Products I refuse to use (as a chemist)

I talk a lot about how you don’t need to avoid most of the products people tell you to avoid… but here are some products that I DO avoid ❌ Let me know which ones you avoid!

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0:00 Lash serums
2:55 Dip kits
6:23 Burst removers
8:00 Online shopping
10:24 Some cleansers
12:22 Tinted sunscreens
14:07 Mascara
17:52 Bad packaging

Burst gel removers https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16L7AfKfAP/
Toxic nail polishes https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/seoul-authorities-find-toxic-substances-in-shein-and-temu-products
Kmart cleansing balm https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-12/kmart-skin-product-issue-hyaluronic-acid-hospital-eye-damage/105041162
Scicomm studies:
https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662515572068
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-014-9313-4
https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662518786
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