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Finally A KZfaq Channel that spills FACTS and not TEA! 👌 💕

Btw this preservativee-free label looks a lot like the sugar-free one in foods where they use glucose, fructose or concentrated grape juice just to avoid adding sucrose🙄

I know that FDA has the policy “safe until proven unsafe”, but i think it’s too risky to use parabens when there is such a variety of other preservatives. Yes, they don’t cause breast cancer, but they cause breast cancer cells growth. Yes, they can be used only in small amounts, but they are used in 85-90% of food, drugs and cosmetics, which means almost every thing you ingest or apply contains parabens - small amount+small+small = big amount. That is why Europe has banned or restricted the use of some parabens - because there is no enough data. If there is a tiny bit of concern about an ingredient I don’t want to use it. Europe is usually way more careful when it comes to people’s health than America

Hi Kenna, this was a great video! Very informative. Would you be able to do a video about mineral oil? I have heard a lot of mixed information on it and I would like science based facts and your opinion on if this ok for skin use!

Thank you so much! It’s so great having someone experienced and educated explain these things to us. Companies definitely fear monger and market certain things to get us to buy them. I love your channel! Keep doing what you’re doing! ❤️

What would companies do if we had more KZfaqrs like Kenna? They wouldn’t be able to get away with their pseudoscience marketing gimmicks.

Knowledgeable people like you should come out & teach people the actual things, unlike the so called skincare gurus who know nothing & have not studied the basics behind the chemistry of elements & mislead people about preservatives. Thank you kenna for this video.❤❤❤ waiting for more informational videos🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

13:56 - For those who are most interested in learning about natural preservatives :)

Been looking forward to this video!!!💙💙💙

VERY informative with detailed information WHILE ALSO EXPLAINING IT IN A WAY THAT DOESN’T completely go over my head 😂 Thanks girl!

thank you so much this the first channel that broke it all the way down clearly and informative not over talking i took a lot of notes

I can’t like this video enough. So informative and straight forward! Thank you!

Had to subscribe. This was a pleasure to watch as it was full of facts not just opinions/hype. Thank you for posting x

Hi Kenna. Thank you so much for being so explanatory. I didn't start yet handcrafting products that fall into the "cosmetic" category but been researching a lot about preservatives. Your video just made my life so much easier. I was inclined to use a specific one (Europe) but now I'm sure that's the way to go. Thank you so much again!! I'll be following you for sure! 😊🙏

Fabulously informative! 💖

I’m currently completing my undergrad in biology and I’m also a lover of beauty products, so believe me when I say I’m happy to have found your channel since you combine both!!!!!!!💗💗

you're what's UP kenna!! thank you for this!

i literally love your channel so so much, i'm a big chemistry nerd but i've never formally studied with regards to cosmetics and skincare and this is something i find endlessly fascinating because it's like my two favourite things have been combined thank you for sharing

It is the first time for me to watch your video and I love it! I am starting my hair line product and you have been really helpful, you cleared my doubts. Thank you! Keep up the good work ❤️

This is a great video! Thank you for making this. I appreciate so much you telling us 'why' and 'how' based on scientific evidence.

I love your videos and I love how you tell it how it is! I love learning about skincare and these videos are amazing thank you so much!

Learned so much from this video. My deep thanks to you!!!!❤️❤️❤️

This was extremely informative! Thanks

Im so glad to have found your channel! Very informative, i honestly used to never use anything with phenoxyethenol, but over the course of the past year or so i have done alot more research & im perfectly okay witg using it now in my skincare routines. Thankyou so much

Thank you for this!!! Actual information instead of letting marketing tactics persuade our purchase! Keep it up!

Thank you very much for clearing this up!

I love your videos and content thank you for doing this and giving so much background and information

Such a great video. Having followed Caroline Hirons for years, she had already debunked the paraben fear-mongering trend, but you’ve gone into such amazing detail. Thank you! Also, regarding Lush, I remember clearly they had released a statement that they don’t have any problem with Parabens and find them safe, but due to a lot of requests, they felt obligated to release their “self-preserving” alternatives. They still have their normal products with Parabens.

Love your videos, please consider doing an investigation into asbestos in makeup through the use of talc x

I looooove that you give the facts ! People need to be informed ! popular media , political agendas, rumors and conspiracy theories have done so much harm to public knowledge. It's time to take back sense !

Very informative thank you. This video showed up on my natural skincare products page. But I really wanted a preservative in my skincare products, who.want to open and see bacteria growth. This is so awesome ..thank you and enjoy motherhood

Love this! Thanks for shedding light on all of this hyped up misleading info and breaking it down for us to understand!

So informative, thank you so much!! ❤️

Thank you. Exactly the info i needed.

A viewer just turned me onto your channel, and I'm so glad they did! I'm only sad I haven't found your channel before! You might consider adding tags like "are parabens actually bad for you" for your video to get found by more people, because this info is important, and you obviously know your stuff!

A great video. Thanks.

Thank you for so much awesome info. Much appreciated!

This was great! Thanks!!

I’m taking my first microbiology class and it’s so interesting to me! I also knew a little of what you were talking about which excited me 😆 we’re learning the difference of gram neg and gram pos bacteria at the moment!

This was so informative!

thanks for sharing your information and your knowledge girl!!! incredible video (: Keep it up

Since Dr. Dray, Lab Muffin, and now Kenna support parabens, I wish companies would use them.

Happy Sinday Kenna. Your the 💣💣💣. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Really benefited by the description.

Kenna I love your channel, I am a cosmetic Formulator and Phenoxyethanol is my go to preservative to use, because making sure my customers are protected is my number one concern. I love that your sharing all of this!! Keep it up! 💖Robin

Loved it! Subscribed

Thank you so much for clearing the air on parabens. I work in the beauty/skin industry and it’s so frustrating when people are scared of these ingredients because they are ill informed.

Thank you for this video. Very informative. Just found your videos today and I already subscribed.

hi! could you possibly make a video on what “diy skin care” products are and aren’t safe for your skin? there’s just so many conflicting reports on what’s safe for natural skincare and what’s not. I’m just very curious.

Thanks Kenna for providing us with this informative video, I have to say prior to seeing this I was completely against the use of parabens In skin care products. But Ill definitely be giving those ingredients a second chance after the great information you provided.

Just subscribed. Kenna you are Awesome!!!

This is so Informative for those who are smart enough to see through random youtube review bullshit but don't study this field and need a breakdown. Thanks so much. I'm glad I just found your channel! I need an educated smart beauty guru! I need facts not opinions for money and you are it!

Hello I’m from Korea 🇰🇷🇰🇷🇰🇷 I love your video 🙋🏻‍♂️❤️ I’m a big fan 😂👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

As a chemistry nerd, this is so satisfying to listen too!!!

Thank you for another great beauty-science video ♥

Great information! Thank you for clarifying this! Also you have gorgeous skin and beautiful eyes ❤

Great explanation! Pls advise me what to use in my diy formulations. Especially the natural or the one that can go for 6 months. Love your personality and presentation😘

very educational. thumbs up!

You inspire me to go back to college and study biochemistry so I can make my dream of starting my own small business to create and sell body care products 😍 I gave up on this dream years ago. For now I'll keep learning from you and look into the various online courses that are available to get me started.

Thank you so much because most products that I've had issues with are the "all natural" and "something" free because I seem to be quite sensitive to these substitutes whereas the old fashioned ones I had no reaction to.

This video needs more views... there's a lot of misinformation out there and it's nice to have an unbiased scientific perspective on these ingredients. Seriously, thank you.

In a time of irrationality, I find it very soothing to watch youtube channels by people sharing facts. Kenna is a young knowledgable biologist whose channel is all about sharing facts. She reminds me of a young Dr Rhonda Patrick.

It would awesome to see you breakdown the ingredients/preservatives of popular skincare and cosmetic products, like face masks and foundations!

Thanks for covering preservatives.

Hi, Kenna! I'm in love with your channel and I've been binge watching your videos for the past couple of weeks. Thank for all the valuable inforamation you are giving us. I hope you're doing well. This video made me think about something that I cannot find the answer to: Would it be possible use a system of preservatives that includes a couple of natural preservatives, for example a combination between the radish root ferment and the caprylhydroxamic acid? Would this combination preserve a product better and would it extend the shelf life further or does it just do the same job as the ingredients separate. Thanks in advance! Take care and keep up the amazing work 💕💕💕

Beautiful, smart and humble. She's so underrated, why ppl?! Look how amazing her skin looks :]

This was really GReat Thank you !!

another wonderful, informative video. you’ve easily become one of my favorite youtubers, can’t wait for my altilis trio to arrive! i don’t know if it’s your expertise but i remember hearing you mention something about it in a previous video, but if possible, could you do a video about porous hair and how to deal with/treat it? or a video about different hair issues in general, as i doubt porous hair warrants its own video. i’ve been trying to deal with my own high porosity hair for a while now but i don’t really know what exactly i should be doing/looking for in products. i figure if anyone has the answers, it’s you, brilliant lady!

Girl yes!!! 💪🏻🤓 You need Merch called “Science Babe” trademark that shiiieett.

Thank you for breaking this all down Kenna! There is so much fear mongering in society today, and it seems most of it is based on inadequate studies. This makes for so much confusion as a consumer. We really do need to do our own research as consumers so that we don’t fall into these marketing traps.

This was made on my bday♡ Thank you for the information ,[I searched for Phenoxyethanol, and was lead here]

This is very interesting, thank you! I am curious about silicons and EDTA , if you get a chance. Thank you.

FINALLY! Thak you! Than "paraben histeria" is still going on where I live. I'm an ingr nerd & have to explain it over & over & over again.

This is so informative.. thanks for sharing.. 🥰

Very informative. Thank you

Do I know what parabens are? No. Will I watch it because Kenna? Yes.😅😅❤❤❤

I love science, skincare and makeup and you're a combination of all so I'm part of the somewhat early squad! Edit: So I heard on many beauty channels that alcohol in your skincare products can speed up aging, can you give more info on this? Thanks in advance!

Maybe a video on ingredients that you would never use on your skin or in your products. That would be interesting and good to know for those of us, especially myself, who are so influenced and dont do our own research 💜

I love you educating the masses! I always didn't know what the big deal about parabens were and I'm not biochemist expert on anything. People just follow the train of misinformation I'm happy I never fell for that stuff. It's all marketing tbh. Give me all the preservatives please I want my products to last a long time lol.

So happy to see I'm not the only formulator that doesn't take biased studies to heart. Go team science! I can defiantly vouch for phenoxyethanol as being irritating. I had a mild exposure from a product that separated with 1% dilution. 100g product. I was insanely itchy for a week, dehydrated, body aches, fatigue, asthma which got worse on day 2 the next time I took a shower it got so bad I thought I should go to the er, but could breathe better after I got out of the shower. I am autoimmune and sensitive. This kind of more sever reaction is warned about in MSDS that I had to search hard for. Now I'm even more sensitive to products with it too. I couldn't find anything from the store to wash it off with like MSDS states that didn't have more phenoxyethanol. Germall plus has been working alright but I am not to thrilled to work with the warnings with it. Going to check out these parabens next.

I wish companies would go back to using parabens. Maybe if everyone realizes parabens are ok, then companies will start using them in cosmetics again. Keep spreading the word :)

Great video, and so very informative! May I ask you, what do you think about phthalates and fragrances in skincare products? This is a big topic! Thank you!!

Thanks Kenna. I know that some folks and scientists say parabens are fine (as well as other preservatives that have come under fire) but never knew what the story was as far as how these ingredients got a bad rap. Once people realize that the preservatives that companies are using to try and replace these preservatives can be sensitizing I’m thinking the pendulum will swing back to accepting them.

Thanks for sharing this information for your audience. The misinformation about preservatives has made formulating very difficult for many in this industry - it is something that comes up daily for me. It’s difficult to formulate natural or “naturally-preserved” products and still adhere to the cost target for the product. Unknowingly, the misinformation is driving up the price of cosmetic and skincare products in some cases.

Hi Kenna! Great informative video on a great topic. The timing couldn't have been better too since I was just wondering yesterday, whether it's ok for me to buy products with Parabens and Phenoxyethanol. I also wanted to know whether Parabens and Phenoxyethanol are safe for people with super oily, acne prone skin as well or if they can cause breakouts and clog pores

Great vid

Yes! Thank you so much for this. I make skincare products as a hobby and I've been lucky enough to know from the beginning that preservatives are needed. The amount of strange and dangerous recipes out there in the diy community is mind-boggling. And people are starting to voice concerns about phenoxyethanol too 🙄

Can you show your skincare collection? I love your videos

Great video Kenna! What do you think about aluminum free deodorants?

Thank you so much for this! I started my body butter business and use Phenoxyethanol as a precaution. I have known people who like to bring their lotions or creams into the shower. To keep any bacterial growth I use a preservative.

Thank you so much! I've been educated. I now realize that I've been hoodwinked this whole time about parabens. I'm kinda angry 😠. I'm grateful for folks like you who set things straight. 👍

THANK YOU! I could not for the life of me figure out why my products would mold, even when I used the maximum usage for the natural preservative - the reduced shelf life and using all-natural ingredients! Question: Can I pair two natural preservatives to extend the product shelf-life and reduce the chances of mold developing, so long as there is no adverse interaction or reaction?

Great video keep them coming !!!😁 I've been allergy tested and found I'm allergic to phenoxyethanol after years of using it my face is chemically burnt almost like rosacea and dealt with severe eczema. It is sooo hard to find any cosmetics without it present 😬

Hi Kenna! Thank you so much for this video. You always explain things very clearly and evidence-based. Do you think that phenoxyethanol for a diy body butter would be sufficient as a preservative? Or would it be better to add a methyl/propylparaben or disodium EDTA?

Very informative! Can you review and analyze the quality and preservative in the organic skincare line Eminence?

Hey Kenna, do you know if any preservatives are known to disrupt the skin microbiome once they are applied? Thanks for the informative videos and for bringing science to the people!

I would really love to know your opinion on Curology and what you think of it!

What is the best preservative recommendtion for diy setting spray ?

Great information xx I looked into making my own skincare and through research I came to the conclusion that a preservative at max 1% was better than spreading mold, and fungus on my skin. Xxx well done Kenna