see if I can order your book to Japan. Thanks from Tokyo!!!!!!!!!!!

@BreakofDawn Ай бұрын

I used to avoid wearing sunscreen because of all these myths or “reasons to not wear sunscreen,” until I got a questionable mole removed. After that, I decided that even if all these things about sunscreen were true, I would hate getting melanoma even more. It’s crazy to me that there are actually people like Huberman, who weigh their fear of sunscreen at the same level as skin cancer. It’s unfortunate that misinformation about sunscreen is so prevalent and in turn, that’s causing people to either use sunscreen incorrectly or avoid it altogether.

@dabdoubeh Ай бұрын

I'm SICK of Andrew Huberman. He's constantly getting promoted by youtube and I'm not gonna listen to his opinions and recommendations on literally anything and everything just because he's an expert in one thing.

@tomorrow. Ай бұрын

Honestly I don't think he is asking anyone to stop using sunscreen he just he doesn't cuz he found molecules in neurones. Ppl can think for themselves right? Am still gonna use sunscreen lol😂

@ghostoflazlo Ай бұрын

I'm a expert on Warhammer 40K Now here's my hottest stock tips and what car seta you should buy for your child

@ts5284 Ай бұрын

As a biologist I'm ashamed of Hubrisman

@andrewprahst2529 Ай бұрын

I tried to rebuke you in all caps and then put emojis 1 through 10 afterwards, but I got auto-flagged as spam. You're lucky youtube hates and crimps my style.

@samblackstone3400 Ай бұрын

I can imagine how BAD the animal fat sunscreen would smell after a day in the sun.

@NRNF1776 Ай бұрын

LOVE THIS VIDEO! We need more of these...

@kitt3526 Ай бұрын

Omg reef safe sunscreen being a myth is crazy! Thanks for debunking lol

@wingedyera Ай бұрын

I drove myself mad trying to find reefsafe sunscreen that I liked and would wear... (I got an insane allergic reaction to one of the mineral ones that supposedly was great for sensitive skin) I just wanna do the right thing and help preserve nature so its kind of a bummer that it doesn't really make a difference

@mashilda7921 Ай бұрын

as an oily girl with acne, i feel really bad just watching at this diy sunscreen 😭

@sevenoctobers7471 Ай бұрын

Thank you for highlighting that even doctors and dermatologists can get it wrong. They could benefit mightily from reading your book!!

@AleshaBerkholz Ай бұрын

I can't thank you enough for your content! In a world where there is so much misinformation, I rely on scientists like you. I'm definitely ordering your book!

@coffee_2234 Ай бұрын

Thank you ma'am for stoping misinformation from spreading by spiting nothing but facts on how things work

@LabMuffinBeautyScience Ай бұрын

My pleasure! The annoyance fuels me 😂

@MartinzW Ай бұрын

@@LabMuffinBeautyScience That same annoyance you have to be patient with (out of respect) when hearing your loved one watch fear-driven claims, and instead have to trust their ability to assess the information. 😄 I am glad you are using that energy to create these informative videos that our friends may find and make the better decision.

@lindseycassini1560 Ай бұрын

Thank you for bringing to my attention what Hubberman said 😮 I am actually a Neuroscientist, and I always found the way Huberman present "facts' a bit weird. I always feel suspicious when people are too certain about something, that is not how science works. But, I thought it was okay, maybe it was a just my impression. But now hearing that he doesn't wear sunscreen, I cannot take him seriously anymore.

@esvedra2419 Ай бұрын

From my memory he suggested to get exposed to early sun for the purpose of vit D synthesis, not so much frying in the sun without sunscreen

@hedgehog3180 Ай бұрын

@@esvedra2419 You can also just take vitamin supplements though.

@esvedra2419 Ай бұрын

@@hedgehog3180 vitamin D supplements are often poorly absorbed, you can take highest dose and still be deficient.

@gardeniainbloom812 Ай бұрын

You had feelings about his presentation style and now will dismiss his work because he doesn't wear sunscreen. LOL

@d0h4 Ай бұрын

Glad we have you, Michelle. Thank you.

@PallasTurrets Ай бұрын

sunscreen and bug repellant are 2 things where I dont fuck with the natural versions. give me that all-chemical protection babyy

@alyssabrown-carleton6173 Ай бұрын

Same. I have to wear the highest deet concentration or i will get bit by something

@becca7327 Ай бұрын

"You need violence to do that. " 😂

@lukastemberger Ай бұрын

Animal-based should be called violence-based or cruelty based.

@coffee_2234 Ай бұрын

Vegan people gonna have a field day with that one

@Moskinlab Ай бұрын

Thank you, Michelle, for the feature. It's always a thrill to see "experts" getting lost in the maze of their own overconfidence!

@LabMuffinBeautyScience Ай бұрын

Thank you for letting me use your video! I always appreciate your insights, there are so few toxicologists on social media 🥲

@CarNumber9 Ай бұрын

Every time I watch one of your videos, I'm flabbergasted that you don't have a million followers yet. Thank you for such an in-depth breakdown!

@sammygee2925 7 күн бұрын

You’ve sold your book to me, will definitely order. Thanks for the content.

@skleroosis Ай бұрын

All the conspiritualists being so scared of linoleic acid, meanwhile I eat it as a supplement for my PMS.

@wplants9793 Ай бұрын

I used to take an omega blend with evening primrose oil in it, it helped my KP!

@JBUHJBUH Ай бұрын

Inositol was a literal lifesaver for my previously debilitating periods - just sharing in case anyone else is reading this & hasn't heard of it. You can find it in stuff like wheatgerm but taking a pill has helped me so much (along with maintaining my vitamin D and iron levels).

@nollypolly Ай бұрын

I take it for MS. It's been 30 years now and, not only do I have no Iil effects from it, my MS has not progressed WHATSOEVER. I am 51, fully ambulatory and haven't had a relapse in over 2 decades. I hate these people.

@gracequalls9770 Ай бұрын

This comment is metal af

@hippowannabe1890 Ай бұрын

I am definitely going to describe apoptosis as cellular seppuku in my next biology test!

@LabMuffinBeautyScience Ай бұрын

I bear no responsibility for your exam decisions 😅

@hedgehog3180 Ай бұрын

When an immune cell orders it I sorta imagine it like a prison guard handing an inmate a gun and giving a nod to them so they know what to do.

@angelsnaiilz Ай бұрын

i always love love love your videos!!! so informative and transparent. planning to buy your book soon!!!

@enca5118 Ай бұрын

Michelle!! As a pharmacist and someone interested in skincare and skin health, I HUGELY appreciate your evidence-based, contextually-appropriate takedowns! Subscribed and I can’t wait to watch the rest of your work ❤