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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Ew to those people who said they were bothered by *Your lashes 😮💨
First video of hers I’ve ever seen…. After her “rant” immediate like and subscribe (and comment). 😂
…people of colour do exist in Europe…
Anyone complaining about your eyelashes is literally deranged. These are adults in society… They vote and decide our collective fates. They raise children. Terrifying.
I love that this video has gotten so many views!! Finally the algorithm does right. Such a valid rant.
I got dip nails and didn’t develop the respiratory symptoms, but omg! My hands hated it! I got red bumps all along the cuticles, and itching deep into the muscle of my fingers, and down towards the palm. I also got a really bad infection under my thumbnail that required going on both oral and topical antibiotics prescribed by my dermatologist. It was awful. Then when the polish was off, my nails were paper thin and ragged. It’s taken a couple of months for them to grow out. I had no idea this was a thing, my nail salon tech recommended it because my nails are normally fragile anyways, but didn’t tell me there was a risk of an allergic reaction. Never again!
I feel like if you can’t watch a woman’s YouTube videos because she doesn’t have on mascara, you need to see a therapist.
Can you please do a review on the bath and body works shampoo and conditioner. I’m skeptical because of the fragrance having a potentially high alcohol content. I feel like a lot of people are put off by it, the same way they’re put off by drug store items. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re bad
This was a really good one ! Very eye opening. I loved the rant
I am European living in Europe and I don't understand who these garish face products are for either 🤷🏼♀️