7 Kinds of Makeup Chemistry

You look really pretty, but what are you actually putting all over your face?
Hosted by: Michael Aranda
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[@Mailman2-1Actual]

Just when I thought Michael couldn't get anymore beautiful

[@jacobmortimore]

Name nice name nice, name

[@jacobmortimore]

Alex Komarov ha! no freaking way, you are the first person in 5 years to ever know what my picture is from! I have said I will send the first person one of the new British 5 pound plastic notes if you want it let me know.

[@kagomeotilia]

your comment made me laugh hard xD

[@mmendoza2128]

Name agreed.

[@MrAdryan1603]

Your makeup looks so, um, pretty.

[@ghostgal18]

I would love to see a similar video about the science of coloring hair.

[@lillithyukiutacrow2532]

Alexa M I'd be interested in that

[@ZeitGeist_TV]

Alexa M Coloring and bleaching would be great to learn. I'm sure it has to be damaging to hair.

[@lillithyukiutacrow2532]

Michael Simmons as someone who has bleached/dyed my hair a few times. I can safely say the coloring doesn't damage the hair, the bleach however is a different story.

[@ZeitGeist_TV]

Alistair Crow Good to know.

[@lillithyukiutacrow2532]

Michael Simmons glad to be helpful 😁

[@shaylee747]

michael is my new fav beauty guru

[@bripez]

As a makeup fanatic, all i wanna know is who the fUCK WAS RUINING MICHAELS FACE DEAR LORD

[@Loongear]

Must be Hank

[@VgmVfm]

Tenga Bro one of us has to change...

[@meganh.8062]

*fixing

[@erickpeculiar823]

Brionyx lmfao Hank?😭

[@011azr]

He himself?

[@HomeWithMyBookshelf]

That's a great look, Michael!

[@isaacburrows8405]

HomeWithMyBookshelf i was worried hank made him change his pronouns for a sec

[@AnAmbientGrey]

...Implying there's anything wrong with that.

[@isaacburrows8405]

Lendanto I'm not implying anything shut the fuck up

[@FaultAndDakranon]

Lendanto Making someone use a pronoun they don't want to is wrong.

[@AnAmbientGrey]

Isaac Burrows: boii

[@TotodileSmile3721]

He's.... He's beautiful... 😮

[@katoyukimaru]

Indeed.

[@GaviLazan]

I think he looks way better au naturale.

[@decepticonne]

*au naturel

[@crittercosner2877]

I wanted to see him in full makeup at the end of the video. 😥

[@NhJaden]

You could see him with makeup zoomed out pretty well at 7:32

[@wingedshoes7]

instagram.com/p/BOP6nRQDrVo/?taken-by=animalcharade Here you go!

[@DamianReloaded]

And stockings... in a sausage factory... XD

[@thewpbard]

+Damien Reloaded ... Now I'm wondering how he would look dressed as Dr Frank N Furter .............

[@kagomeotilia]

THE INTERNETZ THANKS YOU

[@travisheck5979]

you didn't have to actually put the makeup on, but thanks for doing it anyway

[@beefedcake666]

Travis Heck yes he definitely did.

[@Babarudra]

He probably lost a bet with Hank.

[@jesscouoh]

just like you didn't have to actually comment on this video...... but thanks for doing it anyway

[@IMakeupStuff]

As a makeup artist, I desperately wanted to fix all of the makeup examples in this video.

[@prbbchannel2156]

And the fact they werent using brushes just sent me bonkers

[@Chribit]

I want the full picture of Makeup Michael.

[@n4thanfv]

now I want to watch an episode about the stuff we use to remove makeup!

[@ooops8415]

why are there immature jokes around this comment section

[@Thetreetroll]

if you gotta ask you'r sense of humor is malfunctioning.

[@megasupergames]

Puns are objectively superior to that shitty, predictable ad lib based on an old, actually funny, trend that ended a while a go.

[@callmemesh]

i dunno, that chemical make up joke was pretty dank

[@FroZenMemes]

Why are there immature jokes around this comment section around my anus

[@jacobmortimore]

Ooops Toontown because he decided to wear fucking makeup

[@chargingbig4317]

Can we get the behind the scenes on this vid? I bet the commentary was hilarious!

[@natethepc]

I wanted to see the final results 😄

[@makerKID5]

Good that you tried them on, the video would've been incomplete without that.

[@adrian_hook]

Just when you thought you couldn't get more attracted to Michael 😩

[@claytongriffith8323]

I'm sorry but once you mentioned gem names I could only think of Steven Universe

[@dentescare]

Lapis lazulies terraform, they aren't part of makeup XD

[@claytongriffith8323]

dentescare I understand my diamond 🔶

[@virgobro2025]

Thankfully my life was full of gems before that show.

[@chrisgurney2467]

I went into Minecraft mode XD

[@nat804]

ME OMG

[@HiKimiko]

Mahalo for explaining the general composition of makeup. I would love a video on ingredients that may cause reactions. I found out recently that I break out with Avobenzone and Octinoxate (chemical spf). Knowing ingredients to possibly avoid would be very useful. Ps. You look awesome with and without makeup Michael!! Very sporting of you to be the model

[@fromscratchauntybindy9743]

Kimiko +

[@HiKimiko]

+Gabriel Tzukishiro there are ingredients in the EU that are banned from food and cosmetics that America still allows. I usually read labels and check ewg.org but there are also combinations of chemicals that cause reactions in people. Also, the fact that so many makeup companies would rather pay for advertising to hype up a product than make them with higher quality ingredients... Hard to trust things just because they are on a shelf.

[@HiKimiko]

No need for therapy. If you watched the video, lead was used in cosmetics at one point. Lead wasn't banned from products till 1978. Even with 32 more years of testing chemicals, there are still subtle long term effects from exposure to ingredients that they are still trying to prove links to. They have found aluminum traces in breast cancer tumors suggesting to avoid deodorant with aluminum as an ingredient, yet 80% of women's deodorant has this ingredient. While it hasn't been proven to be a cause of cancer, the fact that it has a notable presence in tumors is enough of a concern that some women have opted to use men's deodorant, find alternatives, or go without. YOU may not be concerned about products because most of them do not have immediate effects, but there are definitely long term long exposure risks that aren't made public knowledge that some of US are concerned about. Recently a woman in California died of ovarian cancer they believe is linked to her using Johnson and Johnson's baby powder on her underwear for the second half of her life. (Her family was awarded $70 million after her death). As advanced as we hope testing is, as safe as we hope ingredients are... there are always risks with anything you use. No one should have to deal with a debilitating side effect or die because of a product that is meant for fun and not a necessity to survival.

[@kjenk19]

Kimiko probably Hank lol

[@HiKimiko]

I just try to educate myself on things to possibly avoid. Not everyone lives as cautiously as I do and I'm fine with that. I never mentioned anything about forcing other people to not use these items (banning them). I just wanted to know what ingredients are known to cause reactions or adverse effects so that I can avoid them. Let me be me and you do you boo ;) Ps. my grandmother died of bone cancer and my cousin who was only 24 died of stomach cancer. I just want to see my kids grow into awesome human beings.

[@stephmonk7452]

when he mistook liquid lipstick as lip stain a little part of me died

[@Rachelllllll2024]

Steph Monk truuuu

[@jacobmortimore]

Steph Monk omg gurlll so trueee lolllll

[@ellep3742]

Steph Monk liquid lipstick = lip stain

[@stephmonk7452]

Ellie Parker lip stain only leaves a faint colour on your lips and not a thick layer of product like a liquid lipstick that is designed to be completely opaque

[@GuiSmith]

Steph Monk It's all terminology. They are made of similar stuff, I'd bet it's just slightly more dye and maybe denser oil for the liquid lipstick.

[@celerychild]

Michael is the perfect host for this😂👌

[@diegoreig4708]

But what is the chemistry behind Trump's skin colour?

[@rozamunduszek4787]

Diego Reig he's emitting orange-hued radioactive elements that are hazardous to human health, breaking apart your DNA, especially in your brain cells, which may result in altering your personality or thought proceses. Pity the very sick man but stay away as you don't want to be affected

[@tomstech4390]

Diego Reig his mom bred with an umpa lumpa

[@frankschneider6156]

+Diego Reig Formaldehyde ... same as with Lenin

[@Gmoyer11Tech]

Just look up a breakdown of orange spray paint.

[@graphicgraphites]

A thin layer of grease and cheeto dust.

[@mjallenuk]

What... no final reveal?

[@fahrinurlaub01vg]

#MandatoryNarcissiticMontage

[@kf10147]

This was really fun. It is weird how much wax I use on my face. Having the cut ins with Michael getting his makeup done was a really good decision and made the video more while keeping the informational element I love scishow for

[@DeaconTaylor]

oh thats not stock footage, thats you. i was quite confused why there was a moustache.

[@AnnoyingAsianWitch]

I love that you're our gender nonconforming makeup model! You look pretty!

[@Ronsonpeters]

I'm living for the thumbnail, you're rocking my New Years look lol

[@Ronsonpeters]

OMG YOU PUT ON MAKE UP MARRY ME 😂

[@Ronsonpeters]

U forgot primer!!!!!!!!

[@corycarpenter7581]

Ronson Peters and half the other fullface

[@Ronsonpeters]

Cory Carpenter I meant like they forgot about going into the chemistry of primer

[@OMGshinyobject]

Lol Michael really took one for the team

[@leannyly]

I really hope you didn't pay your makeup "artist"...

[@frankschneider6156]

+Leannyly probably just an unemployed painter

[@dingdong3508]

Leannyly probably just someone in the office

[@seanrist4111]

They definitely had a team member do for extra fun 😂

[@athickie]

Aww Mike you looked beautiful ❤

[@medjed2511]

Breaking bad chemistry would be cool, or you can talk about fulminated mercury if you don't wanna teach us how to cook meth...

[@LaraSchilling]

My favourite channel talking about my favourite thing, Cosmetic Chemistry. Love it!

[@mikaMKP]

Woah, my two favourite kinds of videos combined. Thanks folks!! 😍

[@pingwingwi]

OMG this has to be the cutest video of SciShow, thank you Michael for sacrificing your face for science, we appreciate it

[@Guru_1092]

Top quality makeup work Michael. Really brings out your cheekbones.

[@valeryasteel4167]

This episode is amazing and it made my day so much brighter. Thanks SciShow!

[@huffleproud7171]

Love the look Michael! Also love that you demonstrated the look!! :)

[@chrisv4496]

Mad props, Mr. Aranda. It takes a great amount of self-confidence to allow this video to go live.

[@claretravels783]

I didn't know I needed Michael in full makeup until now

[@Lauraphoid]

When he dated Samantha Ravndahl they made a few makeup videos together.

[@mikuki]

this video is an international treasure. thanks michael!

[@treelamp95]

i love how the make up was applied on michaels face for demonstration, really fun component for the video :D

[@alex.a.303]

Michael, you are such a man for talking about a side of makeup we didn't know, or took for granted :-)

[@PaxPirate]

Yes! This was wonderfully informative! Thank you!

[@BrokenBonesBiking]

He didn't blink throughout the whole video

[@scorpiomischief]

so glad sci show is making this kind of content and including us science loving makeup enthusiasts :)

[@erin9322]

I have to wear makeup/look pretty for work, and so this episode was kind of a double-win for me.

[@lowlyworm9323]

Yea an episode like this for hair coloring would be awesome

[@dorianlorna]

I love this video I've always been curious about what is in make-up. Btw you rock that blue eyeliner!

[@singingchinsorg]

I appreciate this video so much, combining to of my great joys in life, science and makeup

[@alinavolkova878]

Good job staying still and not having watery eyes during the eye makeup. 😂👌

[@Goblin_Mom]

I love that you demonstrated yourself

[@fobc1278]

Soooooo happy to see this video! Keep it up

[@thatveganpunk13]

Ok but what's that lipstick shade tho (the second one) because I need it

[@spacegothgirl]

A+ for being willing to put on makeup for the video! Looking great!

[@poetdrowned]

I'm impressed by how little Michael flinched while the eye makeup was going on! I put on eye makeup almost daily, but I still twitch all over the place if I have someone else try to put it on me. :D

[@ericharkleroad7716]

Kudos for demonstrating the makeup for us!

[@dorissaclaire]

I know it is serval year old now, and I doubt anyone from the team will read this, but I wanted to say thank you. I love this video deeply. It inspired a true excitement and curiosity within me, and I have come back to it many times since I first saw it in middle school. SciShow in general is just such a great resource, but truly this video has been a RESOURCE for me, both personally and actually professionally.

[@rmanningau]

That was much more interesting that I thought it would be. Great topic and well covered. Err so to speak.

[@fartx211]

Michael, you are just fabulous.

[@MissNepali13]

I'm sorry, I was so lost in Michael's makeup, I had to repeat the video to hear what he was saying

[@Thetreetroll]

7:32 Michael Aranda painted up like some cheap floozy of science!

[@TorquemadaTwist]

Thetreetroll Out there in the streets, shaking his goodies for 'likes'.

[@G4r0s]

Pretty sure he's exclusive for Patreon supporters

[@Combustionsquirrel]

That was a great look for you at the end, you should do a whole episode in it :D

[@farmthecorn5652]

OML I DIDNT NOTICE THE PERSON WITH THE MAKEUP ON WAS HIM

[@EmbraceTheThunder]

Thanks for doing this Michael. You're helping us move to a freer culture.

[@jeffreybrown8422]

Thank you, Michael, for modeling. I learned some science on breaking down barriers today.

[@Motorvill]

Nice touch with Aranda getting makeover)

[@teresafan1]

More help than beauty gurus these days. Learned a lot about foundation and powder 😂. Great video !

[@kershaad]

I need to see the blooper reel of Michael getting all that makeup caked on, hahaha

[@PartyPandaMoo]

that makeup style on u is quite a look. i love it

[@AlvarM]

So interesting, specially as an artist, helps to understand why certain paints last longer. Plus damn, Michael is so handsome he looks great even with mismatching eye shadow!

[@nathantron]

I just realized how much Michael does the Chunga-Changa during his videos. XD

[@briannnaking7135]

when he went straight in with that orange and no transition colour i wanted to cry

[@maggiee639]

Okay so I'm a certified makeup artist, and I'm VERY impressed on your makeup knowledge!!

[@saik7241]

did they put makeup on Aranda???

[@Caimbul]

Awwww.. I was hoping to see the finished look! It would have been awesome if the video was shot as the makeup was applied. So once MA did eyeliner he had different colors to his eyes.

[@rekagaal]

I wanted to see him in full glam. I never thought he could get more beautiful. Please make it happen.

[@abrisgarancsi5535]

Szerinted ez nem buzis, Réka?

[@dariserodriguez]

THIS WAS SO AWESOME

[@UshioKiss]

I loved Michael with makeup on!

[@maquenonexistent]

This is actually really helpful for picking out proper make up for you skin. Didn't know that pressed setting powders used wax. Will have to stick to loose from now on

[@purplestrdust]

I'm so happy with this video 💜

[@jackarandose]

Those were some questionable makeup choices, Michael. The liquid eyeliner works for you though.

[@PareliusC]

This episode needs a behind the scenes video

[@spacedust4931]

loved the video!!

[@jjathan6939]

You should've showed your face Michael! You're so beautiful.

[@sadie1606]

you taught me so much on what kind of makeup i need to buy

[@rorycarter6786]

Mr. Aranda, you do make a wonderful makeup application model.

[@hebrewhammer1000]

Great video! would love to see one on hair products.

[@cassidyeckman717]

He’s so pure I love it

[@christinnakrogandersen350]

I loved this episode! :) as a person who wears makeup this was really interesting.

[@shailene13]

I learned way more in this video than I did in any other makeup tutorial lmao

[@Lionstar16]

Thumbs up to Michael for being the model for the make-up :)

[@aw4477]

You're my absolute favorite Sci Show host 😊❤

[@TiinaRaita]

I really appreciate the fact that they used the male host as a model. It's a shame that wearing make up is generally frowned upon if it's by men. I think it looks good, and men should have equal opportunities to enhance their looks by cosmetics. Without it being tied to their masculinity. Wearing and trying on different kind of make up is fun, and no one should miss it because of strict gender roles :) sorry for the rant and the possible grammar errors, english isn't my first language. Thanks SciShow for making such great content!

[@theywalkinguptoyouand4060]

TiinaRaita makeup is bad enough that women use it to hide what they really look like. Don't demean men to be that insecure and pathetic to use makeup.

[@celinak5062]

Why I love actors

[@fahrinurlaub01vg]

@@theywalkinguptoyouand4060 makeup is also used to enhance natural beauty, and it's every individual person's own decision whether to use it or not!

[@fahrinurlaub01vg]

Clothes as well as makeup are gender neutral and I believe more people should learn that! Goooooo Michael!

[@tamasv9825]

You look fabolous!! Also very informative hahah

[@joheyjonsson2825]

Looking good, Michael!

[@CatsArtFashion]

This was really helpful.

[@yannie1012]

thanks for the video! i learnt so much. I'm planning to go to France to learn more about the formulations 🤣

[@ogi169]

Why do birds, like parrots, crows, sparrows... like shiny things?

[@cherryfairygirl]

Great video. Could you also make a video explaining specific cosmetic ingredients, such as paraffin and PEG substances, including what the cosmetic industry uses them for and what risk some of them represent to our health?

[@madbyinstinct]

great episode 👏👏👏

[@devineyluchsinger1214]

I love this!

[@FiMilton]

When your eye shadows say "do not use near eyes" eh I'll live

[@corycarpenter7581]

Fiona M then there's the ones that say do not use around eyes if you live in usa