The Real DANGERS Of Bargain Beauty Shopping On TEMU - When Beauty Turns Ugly

[@calmandfree]

Using gloves to open a potential toxic package but wearing and testing the products inside, talk about irony.

[@reenia99]

I was yelling at my phone when she did that 😂

[@themischief420]

literally once i saw her wearing one of the shirts i was like.... what is the point of the gloves then?

[@miaomiao5462]

Opening it on the carpet in her room and putting everything on 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Mila_Nelson]

I was just coming on here to comment something about that 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[@alishaperry6521]

I was literally thinking the same thing

[@AlexandrineFortin]

I saw a lot of people buying baby toys from Temu and it concerns me a lot as babies put everything in their mouth. I could never expose my son to toys that aren’t certified safe.

[@SuperPurpleangel]

you ever heard of washing toys? or washing is not familiar to you

[@ninacarrier8979]

A teacher bought toys for her class got them all tested, no heavy metals or toxicity

[@campcampcamp]

​​@@SuperPurpleangel Did you watch the video? One girl washed her Temu shorts and still developed rashes while wearing them.

[@AlexandrineFortin]

@@SuperPurpleangel washing won’t work. Most of the time there’s lead or other toxic chemicals in the paint.

[@regenbogen_sim]

​@@SuperPurpleangel you can't wash off chemicals that are INSIDE the products

[@JB-is4ej]

Buying skincare from Temu is equivalent to investing money with Logan Paul. No one should be surprised at the outcome.

[@Beaten247]

Its like everyone forgot wish walked so temu could run.

[@yodickninja]

It's so crayz to me though. I have a couple of classmates that buy LASHES and makeup from temu and when I told them that shit is dangerous for their skin they just said: "no bro It's fine we're not buying the glue off temu just the lashes" Then they complain about weird breakouts on their face

[@chanwinsern8814]

​@@Beaten247Shein: What about me?

[@lindawenke2079]

true but i have always wondered why individual countries even allow temu to sell stuff that doesnt meet local guidelines

[@mookinbabysealfurmittens]

Nowadays almost all merchant websites are flooded with "third party sellers" they've welcomed onto their platforms; it's what every site has become. Literally Walmart, despite being half grocery store (well, foodlike stuff, & idk if half), did it before TTok, and of course Amaz'n, but at least they have a pretty solid return policy (but it's wasteful, cos many things can't be resold or "aren't worth the hassle" [of paying humans enough to live] - so many returns aren't even opened, just weighed & discarded entirely.)

[@RayanNamii]

Since i was a child my mom has said "i'm not rich enough to buy cheap stuff", hopefully stories like these make people stop and think about that a bit more.

[@renroxhrd]

That doesn't make sense

[@mirainoyokai9552]

@@renroxhrdit means u can’t afford the gambling with buying trash or getting sick from a product

[@m1kadzuki]

@@mirainoyokai9552exactly

[@Amy_the_Lizard]

My mom always said to never buy the most expensive version of something because it's probably over priced, and to never buy the cheapest because something is probably wrong with it

[@Amy_the_Lizard]

​@renroxhrd The cheap stuff usually breaks faster or doesn't work properly so you wind up spending more money replacing it

[@alifeinseoul]

Here in Korea, the government has been testing tonnes of products from these sites and they've found a tonne of industrial chemicals at levels that are way too high to be fit for human/animal use.

[@pudgesnextturnaround3112]

Oh even the Korean government knows! I bet every government knows too

[@kwlo777]

I find it so interesting that people are so worried about wearing sunscreen due to the “chemicals” but are willing to risk their health / skin buying cheap stuff off Temu. There’s no logic involved.

[@laur83]

people will do anything but what’s good for them 😂

[@amberpierce2044]

SAME!

[@alexia3552]

@@laur83LMFAO god why is that so accurate… wtf humanity

[@lioninguccisuit]

Just like peoples going after shien,temu,aliexpress, but still letting the rich laundrying their money, instead they did so good that now rich peoples turned you to fight things you can affrod, so you can kill those things you can affrod and be forced to buy expensive crap things.

[@emilyangel4real]

Woah I never thought about that....spot on. 👍

[@THEMamaVicky]

Actually with those levels of heavy metals, I don't want to think about the health of those working at Temu factories or workshop, and you know they don't provide insurance for workers. The postal workers who handle their shipments should receive Hazard Pay 😢

[@JamesWelsh]

Oh god I never even thought about the postal workers! As well as the factory workers they must be handling a load of this stuff daily

[@csdsa]

I was just thinking about this…. I can’t imagine what those factories look like 😞

[@krk6216]

Yes! As someone who refuses to consume from Temu and Shein, I constantly worry about their employees.

[@nyphira]

One of the many reasons why nobody should shop at those cheap shops and preferably not any fast fashion or fast production store.

[@sesspess]

@@csdsa The workers work more then 8 hours a day-or night,no breaks,they are supervised all the time.If they don´t work fast enough ,they lose the job.They make 57 dollar cents a day-I saw a documentary of a factory in Bangladesh or somewhere near.BUT,these- many are minors-people are there because their parents are poor, are irresponsible and cruel: they have kids and have no job!THEY sent them there to work.KNOWING it will cost them their health.BUT they are poor,have no studies.A factory is a business,they are there to make money,there are too many persons that will accept to work under those unfair conditions(with many health hazards),so if one worker is fired 20 more are willing to work.

[@lindseyhyde8501]

Sanitizing your hands and putting on gloves to open the package… just to immediately try on the clothes 🤣🤣 unhinged

[@Insertia_Nameia]

And touching everything with the presumably contaminated gloves...On an uncovered carpet.

[@villy00]

do people not wash clothes before wearing them 😭 i thought it was normal to do that even if you buy from a store you trust, etc.

[@Insertia_Nameia]

@@villy00 you'd be suprised. Like she mentions formaldehyde but one, I doubt she knows what it smells like and the package outside didn't smell like it, and two just about ALL new clothing is sprayed with it because it helps them repell dust and wrinkles. I also doubt she understands what makes that chemical so dangerous is industrial uses have it such a high concentration that your body essentially overdoses on it because it's many times higher than what your body naturally makes (and you would die very quickly if it didnt.) But that's also why you're supposed to wash clothes. Because it gets prayed chemicals (not just the one i mentioned,) so you should wash them out.

[@Baphometh69]

@@villy00I never do that. I usually dont wear a condom either. I wouldn’t raw dog anything from Temu though.

[@jayogee913]

I don't even buy anything in STORES anymore if the tag says Made in China! If that means I have less crap in my life, that's fine with me, lol!

[@melisssamidian]

I feel so bad for the poor factory workers that are getting exposed to all of these toxins.

[@Callmethebreeze902]

My husband is an engineer at Exxon in the USA who works on a benzene unit. It’s not just overseas 🙄. Many jobs expose workers to chemicals. Some are just paid better than others.

[@RosemaryEdwards-g7k]

I was just thinking that. And making an almost nothing wage.

[@Anna-Rose-]

Yes, they do steal your information. I bought brushes and sponges, etc. for a large cleaning job. The next thing I know, my card had almost a thousand dollars in charges. My bank sent me a text asking if I'd made a $400 + charge so I immediately check to se what's going on. There's three total charges, one for $30+, and the others in the hundreds. Then the phone calls began. It was a nightmare. I closed out everything, had my number changed, and put a freeze on my credit. Please, please be careful. Years of ordering online and this is the first time this has happened. My intuition kept telling me not to order, but I didn't listen. I paid the price. It was NOT worth it.

[@snonyabeeswax]

this is why i thoroughly search if a site is safe or not

[@ScarlettDuchess]

Temu do not steal your information. You got hacked. It happens.

[@teewoods4886]

Nas somebody just hacked you temu , didn't hack you

[@bluemoon4944]

This is why you always have to pay through Pay pal

[@cupid3890]

Omg the fact that the poor girl had giant blisters on her hand, refused to stay home and was adamant to go to school for perfect attendance, and her parents just let her instead of immediately taking her to the er is appalling…

[@SharynS.]

Many schools in the U.S. have discontinued their “Perfect Attendance Awards” (especially since COVID) so that children will not beg to come to school and potentially spread germs. I was the kind of kid that wanted awards and accolades so much that if I had cut off my finger at breakfast, I would have just sworn to my mother it didn’t hurt and a band-aid would fix it if I could just go on to school. Nevermind that I would have passed out from blood loss before getting to the bus stop. 🙄

[@WaffleDoge]

The fact her parents let her be around superglue/nail glue without supervision is scary. Even my "rub some dirt on it" father didn't even let me use super glue alone when I was young, he told me it would melt my skin and can burn your clothes. Acrylicates are extremely dangerous...

[@thisisavivistanaccount7866]

i had a classmate like this.Once she showed up to school limping and when i asked what happened she told me she burned her foot the evening prior and her mom offered to let her stay home, and take her to the ER/doctor but she “couldn’t miss a day of school bc she’s had perfect attendance since kindergarten”.

[@cupid3890]

@@WaffleDoge yeah that itself is concerning, i mean theres a reason those kinds of substances arent safe for children like they have those warnings on the label. Even temu themselves said kids shouldnt be around superglue “keep out of reach of children. Besides fake nails, or most of them come with those simple sticky tabs to just slap on your natural nail and call it a day.

[@WaffleDoge]

@@cupid3890 and kids should only use the sticky tabs too. Normal application can permanently damage your nail beds at that age and it's also easier to develop allergies while growing up, so if they acquired one for acrylates, it could make it almost impossible to get surgeries, braces, spacers or molar caps because the adhesives are also acrylate based. This whole thing is just a nono imo

[@jfs983]

It isn't just Temu, it's any dropshipping website. I've bought cheap chokers from Aliexpress that gave me a nasty rash on my neck. There is no quality control.

[@JamesWelsh]

Yeaaaap shein, wish, Ali express they all sell the same stuff 😩

[@heatherduke7703]

Right, government regulations exist to protect workers and consumers 😬

[@bella-xl1ve]

​@@JamesWelshDollar stores and 5 and below as well have a lot of those items

[@nivision]

conforming to a country's regulations involves testing and refinement of a product, which costs money. that's part of why they're cheap. the other is wage slavery or outright forced labor in the form of the Uyghurs. I had downloaded Temu but wound up finding out about these issues before ordering. can't claim total innocence though, I ordered from Wish back in the day.

[@funeats8201]

Fast fashion is laying waste to our planet. Please buy quality items that you can wear for a long time. It’s much more sustainable.

[@rachellelove963]

So...the ad just before your video started, Temu just showed me an ad...how appropriate, lol

[@JamesWelsh]

It’s so odd because technically Temu just paid to trash them lol

[@violets-for-roses]

Same lol

[@Bexinnamon]

Same

[@jessicalapping6168]

Same!!

[@Aurora57511]

lol same

[@blackwell754]

0:43 it’s not a rumour they’re stealing your personal info. They are.

[@LadiiBori]

I'm glad I closed my account

[@shannonoreilly3454]

Lol do you have Facebook? Tiktok? Insta? T&Cs are wild

[@Dori1703]

Lol. I know right? Few days after I ordered something an international numbers started texting me about my "missing package" and "insufficient delivery details". All I have to to is click the link they have sent. Yeaaaah, suuure. 🤣

[@linlin_nedits4041]

But tbh tho other apps and things we use prob also does the same

[@blackwell754]

@@linlin_nedits4041 maybe I should have been more specific- they’re giving your data to the CCP and allowing fraudsters to steal your credit card information.

[@shugarysubstances]

2:33 no, not "be careful what you order," it's DON'T ORDER PERIOD.

[@VVVVV00]

Temu has zero safety regulations or accountability. Hell, they can flood positive fake reviews on everything.

[@GiornoIsYourDaddy]

My exact thoughts. I refuse to buy anything from SHEIN or temu, and I stick by that for a reason

[@denaemichele]

Temu apparently advertised heavily during the Super Bowl earlier this year. My mom asked me about them and I was like, "Please don't order from temu". I'm so glad she asked me before she ordered anything.

[@nikkismith2858]

Not in America but my mum did the same at the time it was because of the quality of product and whether it really would arrive I had no idea about toxic chemicals just as well as it was for kitchen storage!

[@magpiesneedle2575]

Temu spent something like £15 million on the ads. And somewhat oddly stressed their name as Teh-moo not Tee-moo 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@Chewyns1]

I get their add on all my social apps so annoying snd on apple store its the first suggested app. N i dont shop online.. They paying $$$$$ for advertisement. N I’m from 🇨🇦

[@chelseascott5872]

My mom started buying clothes from Temu, told her it was a bad idea but unfortunately she isn't the brightest and doesn't understand she's putting her health at risk.

[@dkeinow]

We did notice that. Every commercial break during every quarter had a relatively long Temu ad

[@themirrorbeauty]

Wow, the fact that people got allergic reactions to clothes they had WASHED is next level!

[@Insertia_Nameia]

They're probably allergic to something the material itself is. A lot of these clothes, just like with wish, don't actually list what they're made of. Many of them don't even have tags on them. So you don't know what you're going to get.

[@nicky8385]

I'm sorry but I've ordered a few bits of temu and had no problems

[@themirrorbeauty]

@@nicky8385 As have many other people, I assume, but how does that contradict my statement?

[@missfortune8553]

@@nicky8385Same, but our experiences aren’t everyone’s.

[@Amy_the_Lizard]

Not really? I mean, if you're allergic to wool, washing a wool sweater isn't going to help because it was still made of wool.

[@nadazzler]

As a body piercer, I live in terror of what will happen to my clients who buy body jewelry (or anything) from Temu. For years I've seen perfectly healed piercings be destroyed by Amazon and Wish jewelry, now there's also Temu to worry about. One of my favorite quotes comes to mind, “The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten”.

[@cindy4628]

😳 wow, thank you for sharing

[@Charlielemon-j9j]

How does it destroy perfectly healed wounds?

[@nadazzler]

Healed piercings are essentially tunnels made of scar tissue. Scar tissue, even though it can sometimes feel hard, is very sensitive and weak. Inexpensive jewelry often contains copper, and especially nickel. Both can cause adverse reactions like redness, itchiness, hives, and secretions. Your body also produces chemicals that can mix with the alloys inside of the jewelry and create stains which can sometimes be permanent. The human immune system is also very good at getting rid of things that are harmful to the body, and can sometimes lead to thinning the tissue surrounding the piercing and completely pushing the jewelry out through the skin. We call this "rejection". I've seen people have severe allergic reactions to cheap jewelry purchased online (some even hospitalized), as well as permanent black stains on people's noses and ears (not so fun fact, those stains are even more permanent than tattoos and cannot be lasered off). One case comes to mind where a client purchased a piece of jewelry online for their healed septum piercing and their body almost cut their septum (the middle of their nose) in half because it was trying so hard to push out the jewelry that was causing the reaction. This can happen to new or healed piercings because piercings are made of scar tissue, which is incredibly sensitive.

[@UzuiTengen_simp]

​@@Charlielemon-j9jinfections and allergic reactions in the piercings Btw when my mom bought me cheap earrings on my pierced ears (i got my ears pierced when i was a baby) it got swollen and turned red, it was painful ngl

[@Itsraejean]

And the site sells piercing “equipment” 😅

[@valkolakk]

I work in public health monitoring lead and this is a growing problem on Amazon, also. I'm not aware of whether regulatory agencies are routinely testing lead in consumer products available at non-fast-fashion retailers, but it's definitely happening on Amazon and Shein, and there's no reason to suspect Temu is different.

[@mxsimone1097]

I saw a sign up in the MRI waiting room of a local hospital stating that there have been instances of clothes from fast fashion websites containing metallic fibers (would ruin the image, could burn you), but I wouldn't be surprised if some of the allergic rahses are caused by metal allergy

[@Helga-fe5xl]

Exactly and "just wash it" isn't going to help

[@nailsofinterest]

Probably, for each time I've had an MRI it was in one of their gowns. (Metal snaps, too😅 note not all metals bother the machine. )

[@MekareP]

Not to freak anyone out but my work involves buying stuff from distributors....everything is made in the same factories in China. All retailers, all online shopping, all the dropships. Doesnt matter the type of product. Theres no "sure-fire" way to know. I get the rash and hives from stuff I've bought from stores in the mall. Unfortunately this is the consumerist world we live in in 2024. 🤷🏻‍♀️.

[@afirewasinmyhead]

Replying to boost this comment. 😬 Feels so dystopian but it’s real life.

[@belindah6554]

This is so true. Every time l see people targeting Temu & Shein l wonder why they haven't considered this fact. Just because you're paying more for branding doesn't make it a superior quality product.

[@hellsmasquerade]

I have a question for you! That you may or may not be able to answer. If it's all made in China, is the reason that we don't have the hives and reactions from big box stores and malls due to stricter quality control? There's also that they are taking the items out of the packaging beforehand therefore side stepping the issue of the hives upon opening?

[@Scott356-m2u]

Exactly.

[@Chenyue-c6h]

In terms of clothing surely washing before first use would fix most of these issues? Genuinely curious because I have sensitive eczema skin but as long as I wash before I wear for the first time I’ve never had any issues

[@Mental_health_an_Molly]

When I say I nearly died when I heard you say my name and then seen my self on your video hahahaah. thanks so much for raising awareness of such an important topic !!

[@lilithowl]

Hope your foot is ok now, that's horrific!

[@Mental_health_an_Molly]

@@lilithowl Much better thankyou but it was a long road to recovery, lots of weekly dress changes and a not-so-pretty compression sock and boot hahaha. All healed now though and just a nice scar to show for it.

[@beewest5704]

​@@Mental_health_an_MollyGet silicone scar gel from your pharmacy store. It works great to diminish scars.

[@FarayukiDiro]

Thanks for teaching us about the dangers of nail glue. Please be careful using it next time, or just avoid it altogether..😢

[@Floss.1e]

100% attendance awards are evil, it’s not a kids fault if they get really ill and it pushes them to go to school instead of the hospital

[@Alystu]

I hate perfect attendance awards.

[@zaynabdaniyal4316]

I agree with this 💯. In my opinion it's really damaging to the kids mental health, I have 3 children, a 8 year old,7 year old and 10 month old. This past year my kids school have introduced these 100% attendance awards and I just don't agree with it. Especially in winter when there is lots of colds and illnesses going around and my daughter or son gets ill and then end up crying wanting to go to school when they are ill because 100% attendance has started being pushed on children no matter if they are ill or not. Since they've introduced this pressure and awards, I've noticed the last winter my children have been coming home almost every week with colds and illnesses last winter because parents are sending their children into school ill because of the attendance awards, this past winter I also had a newborn baby who kept repeatedly getting cold after cold because what was happening with my older children's school and my baby at 3 months ended up with a chest infection and on antibiotics because she kept getting colds one after the other. Schools don't care these days about children's health/mental health or the wider part they are affecting such as vulnerable people, older people and newborn babies who immune systems aren't as strong all because parents are sending their children in even when ill just to keep up their attendance award and making the illnesses keep going around and around so your kids end up ill almost every other week.

[@Dorlinedainwen]

it is literally conditioning them to go 'above and beyond' for nothing more than a pat on the back... same with work. A job wants you to give everything and you are lucky if you get a raise or even acknowledgement. It's like it's preparing them for that sort of mentality, to do way more than necessary but expect nothing given back.

[@xChaosFlower]

​@rat_in_a_bucket wanna trade lives? I got perfect attendance for 4 years straight in elementary school because my mom was that stereotypical parent who'd force you to go to school in a full body cast. I used to be jealous of the kids who missed school since perfect attendance burned me out with no breaks

[@hathhath2444]

Kids with dyslexia will not get an award for reading. Is that fair? So just because Jimmy got his perfect attendance award spoiled by flu, isn't as unfair as Jane not getting her pen license because she can't write due to her disability? My daughter got perfect attendance when things just happened to work out and she wasn't ill during term time. Would she go to school with those burns? Hell no! Would she go to school with fever, no! It's all about balance. Just like some parents punish their kids for not having perfect grades, do we say students that get those perfect grades shouldn't be praised? Because that's all it always is on praise giving ceremony, how perfect some kids are. Not to mention parents rely on school as a form of childcare and will send sick kids to school because they need to work.... What I wanted to say though, just like some kids can't influence having flu, others can't influence having dyslexia or other learning disabilities or Autism that stop them from getting the other awards. So really, just stop them all if that's how we look at it. It's strange people don't see how the other awards aren't achievable for kids with disabilities and learning difficulties. When my daughter got her attendance award she was so proud and it was the only award she got and nice acknowledgement that she sat through the whole year of classes. That's all.

[@DinkyInky2]

Thank you for this. Used to work in floral, and MiL worked with balloons. Since it was an arch kit, I'd almost be willing to bet that they ordered "Hi-float Kit balloons". Hi-float (Water, Polyvinyl Alcohol, and Dextrose Monohydrate), is an interior coating for balloons that keeps the Helium/air from escaping. They are not typically meant to be manually aired(either with Helium, or with an air pump, not by mouth), and the coating seals it once you tie it off. I've seen pre loaded Hi-float kit balloons burst like that from kits that sat in the heat. I always recommended freshly loaded Hi-float(day of) if they were going to use it, and to not let them sit in the heat, and if they were out-of-state, to order the Hi-float and balloons separate and load them just before airing it. Some folks have a reaction to it mixed with the powder coating in Latex balloons, which I believe is powdered Latex. Regarding Cyanoacrylates(and you did pronounce it correctly), it also reacts with paper towels because of the natural wood pulp fibres, and you can trigger a fire spilling it on paper towels. I have a small burn scar from my youth from CrazyGlue because it blooped out a bit fast, some got on my skin and one of my siblings tried to blot it with a paper towel, it stuck, and an exothermic reaction occurred. They got an unforgettable science lesson that day. I also use a special plastic cover for my nail area to prevent that issue should my nail glue spill. Also, when my kiddo took a forensic science class, they had an extensive lesson on object fuming safety, and safe handling of Cyanoacrylates, which he was familiar with because of my nail hobby, and being raised in a house of Science Nerds.

[@EvenningASMR]

Just a little advice, if you're working with nail glue. The ONLY thing that will remove it from the skin is acetone, not alcohol, not soap and water. If you are doing your nails yourself, you absolutely need to have 100% pure cosmetic grade acetone nearby at all times. It is a highly effective solvent and will remove acrylic and gel polishes with minimal effort. And will dissolve nail glue in seconds. If you ever get acrylic, hard gel, gel polish, or nail glue, even a large amount on your skin, stop what you're doing and remove it using acetone immediately to avoid burns like this. Even if a reaction has already started, removing the substance immediately and completely won't be comfortable, but it will stop it from progressing.

[@Captain_Pink]

Yes god finally an influencer with enough backbone to call out Temu, jesus I've been STARVED for someone to have an ounce of integrity about this. Mad respect.

[@Elvenpath]

Wdym finally? Many youtubers have called out Temu recently

[@Captain_Pink]

@Elvenpath I think you can probably put the logical pieces together to surmise that the beauty influencers I have been exposed to have not done so because I feel no need to scour the entire internet looking to see if they are doing it. But I still see influencers making videos featuring temu all the time.

[@LMiddie]

I usually really like James' videos, but honestly he didn't call out Temu. He didn't even say to not shop there, just to be careful when you do, and that "everyone" has dipped their toes into Temu. It's a sad state that even such gentle statements are a breath of fresh air, because truly I see so many "Temu Haul" videos recommended to me even though I've never clicked on any of them. There really is a lack of influencers acknowledging the harm of it outside of people who are already outspoken against fast fashion and overconsumerism. But he's really not even calling them out here, he's been much harder on individual people and small brands than he was on Temu. He's contributing to the problem by acting like we've all at least browsed it. I've never had an ounce of desire to look at it, personally, I don't want to give them any of my time or data. Usually he's much more straightforward about websites like that being bad, it really felt like a lack of integrity to me for him to not even acknowledge the conditions of the workers and only focus on how people who have bought from them and supported the lack of ethics had some negative side effects. I mean, he even showed a video of someone talking about how they were putting on gloves because they heard someone else got sick, where the person in the video then proceeds to put all the items on their body and throw them around the room, and there wasn't even a passing comment from him about how ridiculous that is, just completely uncritically showing it and then moving on to talk about the heavy metals. I typically do take into account his opinions on brands and products when I'm looking for something new to try, but this was so easy and kind on a blatantly horrible website that I lost respect for him after watching this.

[@bettyparker3317]

I’ve seen several, maybe dozens?, calling out Te and others like it, a lot more strongly than this. BUT, they’re all very small, maybe a few thousand subs. Not like all the huge influencer accounts I see doing “my fabulous Temu haul.” I attribute it to the financial gains and “benefits” they get from T. Those influencers don’t want to endanger that income/benefit stream. But when you get something for almost nothing, and you know pretty much nothing about the contents nor where or how it was made, why would you put it in or on your body? It’s just breathtaking to me that people do this.

[@belindah6554]

I know it's all the rage to target Temu & Shein but really Amazon & most of what gets manufactured & sold at higher price points are often much the same & coming out of similar factories. You can get an allergic reaction from anything at any point.

[@ItsOKtobeNormal]

I think places like shein and temp get so much scrutiny is because it's so cheap people are able to buy more of it without a second thought and don't see value in the products they buy. It's more damaging to the planet go buy from drop shipping sites than the mall or wherever because of that reason

[@deltasaves]

Ultraconsumerism is what drives sales there and then people indiscriminately purchase from these sites with 0 care of what they are getting. Waiting weeks for some of these products that aren't any cheaper in a regular store is wild. I pretty much have used these kind of sites for things like phone cases since my daily driver isn't a common phone and the company no longer offers cases for it, nor do any in person retailers.

[@ionia2376]

Amazon sucks too but I do think they are quicker to take off clearly toxic products. There's definitely lots of more low level toxic products on there though

[@Foxiepawstotti]

Exactly!

[@ShinyShilla]

Unfortunately Amazon (as well as Etsy 😭) has been attacked by dropshippers. We should report them... But how do you know a dropshipper from the real OG production they are stealing from

[@honeymatcha379]

the girl wanting to go to school because of her 100% attendance is so dystopian to me, especially with burns that bad??? 100% attendance policies and incentives are awful

[@nadie8553]

I’ve only heard that in movies, I didn’t know it was common there 😭

[@thriftstorepierrotdoll9851]

agree, not only incentivises kids to come to school when they're sick or injured & should be resting, but is inherently discriminatory towards children with disabilities, chronic conditions etc that warrant time off. terrible idea 😭

[@Roach-ie]

If I miss 5 days in any class I fail no matter the grade..so uh yeah

[@itscc2004]

100% attendance policies made my OCD and anxiety ultimately SOOO much worse. Not to mention, I’m a disabled person and have random flare up days where I can’t make it to class and if I can’t take care of myself, how will I take care of my schoolwork to it’s fullest ability? Even though I’m in college now and my professors take my accommodations very seriously, I still have the anxiety and fear that I won’t get taken seriously because of my attendance even though I do most of my work from my dorm and have 100%s across the boards on my grades. I’m very thankful I now have understanding teachers, but middle/high school was torture because I would miss classes due to (at the time) undiagnosed disabilities (EDS, POTS, & MCAS) and I had also had spinal fusion for a 47° curve in my spine and I’m not kidding when I say they immediately started sending me emails about school work and deadlines and it stressed me out so much I didn’t go for a whole month. As long as someone is doing their school work, they should be fine. I understand how in-person and hands on activities are very important, but with the digital age booming, it’s much easier for me to just do school from my dorm on days where I have flare ups and wouldn’t be able to physically walk to class (I do have a mobility aid, I’m just honestly a little insecure about using it and then suffer the consequences when I don’t use it when I desperately need it). I hate when teachers say that professors won’t put up with that, but my professors are some of the most understanding people and actually treat me like an adult and understand my situation. And this is why I’m starting to say that college is so much easier than the gen ed years because you get that choice to do work from home/a dorm and you won’t miss out on too much since everything is online nowadays and we use Blackboard which has all the resources I need!

[@amz7290]

Ngl but that follows you for years as well. I left school in 2009 with one attendance day that was unaccounted for (I decided to leave school early one day at lunch because I 'wasn't well' was all) no shit that attendance mark followed me right up into Uni... its very dystopian indeed

[@AugustTaylor-i7n]

Deep burns down to the nerves?? From nail glue??? Oh my goodness… that poor child!!

[@SaraMKay]

The footnote about the weird unexplainable attendance record was just epically hilarious 😂💕💕💕and made my day, thank you 💕💕💕💕

[@angelesgutierrez7020]

In Spanish we have the phrase "Lo barato sale caro" (the cheapest thing is expensive) it means that because of buying cheap stuff you'll finish expending a lot of money fixing the problems it will cause 😢 so true

[@africanayasmin6210]

Big stores all buy from china. , they buy from the same manufacturers for pennies and bring it to the west. Is the same manufacturers these companies source from. As usual target, Walmart etc are loosing out to tic toc shop, SHEIN and Temu abd running these propaganda campaigns against it. The same products you get from Amazon, Walmart etc are sourced from the same suppliers In china! Everything is made in china these days

[@katjones02]

Judge Milian said that all the time on the People's Court

[@julsdemers4740]

so basically, "its expensive to be poor"? its pretty much something ive heard and lived by my whole life, while i can buy a pack of like, 50 cheap underwear that break in a year, i cant buy one single 50$ pair of underwear that will actually last longer, because its too expensive, its really shitty but true sadly 😢

[@nacuyong]

my dad says this every time we even consider going cheap on something... so true!

[@elenaterzulli]

In Italian we have a similar saying: “chi più spende meno spende”.

[@daphne8406]

In Norway at least for employers it is forbidden to reward «attendance» because it encourages people to come into work sick and infect others instead of staying home with a sick day 🤷‍♀️ And discouraging people to use their sick days is not allowed.

[@amandak.4246]

i wish this were the case everywhere. my company doesn't offer separate sick leave, only paid time off, so some of my coworkers use all of it up on vacation and then come to work sick.

[@skyhoward2050]

Scandinavia is my dream place.

[@sofeema6436]

W Norway

[@Puddycat00]

I should move to Norway ❤

[@jaqsre]

buying from temu and then wearing gloves to open the package seems counter productive.. but hey that’s just me. just don’t order lol

[@JamesWelsh]

Yeah it’s such an odd thing to do!

[@Jmexmaldo]

I was totally thinking the same. Just don’t buy from Temu.

[@TheMimmieb]

But the weirdest is she was wearing it and loving it. Sooo just rage bait in my eyes or something like that. Because why wear clives but then pur it directly on your skin. Is counterintuotibe ergo she was just doing it for shits and giggles to become famous

[@Insertia_Nameia]

​@@TheMimmiebalso how she says that it "smells like formaldehyde" then threw in the "causes cancer" in parentheses after saysbshe was just rying to scare people for clicks. One, I doubt she knows what it smells like, and 2, just about any brand new clothing you buy has been covered in it. It repels dust and keeps out wrinkles so it helps keep clothing looking nice during shipping and while on the shelves/racks. It's whybyoure supposed to wash new clothing before you wear them. The concentrations of formaldehyde used for industrial purposes is a LOT higher than what's naturally made by your body, so it's super easy to overdose on it amd get over exposed. (Literally a prime example of "too much of a good thing.") That's why it's considered dangerous.

[@carlaliner7127]

I have had burns by spilling American made glue on Walmart jeans. The jeans melted to my leg and burn....Kids need more supervision

[@robloxgenius0009]

thank you so much for posting this i was literally going to order from temu today and after seeing it im not ordering any products that go on my skin like makeup, perfume, etc.

[@FeuerblutRM]

Why did you ever think buying this stuff off of TEMU *ever* was a good idea to begin with? 😒 Your skin is a semipermeable membrane. It let's stuff diffuse into your body. Nothing should ever go on your skin if it isn't certified as tested and safe. Common sense, people!

[@murtleturtle4027]

I do nail, I went to cosmetology, I cannot express the amount of times I've spilled glue on my hands, even getting my fingers tightly stuck together (I was fine after a rough oil massage) but never have I ever gotten my hand burned and blistered like that, that's insane!

[@annettehefer9925]

I actually dropped once a bottle of nailglue on my left thigh, and it burned my pants to my leg where my mom thought it was only stuck so as she pulled the pants off ,all of my skin that came in contact were pulled with the pants off.. I now have a massive burnscar on my thigh.. never thought nail glue could burn like that (even got one of those cold fevers for a week after and that wass hell too😅)

[@Batzilla69420]

from what I've researched a medical journal notes that the type of nail glue that burned the poor girl typically only causes severe burns when coming into contact with cotton for the most part. it's insane to think it managed to do that just to her hand Here's the case study if anyone is interested www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8043214/

[@princessofjedi]

So you went to cosmetology and should know how dangerous that glue can be. It’s all over the warnings for the brand I buy to do my own nails

[@murtleturtle4027]

@@princessofjedi I'm aware of it and I am aware of how dangerous it could potentially be. Spills happen sometimes anyway. What's insane is it leaving major burns like this. Maybe if she was wearing cotton clothes, but if not it's bizarre that it would simply burn you so severely like that. I'm saying that all the times I've spilled glue on just my skin, it had never left any major burns or damage. Super glue, which essentially is almost the same thing, is often used for small wounds (like cuts), you don't see major burns with it. However, maybe the amount of glue on such a large surface could be the reason too. I don't know, I wasn't there.

[@Thebatcavepetfriendlybakery]

Ive gotten gorilla glue super glue all over my hands (bottle busted and exploded all over my hands. Took forever to peel off) and i didn't get burns somehow. Just the inconvenience of clean up.

[@taylorslade961]

I'm proud to say I've never used Temu. When I first started seeing the ads I was confused and got Wish vibes so I've steered clear.

[@charlottemeow8006]

I have never used it either! And I know right! As soon as I saw the adds and the entire concept of it I thought to myself it looks just like wish... i dont know how so many people don't see it

[@la6136]

When I first got the ads I kept blocking them on YT 😂 I already knew it was trash from the start

[@nocause5395]

It drives me crazy when people promote Temu as a good alternative when we have fought so long to have regulations, but nowadays, people just ignore the need for those regulations.

[@OctoBear88]

Good job ✺◟( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)◞✺

[@Pinkrosesandagraveyard]

@@nocause5395people fought for those regulations before the 90s, and then all the manufacturing got sent overseas because those regulations made it too expensive to do the business in the US. And now we import so much from China because it’s cheap, and they use slave labor.

[@maridiyaibrahim8210]

They should do the same test on high end products too. Some of the designer products are still produced in the same place.

[@pixie_kitty_]

This - the same products are sold in amazon, and a bunch of high end places

[@Scott356-m2u]

Exactly! But they won't do that. High end brands get in trouble for this stuff ALL the time but have enough money to make it go away.

[@ItsOKtobeNormal]

Yeah, really all beauty products give you reproductive cancer and have pfas in them. Shampoo and deodorant and body lotion and make up, all just a huge culmination of toxic chemicals and micro plastics

[@ajd8558]

Yes! Absolutely agree. I think we would be horrified.

[@Willowy13]

I've used high end products coming from there with no issues while the cheaper brands gave me blepharitis. I don't buy anything made there anymore because of the slave work, BUT they also sell the ingredients for what is "made in italy" or "made in usa", which is a problem too.

[@squarebarreloffrogs]

You showed up in my recommended and I have to say thank you so much for having actual captions!

[@locoloboification]

As far as the nail glue goes, it is totally possible for any nail glue to have that reaction. Especially when spilled. I once spilled nail glue on a paper towel and it started smoking. I also spilled a single drop on my leggings and it burned me. The ingredient in nail glue/superglue can react with a lot of substances, especially natural fibers, and cause intense extothermic reactions. Just a safety PSA!

[@Wonderfully_Wicked6664]

My kid got gifted rings, she started getting a rash Immediately threw them out!. Later found out they were bought from temu and the gift giver was very upset her gift was in the trash and told me I should've polished them with clear polish. The gift giver was my mom!🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️😅

[@WaffleDoge]

Putting clear polish only helps with the look of tarnishing not the leaching of heavy metals, it chips off eventually aswell and looks horrible. I had a couple friends with cheap jewelry and piercings from temu/shein websites and it literally made them sick to wear them.

[@Call-me-Al]

​@@WaffleDoge Yes this, I have many times used clear polish on bronze and copper jewelery three decades ago and the like. Stuff that doesn't contain heavy metals, just will tarnish if in direct skin contact. Clear hypoallergenic polish is great for it (and needs to be regularly replaced because it wears off). It is in no way good enough for heavy metal contaminated goods.

[@ttyngordon]

That is just evil. I am extremely cautious when it comes to jewelry because my skin reacts so easily to anything except glass and surgical steel

[@sleepyspacegremlin]

Wtf

[@ninacarrier8979]

You can have rashes from rings bought at the mall too, I always did

[@Phoenixx1322]

Sometimes buying something cheaper isn’t worth what your going to pay for it at the end🖤

[@MadameChouette800]

Like the veneers, we saw what happened

[@alisha308]

Exactly!

[@adoroselatte]

I would rather spend more costly clothings than in Temu/Shein, in a sense

[@bluth9754]

More expensive doesn’t always = higher quality though. A lot of small businesses and online stores get their products cheap from China and other cheap-labor countries, then re-sell it for a high profit. I did a reverse image search on some sweaters I liked that were selling for $100-$140 and I found the exact same sweaters on Ali express and temu for $10-$15 and they didn’t even bother using different pictures on their website either. Same goes for home decor and household goods on Amazon, Etsy, etc…

[@wintermoon7003]

@@bluth9754 True, but we are talking about Temu. Their prices are so cheap that it's too good to be true. I don't trust anything that dirt cheap. And I don't trust ANYTHING coming from China of all places!

[@MavonEast]

The balloons: That powder is cornstarch. The reaction was probably due to residual production oils that mixed with the starch. Balloons are usually washed before powdering. Apparently those weren't.

[@MsMoople]

As they are in China, I'd assume this wasn't corn starch, but a similar local product. Tapioca Starch maybe?

[@MavonEast]

@@MsMoople That's possible but either way it's relatively inert. The oil, detergent and rubber on the other hand... Tbh I also wonder if the rubber was properly vulcanized. Raw latex can cause a heck of a rash.

[@white_tulip2189]

Im curious to know what your job is that makes you knowledgeable about this

[@MavonEast]

@@white_tulip2189 I raised two kids, threw thirty parties, blew up hundreds of balloons, was allergic to them multiple times. My several trips to the doctor for eczema cream are how I know.

[@alicemadness999]

​@@white_tulip2189 we live in the information age we can look up anything and know anything

[@kawaiifangzz]

A recent study found high levels of carcinogens in products from Temu, Shein, and AliExpress

[@christy032866]

I worked at wally-world out west. I would climb through the hanging men's clothes to get to what I need. The infants' manager handled new baby clothes the same day. We were both sent home. It looked like we'd been in black widow spiders! The hospital did needle biopsies from the sores. It came back MRSA! I don't remember the week after that. The babies manager? She was put in hospital for 2 weeks with pneumonia!! PLEASE WASH/DOUBLE WASH YOUR NEW THINGS!!!~ Mamaw Christy 😢

[@ibelieveinyourgalaxy]

People on Amazon, eBay and all other independent retail sites sell items bought from the same merchants as those selling on Temu. So this isn’t just a Temu problem, we need the govt to step in and regulate more throughly and not allow products in form countries where there is consistent failure of safety standards.

[@steph678]

Like China

[@Chenyue-c6h]

@@steph678most things are from China tho or places like Vietnam, Cambodia etc., even designer goods. It’s the regulation that needs to be tighted for sure

[@beewest5704]

True in my country 90% of independent stores & even big retailers resell Temu, Shein etc stuff. There is really no way to steer clear from them unless you are willing to pay twice as much for everything. There is certain things I will not touch with a 10 foot pole from these places skincare, cosmetics, jewelery, underwear, babies & kids stuff. It is not worth taking the risk.

[@Weeks25]

Exactly!!!

[@evelinaz1548]

yeeep i think especially ones on sites like Etsy are diabolical! making people think they're getting "one of a kind handmade items" made by a "small business" and then oops! they paid $17 + shipping for something you can get on aliexpress for $2.78

[@andys8483]

Tik Tok & Temu are two things I wouldn't touch with a barge pole! 👎

[@dianaf6333]

I'd add Shein to that list

[@DeliaLilith]

@@dianaf6333literally

[@BOUJEEBOGANBADBITCHQUEEN]

Love my shein and temu the best ever big time I've massed up over 6000 pieces of workout clothes love my workout clothes closet and I've massed up over 10000 pieces of jewellery with no problems or regrets but hay I barely ever if ever get sick and when your told as a child your not human only humanoid ( by the governments and medical system) that you only have a two percent risk of getting any sickness your happy with your life sucks to be a human

[@Baphometh69]

I’d lick random Petri dishes before going on tik tok.

[@deltasaves]

​@@BOUJEEBOGANBADBITCHQUEEN ok gworl. Your history is interesting on this website.

[@meatofmink]

I never bought from temu or shien. I never will and its sickening that it’s become so popular among influencers to shill.

[@emilybauer3477]

I honestly don’t know how it got so popular. I remember when wish came into the spotlight, everyone online was making fun of it for being cheap garbage. But for some reason temu and Shein are fine? They’re the same websites 😭

[@Mninoyb]

In Germany we have a saying:" if you buy cheap, you buy twice." Spend a bit more and you'll have it for longer. Btw..you're lovely❤

[@ME-je4tg]

James you look so good!!!! Like you always have but you look SO so handsome as of late, just glowing! This hair suits you so well!

[@EMcKnight1517]

Every time I think the automatic TikTok voice couldn't get any worse, they release a new one that's even more excruciating

[@ColinInAsweater]

Fr it sounds like beast boy on anesthesia

[@Emlington]

Chloe’s Mum: “Actually, Temu, a skin graft has just cost the NHS £20k. I’ll have that instead.”

[@JamesWelsh]

Omg imagine being offered a voucher when your daughter has literally just had her skin burnt off 😩

[@antisocialsocialite5046]

Yeah the gift credit offer was craaaazy

[@_chlorinesunshine]

The entire thing was like "hey, I know your daughter got severe burns because of a product from our site... So we're gonna give you credits to buy MORE stuff from our site!" Like????

[@AKbaby89]

So i have really severe allergies, but every allergy i have, is something that i didnt used to be allergic to. I was in the ER one day, and they gave me a medication i had been taking for 8 years. It was fine. Not even 24hrs later, they gave me that same med. Right when it went in, i got a SUPER sharp pain in my heart, so i said "my heart" and grabbed it, then alarms started going off. The only thing i remember, is the nurse saying "i already gave one dose in each leg and a double dose via IV with no change". I woke up 12 days later. I went into anaphylaxis, my heart stopped for over 2 min, then i was in acoma for 12 days. Allergies change. Constantly for some of us😂 its better to be safe than sorry imo

[@nikkismith2858]

Oh my god that’s so scary! I’m glad you’re still with us!

[@nikkismith2858]

@AKbaby89

[@3ofClovers]

I feel this hard e.e I was taking a med for 3 years no problem and suddenly I was allergic to it and the whole class of that medication plus some related ones. It was wild. Another 3 years of learning I just can't take anything now and I have to suffer without them now. And on the journey it gave me a new type of dermatitis I didn't have before 😂 as someone who has sensitive skin and contact dermatitis reactions alot.

[@funsizedi88]

By chance was it a sulfa type med? I had somerhing similar happen to me.

[@gillifish]

Have you looked into mast cell disorders?

[@margo2935]

Unrelated to the video James, but you look great! I haven’t watched your videos in a while and I feel like you slimmed down a lot. Hopefully all is well and it isn’t a result of health issues, and if it isn’t, I love this look for you!

[@laniemcclanahan6908]

james I haven’t watched you in a while on KZbin. you look great!!! ❤❤❤

[@zialuna3758]

Holy crap! I’m legally blind and do my own nails using nail glue all the time. I had NO IDEA about the danger of the glue coming in contact with fabric. - as I imagine don’t. It’s a fing miracle I haven’t burned myself. So glad I saw this video! Tysm

[@rebeccaseymour5551]

I run a business and I've had a lot of pressure come from a few places to buy things from Temu (paper bags, signs, general shop items) because they're SO cheap but i would rather go without paper bags than support that place. The chance that its slave labour, hazardous work conditions etc... hell no.

[@afirewasinmyhead]

👏👏👏

[@jaycookie2912]

Yeah those people have no idea what they're talking about. For businesses, integrity really is priceless and way more important than saving a couple bucks. You're way better off purchasing things in bulk from reputable suppliers. But the fact that it's even possible for businesses to buy off of places like temu and AliExpress already gives me shivers 😣

[@rebeccaseymour5551]

@@jaycookie2912 more than anything it's a moral thing for me, but I run a comic shop that also sells anime merch and I never, ever want to call into question the legitimacy of my products because temu/AliExpress sell SO many fakes. I'm just not going near any of it.

[@Tinkerbelle26]

I used to buy from Temu, but stopped because all of the personal data claims. I really never bought anything beauty related from them. I have skin sensitivity, so I don’t really buy many beauty products that are not well known reputable brands.

[@nyphira]

Seriously? Thats your reason to stop buying?

[@Tinkerbelle26]

@@nyphira, yes.

[@La_Carouselle]

Do you use TikTok, or Amazon?

[@Tinkerbelle26]

@@La_Carouselle , I do have Amazon, but not TikTok. Why do other people care so much why I do shop on Temu? There are other reasons I do care to tell you about that I no longer shop there, but that one is one of the main reasons. Amazon has been around for years and has more name brand items than Temu. Why do you really care?

[@tipennya]

There is truth in the saying "you get what you pay for".

[@sarahdon3165]

Wow I found this so informative and interesting thank you so much 😊

[@susanna85]

A co-worker got a really bad rash all over her legs from a pair of jeans she bought from H&M. So even clothes you buy in person can be an issue, especially if you don't wash them before wearing.

[@beewest5704]

Their jeans is notorious for stuff like this.

[@phoenixkali]

Maybe h+m bought them from Temu in bulk!😃

[@thriftstorepierrotdoll9851]

while h&m is also a fast fashion retailer, they're subject to more regulations than online shopfronts like temu. it is extremely common for people to have reactions to the strong detergents and sanitisers in most clothing, which is why you wash before wearing. very different from reacting to industrial contaminants that literally give you permanent brain damage.

[@SussyWeedSmuggler]

​@@beewest5704 Geez, most of my jeans are from h&m😧

[@CraftyRenate]

Exactly

[@bwines16]

Thank you for approaching this with an open mind and also noting user error can also be a culprit and not just jumping to hating on Temu.

[@ComanderSquigley]

It doesnt surprise me when the company is so corrupt and abusive. Its just shein copied and repackaged.

[@moni23me]

Wow! 😮 thank you for the info about nail glue 😮 I had no idea that it was so reactive with cotton and wool. Will be safer bc of you. ❤

[@AnnetteVolcker]

You are aware that Amazon is selling the same products as Temu but at much more cost? I order a lot at Temu after I researched on Amazon before. Gladly I never had any problems with any of my beauty products or cloghing. Make sure you read the description or prints on the photos before buying. If there is not enough info don't order it.

[@Mary_Foxx]

For a video about how bad Temu could be, YT obvi picked an ad for... Temu 😂 Great video! Love the background 🩷

[@igeorgoudi]

Companies put heavy metals in tampons, pads, water bottles, flasks, dishes, clothes, cosmetics... at this point i wonder... is there anything made that does not contain heavy metals anymore?

[@ninacarrier8979]

Baby foods even

[@igeorgoudi]

@@ninacarrier8979 baby foods have anything you can imagine. I still remember the baby formula scandal in China back in the 2010s.

[@ninacarrier8979]

@@igeorgoudi yeah

[@yourgothbigsister]

There are toxic chemicals in our food, our water, our toilet paper, everything. Even our air at this point.

[@FatalDoll333]

Temu was kinda expect tho ngl

[@SharynS.]

The superglue: I noticed in the picture of the nail glue in Chloe’s story and in Molly’s description of her burn, that the bottle was like a nail polish bottle. Therefore, when it got knocked over, the entire contents could spill out at once. In the U.S. where I live, I’ve never seen a bottle of superglue, whether sold for nail application or for home repair or whatever, packaged like that. It’s always in a tube where you open a very small point on the end. There is no way for it to all spill out unnoticed. So the problem seems like it might be in the packaging rather than the product, in that case. But the information about the cryanacrolate and natural fibers together creating 🔥 is certainly info that should be shared.

[@hermydee]

In Mexico you can buy "Cola Loca" (Crazy Glue marketed to Spanish speaking countries) in the tube, on the brush bottle, as a duo putty mix, and as UV activated resin for nail application use.

[@K119_]

Sally Hanson has a brush on nail glue. I use to use tips under my dip powder and love the brush on application.

[@kaptynssirensong2357]

THANK YOU. The nail part the end… I used to keep cotton balls around and have no friggen CLUE. Thank you!

[@xristinarose2409]

Oh its scary that this happens even after washing! I tought if i washed everything first, there will not be a rash, but these videos proof otherwice. Very scary

[@syndigriner-owens4351]

omg I did not know about nail /super glue and cotton. Thank you for the safety info!!!

[@JamesWelsh]

Omg it had scared me from ever using nail glue FOR LIFE!

[@cecemcqueasy]

My partner and I both use super glue regularly, and I had no idea! Thank you!

[@kittykatlovesbear]

This is why I’m trying to shop more sustainably either local or manufactured in my country (when possible) side note: you’re absolutely glowing!

[@afirewasinmyhead]

Same here. I try to buy local because shipping costs are so high but now I have even more reason. 🫢

[@mleecthulhu]

Never had a reaction, BUT when u mentioned LEAD..i took my bracelets off. Thank you

[@klarasmetana3136]

Thank you so much for this video, I do my own nails & those of family & friends as well & was not aware of this issue with this particular type of glue. I typically use UV gel to adhere tips, but do have some of this glue ; thanks to you I am now aware of the reactions it can have. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!

[@kaylie15]

I buy from Temu weekly and never had a problem with any items/products

[@Alexis_アレクシス]

Same it's very good quality from the things I have ordered

[@Sleipnirseight]

It baffles me that people still don't understand how scammy and dangerous dropshipped products are.... Or they are just in denial because they are in the thrall of consumerism 😵‍💫

[@elliethfalloux372]

Hello, James! MD here. You can safely use cyanacrylate on the skin, there’s actually a brand (dermabond) of skin adhesive that you can use on minor cuts. Of course you can be allergic to anything… but I agree with you, that would also NOT be my first theory.

[@PinkuPeachy]

I think Temu is genuinely evil, I do not believe for a second that they practice ethical sourcing and labor let alone ensure the safety of their customers

[@ninacarrier8979]

We outsource most our product lines in the US to..... China so there's that too

[@suzumi111]

neither do nike or primark

[@suzumi111]

or adidas or apple

[@bettyparker3317]

I am absolutely certain they don’t. (Sourcing and safety). Neither do many large US companies, but as bad as we may be, there are some worse places, which is why stuff made there costs so much less than what’s made here. But this T site seems to combine every bad practice you can think of, and so much about how they use the data they get. Me? I’ve seen what friends got from T, and 95% of it was either broken/nonfunctional on arrival, or bore almost no resemblance to what was pictured. None of them still use it. Put all that together, and you’d think this company can’t last. JOKE. No, I think price really is the only thing that matters to a lot of people.

[@rosiedoyle3751]

I actually know Chloe and I am good friends with her I’m pretty sure it now is fully healed I haven’t even seen a scar this may just be the spot that she got burned on is a harder spot to see but very glad your helping to share awareness about the danger of temp products!

[@marciaoh7056]

Lots of problems come from the fungicides and pesticices they spray on things to keep them from becoming damaged by mold or incects during shipments.

[@melanielangham7033]

I will buy certain things from temu/shein. But I always warn people to stay far away from makeup, skincare and nail polish and gels from fast fashion sites. There's no sds sheets or ingredients available for these products. However I was curious and ordered identical things from Amazon and Temu, Hobby Lobby and Temu and they were the exact same products right down to the tags.

[@Chenyue-c6h]

I browsed and almost all skincare/makeup does have an ingredients list but ofc how accurate that is could be debated

[@melanielangham7033]

@user-qp9wq1tp8o I too have browsed and have found absolutely no ingredients at all. However I was searching nail products mostly. The few eyeshadows I've searched had nothing at all.

[@victorvale1015]

Not me seeing this after ordering nail polishes off Temu😭 ah well that’s £2 I won’t see again

[@melanielangham7033]

@@victorvale1015 I do nails and will order nail art stuff like stickers and glitters and stuff like that. Never buy acrylics, polish, glues, gelsetc.. it is a good way to fast track to a serious allergic reaction.

[@venomg5799]

​@@victorvale1015I've been fine with polishes from there. People fear mongering everyone is wild

[@basboye]

my crazy uncle got uranium (and many many many other heavy metals) poisoning from buying charcoal toothpaste tablets off ebay

[@nikkismith2858]

Did he go to hospital?

[@coolchameleon21]

wtf 😭

[@margaretbush]

Yeah because he bought it from EBAY…… that’s where you buy the most Victorian sh*t ever

[@altariia]

Ok here are my (pesimistic) but realistically sad thoughts on everything... 1. In the UK we regulate heavy metals (GOOD) BUT... we don't seem to actually do anything about outside companies bringing them in... 2. The stuff you buy off TEMU is a LOT of the same stuff you buy from Amazon, ebay, in pound shops, etc. Less so the pound shops as they're easier to hold liable by the government but online 1000%. 3. There is no safe amount of lead... even if the government has a limit. Kids should be tested as routine.

[@nicoleallen2320]

Hilarious I click to watch this video and low and behold the ad I have to watch is Temu 😂😂

[@Karrenno]

I’ve ordered from Temu twice, but won’t be doing that again. I’m deleting the app.

[@CrystalFier]

Not all CA glue is created equally. There are some extremely strong CA glues that can absolutely cause burns when they come in contact with the skin without the addition of cotton/wool/etc. The really strong ones are never sold in the west as nail glue, though, so the fact that girl was sold something that strong as nail glue is terrifying.

[@hinalshah4092]

Thank you so much for bringing awareness to this subject. The low prices are just so alluring these days and we just dont realise what we may be putting at risk in persuit of them ❤

[@sheilahbuettner8452]

I had no idea about the hazards of cyanoacrylate glues coming into contact with cotton or wool. Scary stuff!

[@sres4]

I’m so glad my mom decided to just never buy from Temu. Especially after I told her they use sweatshop labor. The fact peoppe can still purchase things on there and have that on their concious feels icky. It’s cheap, fast things, at your convenience, but at the expense of god knows how many poor people who are likely struggling even more than YOU. It hurts seeing videos of people who are working in sweatshops, getting paid little to nothing or nothing at all, and working hours that could literally kill them. I know in our society theres really no such thing as an ethical purchase per se, but I would say if you can, try to limit how much you buy from places like Temu, Shein, Amazon, and so forth. I recommend thrift shops (even though the prices of those are getting ridiculous, but places like salvation army, and local thrifts are good, and ever so rarely depop, goodwill can be alright), even asking for second hand clothing from family or friends, diy, yard sales/garage sales, and I know even some work places have clothes for FREE. (My moms does, and shes got me so many clothes from her job.)

[@bettyparker3317]

This is very well said, and thank you. Yes, so many places have those same labor problems. But some places do seem to accumulate more “issues” than others. Meanwhile, individuals do what we can. At least we can sleep without worrying that we are contributing (even in a small way) to these problems.

[@KeishaDeniece]

I think I will never use nail glue again after watching this. Horrific stories! This video litterally ende with a Temu ad😂

[@AKbaby89]

My partner was getting the CosRX snail moisturizer off Amazon, and it was SUPER cheap (like 1/4 normal price) and i kept telling him hes gonna get a fake. His 3rd time doing it, after a couple days of him using it, his skin was SO dry and irritated, i ended up getting him some barrier repair products and went back to simple products, and it got better within a couple weeks, but yeah it was bad for a second there.

[@JamesWelsh]

Yessss I’ve seen so many fakes on Amazon! It will get worse now they want to start an open market structure similar to TEMU!

[@doloresofcourse]

I bought some of the same from Amazon. It burned my face so badly the first time I used it. I knew it wasn't right and sent it right back.

[@corsicanlulu]

yeah i really dont trust amazon a nymore especially for skincare. id rather buy straight from the source even if i have to pay for shipping......

[@jenewok]

I used it and it made my skin dry and itchy. I bought mine at Ulta so it wasn't fake though. I read that if you are allergic to dust (which I am) you can be allergic to snail musin.

[@insidiouschaos812]

@@jenewokthats good to know, i have a severe dust allergy and was considering trying snail products!

[@shelby6]

That 11 year old girl story is so sad, not enough people are actually shaming those parents for their negligence. Firstly for letting a little child handle toxic nail glue and then not taking the child to the doctor after it spilled and started burning her and showed visible wounds. Temu is to blame but wow do some parents not have common sense.

[@TheAussieShalien]

a lesson that you need to learn. ALWAYS. WASH. YOUR. CLOTHES. YOU. BUY. FROM. ANY. PLACE

[@Helga-fe5xl]

IT. WONT. MAKE. A. DIFFERENCE. IF. THE. CONTAMINANT. ISN'T. WATER-SOLUABLE

[@Chantelace]

The little derma roller vial with serum in it is great and so is the truffle face spray and vitamin e capsules

[@colleens.3350]

Thank you for the information- I had no idea nail glue could have such a reaction with cotton! I feel very lucky I haven't spilled any on my clothes before.

[@zeroseblooms]

Things like this make me glad I've never ordered from places like Temu, Wish, Shein, etc & just get essentially everything after deep searching.

[@beewest5704]

You probably still have things from Temu, Shein & Wish in your home.

[@evelinaz1548]

@@beewest5704 yep, just about everywhere now has things from these sites even if they're being resold as something else, just like on Etsy for example.

[@Random_loaf_of_bread]

It's ironic how I got a Temu ad on this video...

[@SubKween]

I've purchased from Temu and luckily the only problem I have had is products not working. Side note: wanted to say you look lovely today. 🙂

[@abramsmm1]

I was also allergic to a Temu pillow. I was getting massive congestion, which slowly alleviated when I would sleep on the couch. Needing a pillow , i brought it to the couch and then got all stuffed up again. As soon as i got up and went about my day, I would gradually feel better. Not sure what's worse, this, or our food supply. Lots of lost sleep due to this $10 Temu pillow.

[@vickiswords7563]

You have the most lovely, friendly demenour. Your voice is so soothing. ❤