The worst Of Beauty Tiktok - Low-Tox Parents, Ariana Grande Thanks Botox & Cleanser Chemical Burns!

[@KeeperOfTheNine]

The no-sunscreen woman at the end particularly shocked me because she’s Australian. We have extraordinarily high UV here. I’ve been sunburnt in Tasmania in winter (the climate in Tassie is more like the UK). For her to tout the no sunscreen thing here, especially for kids, is not just stupid, it’s dangerous.

[@sativadiva2389]

UV rays can reflect off of snow so winter can be just as dangerous as summer depending on your location and climate

[@KeeperOfTheNine]

@@sativadiva2389 100%. One of the worst sunburns I’ve ever had was from when I went skiing, as I was an idiot and thought “it’s cold, I won’t get sunburnt”.

[@ashahirschfeld1554]

Totally agree, any Australian should know the dangers of how intense the sun is here. Also, the pain and discomfort of sun burn is terrible, which is undoubtedly guaranteed even if just spending a few mins in the hot sun. The fact she’s willing to allow her kids to have literal burns from a day out is just cruel.

[@tearfulxsoul]

Yes 100%, I'm also on photosensitive medication and got burnt to a crisp and it wasn't even hot I left where I was staying looking like I had left a tanning salon after being a ghost

[@petarenae4823]

As an Aussie, I 1000% agree. Australia has the highest skin cancer death rate in the world. Very dangerous & frustrating when ppl spread such harmful misinformation online🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@DrKikiV]

My child survived leukemia. I slather her in sunscreen, even with her darker skin. She's already fought one type of cancer, I'm not setting her up to have to fight another type of cancer. I might have taken that one a little too personally.

[@munchkinsbitz3477]

You're a good mom, and your daughter is strong! Kudos!

[@alijoc]

The sun and cancer doesn’t discriminate!!! While it’s true people with darker complexion will have more protection, sunscreen is still necessary for those hotter days!! Great job mum :))

[@canesugar911]

Yup

[@Insertia_Nameia]

@@alijoc Or even cooler days. You can still have moderate to high UV days. Even in winter or when it's cloudy. Always keep an eye on the UV levels if you can.

[@stephgreen3070]

Glad your daughter fought and won! My husband had a melanoma removed at 43 and now has to worry about melanoma do the rest of his life. I also took that one personally.

[@joniFiercelyFueled]

I like how the ‘these ingredients are linked to cancer’ people completely ignore that sun exposure is linked to cancer 🙄 We need clarify that ‘doing research’ doesn’t mean reading blogs, articles and tik toks. Research is learning how to read scientific studies and met analysis (beyond the abstract) and listening to people have have phds in the area you’re studying…..not Susan down the street.

[@jameslozano6913]

Exactly 💯 not all “research” is created equal

[@JamesWelsh]

Yesss exactly 😭

[@honeybunchesofchims9124]

As a psych student, yes exactly. I'm not gonna exactly trust what becky says about "narcissists". Sample size, recruitment, funded by, all that fun stuff is important to look at. Much like what happened with the food pyramid and all that you know?

[@ragnegjengedal7803]

Just like antivaxxers. Take covid. They're always talking about vaccine damage, but never about the huge amount of people struggling with various effects from the illness. Not just long covid and respiratory issues either, but so much more. Like, get some sense of proportion, guys!

[@JustAFace_InTheCrowd]

I mean….. I’m sure anything would give you cancer if you put enough of it in your body. That’s why most things made with “carcinogens” are carefully measured to have the safest amounts possible. You MAY even be exposed to minor amounts of uranium RIGHT NOW. There’s actually CANDY DISHES out in this world right now that are MADE with uranium, and if you hold a Geiger counter to them, they’ll go off. Like…. Sunscreen is the very least of my worries. I’m more concerned about aluminum in antiperspirant, but I’m still gonna use it cause I’m a sweaty b and no one else needs my sweat on things. Priorities. 😂

[@anglerfish4161]

Woman, looking like a shrimp: I don't use sunscreen Anyone with working eyes: Yeah, we can tell.

[@Uncle_Smidge]

SPF 45 or higher is my daily moisturizer and I still get double takes when I get carded at 38. SUNSCREEN WORKS

[@bronwynbrin]

Even someone without working eyes can tell! She probably radiates heat at this point

[@petarenae4823]

😂😂😂

[@lipstickzombie4981]

Shrimp on the barbie Barbie. 🦐

[@MissRedZelda]

@@anglerfish4161 She’s Australian too. They have the highest rate of skin cancer in the world because of the lack of ozone layer. Shes literally playing with fire.

[@candicekies]

The last chick may have thought she was genuinely doing the best thing by not wearing sunscreen, but she was also genuinely sunburnt 😂

[@samesta5695]

She was like an SNL skit.

[@Ajae78]

She’s building up a resistance to the Sun!

[@Ksc56]

@@Ajae78when skin damage is cumulative 😨

[@stephaniegrehan9084]

Hearing an Aussie accent saying it too, just makes me feel embarrassed. C'mon Aussies - we're the skincare champions of the world! We have the best sun safe education in the world!

[@Lea-bw9wj]

@@stephaniegrehan9084 I couldn't believe it when I heard the accent too. Did she miss the slip slop slap message?

[@Nicole-vq9zm]

Having a background in science and medicine, there are a couple phrases that I love: “Correlation doesn’t equal causation.” “The dose makes the poison.” (That even includes water.)

[@were-all-alone]

Literally the base of every single biology courses I had in uni

[@alpal122]

There was this post once that listed all of the different compounds found in a banana and a blueberry using the chemical names. The post asked if they thought these foods were ok to eat. Overwhelming people said no it's poison. Then the creator revealed that it was just a banana and a blueberry. That crowd had little to no comments. Its not entirely their fault since they are uneducated in chemistry, but its still an interesting little study.

[@tearfulxsoul]

Yes 100% have had this phrase hammered into me and I always automatically think it anytime someone is making a questionable claim

[@mrs.johnwinchester420]

THIS!!!! I have an autistic cousin (he’s more like my nephew to be honest) and I have people comment to me that my aunt shouldn’t have taken x, y, z while pregnant because it causes autism. Oh honey, did I explode on that Karen. My cousin Sam (got it through his dad who has it) so for someone to assume correlation equals causation boils my blood faster than anything.

[@sintura]

yes! the basics of toxicology

[@zenith3783]

The "no-tox" version of sunscreen is literally a linen shawl and a straw hat. She really needs to be asking strangers online??? Has she tried thinking yet?

[@carrained]

"Has she tried thinking yet?" is one of the best responses I've read to question people like that

[@starzies]

I saw lab muffin beauty talk about a specific acronym they like to use in australia regarding to sun protection. Basically, use clothing a shade to protect yourself first. Sunscreen is the last line of defense. She's either being obtuse on purposely or she's genuinely clueless.

[@namuehollywood904]

​@starzies Its slip, slap, slop, seek, and slide. ❤ *edited puntuation

[@Tazzie1312]

Linen shawl, hat, and staying inside.

[@lipstickzombie4981]

We've been doing 'no-tox sunscreen' here in Saudi Arabia for years (full head to toe cover, you won't even see the eyes on some of the grannies) and the rest of the world calls it oppression.👀😆

[@shbema]

That woman looks very sunburnt. Scary that people believe the garbage they read online but even scarier when there are children involved.

[@MissRedZelda]

Not to mention she’s Australian, one of the places with the highest rates of skin cancer in the world because of the lack of ozone layer. She’s setting her kids up for cancer.

[@melissaneal3808]

She’s working on “building up her tolerance”…. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@T_ootie_x_P_atootie]

Agree, her skin looks very badly damaged

[@virginiaelizabeth4577]

i wish i didn't know how many of these ppl actually exists. they nd to keep their crazy, dangerous BS to THEMSELVES. what kind of degrees, or ANYTHING, do they have to make them think it's a good idea to spread their harmful NON-information?!? ESP to involve children as well!? ofc ZERO. they should be charged w something.

[@jojomarch]

Totally agree that staff discount should be minimum 50% - retail is *hard work* and you are not well paid and often not well treated. That poor woman with the face wash, that looks so painful. Also they are taking the piss with that super long preservative name!!

[@heatherduke7703]

I just quit a retail job that was really miserly with the discount. I grabbed a hoodie to give as a Christmas present (normally about $90) and my manager was like, wouldn't the XS work better for you? I was like, it's a Christmas present. She made me say who it was for, and then told me I could only have 10% off for family instead of 40% 😐 But like, I'm the one buying it, not my brother!! So I told her, nevermind, I can't afford it 🙄 This was a Levi's in Switzerland. You'd think they could afford to treat their employees well...

[@jojomarch]

@@heatherduke7703 god thats so shitty and mean. Happy for you that you quit and I hope you find something much better

[@oliveherklozoff9398]

I've worked several places where it's been 50% and it was great! Nowadays, I work at a popular big box store that sells everything, and is very loud about how much they "care" about their employees, and what a great employer they are. 10%. On top of their minimum wage pay. Lol

[@jojomarch]

@@oliveherklozoff9398 Funny how in all things it's the ones that shout loudest hey? That really sucks

[@oliveherklozoff9398]

@@jojomarch both people and corporations! At least with people, you can just tell them to f off and probably be okay 😅

[@dhrachth1]

As a person who grew up when sunscreen wasn't a thing, I can say for sure the anti-sunscreen crowd is going to have regrets, but not until several decades down the line.

[@vanessaa7602]

It won't take that long. The damage to the ozone gets progressively worse, so the younger generations will feel it earlier & longer.

[@dime.overmatter]

​@@vanessaa7602 actually the ozone layer is healing -- this is widely reported. But there's way more pressure to have "good skin" from adverts and media etc, so there's still reasons to regret not using suncream more today than in the past

[@SevenReads007]

My grandpa didn’t have sunscreen as a kid and he regularly goes and gets skin cancer burned off. It’s not fun.

[@virginiaelizabeth4577]

my "mother" is 75 & didn't wear sunscreen growing up in Florida, so she got Melanoma right on her face near her eye (a big nasty black splotch). luckily for her it was cured, when so many ppl unfortunately don't get that luck. & what does this woman do w said luck? NO. SUNSCREEN. EVER. & just to top it off, add "SUNGAZING" to that, & ACTUALLY COMPLAINS abt her EYES BURNING the next day! #sos(formenother)

[@taylorbug9]

Yeah, my uncle works out in the sun in Georgia. He has little chunks cut out of him every year from skin cancer

[@franfrommn]

The sunscreen stuff drives me crazy and i guess maybe I'd feel different if I hadn't experienced skin cancer. I had skin cancer removed from my nose when I was just 20 years old. My great aunt died last year because her melanoma wasn't caught in time and spread to her blood. I just don't understand how people can ignore the clear science in that area or just not care.

[@abbymyers5072]

It’s one thing for people to delude themselves where they are putting their own health on the line, it’s a whole other mess when they promote that delusion and influence others to their dangerous ways 😵

[@verityv5284]

Oh my... at 20 years old 🙏

[@corvidsRcool]

These parents not putting sunscreen on their children are more than neglectful. As I understand it (research may say different now), it's the sunburns you get as a child/early in life that lead to skin cancer later in life. I wonder if these people vaccinate their kids. How far do they go to be "low tox"? It sounds like a very dangerous mindset to get into.

[@wearelegion1163]

No, they don't believe in vaccines either. So. Much. Dumb.

[@alpal122]

My brother and his wife have this mindset and 4 kids. She had a quarter size chunk of her face removed last year because she got skin cancer. I gave up arguing with them.

[@Parrot5884]

Specifically, childhood sunburns are the _biggest_ contributors to skin cancer development, but not the only contributors. Sunburns in adulthood do still increase skin cancer risk. Just wanted to clarify in case anyone took you too literally and thinks they can abandon sunscreen once they turn 18! But essentially yes, parents who refuse to use sunscreen on their kids are literally doing THE THING that will be certain to increase skin cancer risk the most. Its maddening.

[@kelqueen9998]

They probably don't vaccinate, unless they did before they joined the cult.

[@rachelwilson4985]

As an Australian the last video is so heartbreaking. Years and years of work to inform people about how to be exposed to the sun in the safest way (shout out to Slip, Slop, Slap, Slide and Seek!) is being undermined by online conspiracy theories. Maybe a 6th S, Science, needs to be added to the SunSmart message.

[@celarts5752]

Honestly I genuinely think that these "low-tox" parents ARE being neglectful, just as how "tough love" parents are often abusive. Yeah they think they're doing what's best for their kid but what's best and what they think is best is often vastly different and they're doing a lot more harm than good.

[@QueenKoopa]

I agree and I think not vaccinating children is in the same realm. The adult is not putting themselves at risk, they are knowingly putting children who don't have full autonomy at risk.

[@celarts5752]

@@QueenKoopa I think that's even worse personally, like people who don't vaccinate their children should have CPS called on them

[@anglerfish4161]

Not to mention the infamous "crunchy to alt right" pipeline

[@celarts5752]

@@anglerfish4161That pipeline feels like it's a foot long at most imo

[@anglerfish4161]

@@celarts5752 True enough

[@jameslozano6913]

With the low-tox stuff, at some point, we need to realize that we are not all equipped to be experts on every subject 🤷🏻 At some point, we need to draw the line and trust that the people who have chosen to dedicate their careers to a specific field (cosmetic formulation, toxicology, etc.) know what they’re doing, even if we don’t understand it to the same extent

[@JamesWelsh]

Omg 100% absolutely yes 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@ellenkarlsson9490]

I worked for Lush Sweden during the Christmas season 2016. My experience matches James' exactly. No old products were sold. Products that were damaged or nearing its expiration date were offered to staff and by the end of the month the leftovers were donated to shelters. I saw perfectly good products thrown out because they had expired and they didn't want to give away expired products. When I worked there they were also in a feud with the German factory because they had delivered a subpar batch of Mask of Magnaminty that the Swedish store refused to sell and the factory refused to take back. Lush is *by far* the best place I've ever worked when it comes to looking after its staff: 50% staff discount, regular check-ins with the manager, everyone was super nice and caring.

[@katiestarns300]

thank you for sharing your experience too! it’s really nice to hear a business i support has great policies like this! shitty people will ruin any store they work at, but with those policies in place it’s easier to get rid of the bad apples!

[@karenlumb4487]

I worked at lush UK for two and a bit years around 2016 as well, and I will say it really depends on the store and who the manager is. I left due to a shit manager, but they were still very good at making sure that we stuck to the timeline for selling products. I remember having to waste off over £300 of gifts that had gone past the date of being able to sell, they were given out to staff. I did go to one shop though that wasn’t as strict and I saw product that was not only past our rules for selling but out of date because people weren’t checking. The first Christmas we got the entire line, but the second year we got a box of some of the items, I still got so much free stuff and because I worked in a spa store free treatments.

[@raenoway]

I thought that video was odd because in the US and Canada Lush stores have expiration stickers on all of the potted products so how are they selling expired stuff??

[@orthenight]

I worked at Lush in 2018 in America and we couldn’t hold onto products long enough for them to expire. We always sold out before they would expire. We also literally never got free anything, I was shocked when James said that he got free things. I never got anything free!!!

[@ellenkarlsson9490]

@@orthenight Where I worked they would go through everything once a month and anything that expired within 6 months would be removed. That's the stuff the staff got to pick from before the excess got donated at the end of the month. For the fresh face masks they would do it on a weekly basis. They would never give away anything that had already expired.

[@sarahjane7082]

The shocking part to me about the woman who is against sunscreen is she’s Australian. I’m also Australian and my whole childhood was bombarded with campaigns about how damaging the sun is. We had the “slip slop slap” slogan to encourage everyone to use sunscreen, “no hat no play” at school where we literally weren’t allowed to play outside if we didn’t bring our hat, and the “tanning is skin cells in trauma” advertisement which shows the effects of the sun on our actual skin. All that just to fall for a few things written on the internet? It’s disheartening.

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

My understanding is Australia has particularly high UV levels

[@jessi3804]

ariana confuses me so much. on one hand she’s talking about transparency and on the other hand she is still denying her obvious nose job lmao

[@Oberatous-Udurabas]

I think she’s doing something a lot of celebrities do, they admit some truth but not the whole truth and the fans/general public usually believe that that celebrity was completely honest so they don’t call them out for lying

[@pauwula]

Also the ponytail surgery I think is the name. I was a hardcore Arianator back in like 2013-2016 and I can tell you her eyebrows were most definitely not that high back then

[@dime.overmatter]

​@@Oberatous-Udurabas it's actually really ugly that she's lying about being transparent "as a beauty founder". She's never admitted to any facial surgery but she's had so many procedures, she looks nothing like her younger self

[@sopgee]

i'm still 100% convinced she never got her nose done bc in so many pictures it just look exactly like it did when she was young and idk how that could be a coincidence. even tho it definitely looks like she's had stuff done to other parts of her face

[@Mel-jl8dt]

She's talking about fillers not surgery it's fine jeez

[@Ridcully9]

Your point about research is spot on. I have been a professional research analyst for nearly 30 years and have a Chemistry degree. People do not know how to research. They don't even know how to Google properly

[@nishhhhi]

part of that is the fact that google has become absolute shit now -- shoving a bunch of ads and irrelevant info and ai summaries in your face. this is often what leads people to the wrong information.

[@Melissa-zr6zw]

What baffles me about these no-sunscreen people is that… UPF clothes exist??? You don’t have to apply that sunscreen full of “chemicals” to yourself or your kids if you really don’t want to 😭 they really just want to deny the dangers of sun exposure.

[@elizabethpage_]

Dear lord the sunscreen stuff. “Building a resistance” to the sun is a crazy thought. My grandpa sat outside in the sun nearly every single day for the last decade of his life. Guess what? He got skin cancer on his head and had to have a huge chunk of his scalp removed, permanently leaving a deformity on his head. Sunscreen is so important and after that happened to him, I have not skipped my sunscreen once.

[@Beretta4]

How arrogant can someone be to think they can become stronger than THE SUN!? Especially in Aus, just blows my mind!

[@therealJamieJoy]

RIGHT? FFS You can't make more melanin hormones to make your skin dark in order to protect your skin. A sun tan is not the same as producing melanin that is protective. Sun burn is the damage from exposure! Sun tan IS THE DAMAGE that results. I want to yell at this woman.

[@khbruh]

People demonizing the radiation of wifi router be like. But not wearing any spf in their lives

[@JamesWelsh]

And saying how phones give you cancer but they won’t use sunscreen…..or deodorant 🙃

[@jennt2279]

You asked "when does this become dangerous or neglectful".... it struck a cord as I work in pediatric critical care and the resurgence of diseases like measles is from a similar no tox no vacc group (and it's devastating when a life-altering or fatal illness is entirely preventable). So it's already become dangerous. You worded it so well and I wish all people were open & receptive to at least considering other points of view & sound information. ❤

[@colorswordsandlearning]

Yes , Anti Vaxxers are frustrating. They live in a Vaccinated world an so haven't seen the devastation without vaccine. For diseases like Polio etc . We are lucky , we have the vaccines now .

[@PaeoniaDrop]

Scientist here. In post grad, we are taught how to critically read papers and look into the data to even know of the analysis and statistics applied are relevent. Even then, certain statistical models aren't applicable. We have journal clubs to read papers and discuss them critically as well as test them for repeatability in the lab. If you cannot reproduce it, it's not fact. I don't think the average person should take the abstract and interpret it as fact because there is nuance in science and not all studies are well designed nor equal.

[@JamesWelsh]

Yessssss I always try to explain this to people. They’re always like ‘you can literally google and read the studies’ and I’m like…NO YOU CANT! Or shouldn’t!

[@PaeoniaDrop]

@@JamesWelsh I specifically design QC assays and even when I am designing repeatability and reproducibility studies, I have to consult our biostats team to confirm that the claim I make is true because we are beholden to the FDA. I think if trained professionals have their own experts to consult, it's really beyond the scope of the non-professionals. But then again, they won't get sued the same way we would. So misinformation spreads like wildfire.

[@carolinelertoria5838]

Current UK Lush employee here ❤🙋‍♀️ yeah we have a super strict freshness policy where we can't sell products within a specific time frame before their use by date - sounds like a sneaky manager to me 😂 We get to pick products from new launches to take home for free and the 50% staff discount is a big plus for me ❤🥰🎉

[@Smallenemyspider]

I hate when people say chemical free, basically everything is a chemical compound

[@carrierae6964]

i know right, even water!💧

[@clemfandango-se1wj]

@@carrierae6964water is dangerous, 100% of people that come into contact with it will die smh 😞😞😞

[@idontreadorreply]

That sweater looks amazing on you!

[@JamesWelsh]

Oh thank you!💜

[@TheWispiestKitty]

I really like the sweater, too, but I feel like he just wore it in another video? Am I going crazy?

[@jmholsin]

​@@TheWispiestKitty And? You never re-wear your clothes? I'm sure he washed it lol

[@ghostlykasp]

@@TheWispiestKittywhy would it matter?

[@Ceodra]

It does!

[@JustAFace_InTheCrowd]

This Lush store….. Reminds me of working for Starbucks. We never sold expired stuff (on purpose…..), but shady stuff still happened behind the counters that would make you think twice about trusting a college kid with your latte…..

[@amandanorrisart]

I worked there for a decade and everything was above board at my store luckily 😂

[@JustAFace_InTheCrowd]

@@amandanorrisart It’s all the management tbh. Our management never properly trained us, but then expected us to know everything. Also- we had nothing to properly clean whipped cream cans, so they forever had a layer of spoiled milk on the inside cause all we had to clean them with was the pull-down spray nozzle and the hobart or however you spell it (for non-partners, that’s the sanitizing dishwasher). We just spritzed them, and put them in the machine. When you took them out, you could see yellow build up inside but we had no tools to scrap it out…… Sooooooo WE DIDN’T. And I’m sure they STILL DO THIS at my old store. They also took our non-slip mats away from us cause no one would clean them appropriately so corporate punished us by being made to slip and fall on wet floors constantly. Fun stuff. Theres so much more, but I would be here all day.

[@emmym563]

I worked at a Panera bread , and my managers would always try to make us sell expired food. Not the bread and baked goods, which fortunately were donated to charity every night. But things like deli meat, which imo is disgusting when it's not fresh.

[@oliviar9808]

Worked at Ulta and i grab all my product from the back of the shelf. That way you don't buy the ones people opened or returned #retailtips

[@Kalidreamine]

Yess! ever since i was a kid, my mom had always told me to grab from the back of the shelf and i never really understood why. now it’s more clear 😅

[@oliviar9808]

@Kalidreamine your mom taught you well!!

[@deborahcarvalho4383]

Genuinely question: all the products can be opened in the stores in the place you worked or other stories? I'm not from any english native language country, so I'm really curious...

[@oliviar9808]

@deborahcarvalho4383 well, you aren't supposed to open the products. If they don't have a tester, there is a reason! But unfortunately most people are pretty self centered and don't care. If an associate *knows* they open it, it should be damaged out.

[@DreamseedVR]

Been doing this since a kid even with toys lol

[@sheHerTheyThem]

My husband used to work for Lush Canada and made their bath bombs, and worked in their manufacturing process plant. They don't sale old products or expired /damaged, the staff gets it! That's how I was introduced to Lush. And they gift their employees products all the time, , no one is getting sold expired products.

[@carrierae6964]

aussie here🇦🇺you do not mess around with sunscreen, i wouldn't touch natural sunscreen with a 10 foot pole...the sun here is wicked, being very fair skinned i ALWAYS use sunscreen, all year round...i have seen the effect of skin cancer first hand, and i feel that this mum is putting her family at risk, you cannot build up a resistance f.f.s😳

[@Beretta4]

How anyone can think they can become stronger than THE FREAKING SUN is breaking my brain!

[@tracy776]

Me: know what's scientifically proven to be a carcinogen? THE SUN! Also: do they really not realize that EVERYTHING is a chemical?

[@alpal122]

right!? And chemical names are very specific so some do get obnoxiously long which seems to be scary for most. There is also the fact that a chemical can be in extremely different things because it could be a slightly different version or isotope in each. My goal is to improve scientific literary this year.

[@muchtoosilly]

I was in Ulta and there was a woman going on and on to the sales associates about how she never uses sunscreen because "all the chemicals" are bad for you. After she walked away I turned to the sales associates and said, "You know what is also bad for you? Melanoma." Oh, and we laughed and laughed..... 😒

[@abbywade1229]

Quick thought: regarding the home and bargains mask. MIT and CIT are also preservatives used in paints and coatings, think dulux. Fun fact this is already facing heavy legislation because of its associated hazards. The fact they are in a face mask is beyond me (although legal in the eu for wash off products up to 15ppm). Industrial chemist in paints and coatings btw 😱

[@emmalouise9809]

it's suuuuper common in water-based soaps and cleaners. i've also noticed it in a lot of spray-on hair products like leave-ins.

[@abbywade1229]

@ after some googling I’m seeing that! Just find it very strange! Not a very nice chemical to work with!

[@emmalouise9809]

@@abbywade1229not legal in other countries to use in these products but of course the US is behind 😅 it's definitely crazy

[@lipstickzombie4981]

At the risk of sounding like a Lab Muffin diehard, Michelle did discuss in videos last year on how these paraben substitutes are highly allergenic. Thank you 'clean beauty'...

[@Stilladumbkid]

I'm glad that i stopped ordering products from dodgy places and decided to only shop at drugstores at my country that I KNOW are from the good source. The faking/dropshipping trends need to stop

[@ellenkarlsson9490]

11:50 That's a hero product if I ever saw one. She applied it to her finger and the wrinkle in her forehead disappeared. Amazing! 🤩 /s

[@coriroo9323]

As a parent: yeah, I do think it's neglectful. Parents absolutely have a lane. One of our most important tasks is to make responsible, well-informed decisions for them until they are capable of doing it themselves. It's hubris to get into the mindset that you know better than the experts we are supposed to rely on to make those informed decisions. You are never going to know everything.

[@Snakesnarl]

If I never had to see or hear about Ariana grande ever again it would be too soon

[@harusaurus]

everything i learn about her is against my will 💀

[@T_ootie_x_P_atootie]

I second the notion

[@Tazzie1312]

Amen

[@mrs.johnwinchester420]

Like, did I need to know that she is now dating a cheater who had a wife and kids? And the fact that she SPENT time with said wife and family beforehand? 😂 Seriously, keep things private. Lol.

[@rosettasilvermist]

Omg I couldn't agree more I'm so fed up of her

[@geraldforkontheleft]

I worked for Lush for multiple years and we NEVER did that with our Fresh Face Masks, like EVER! Also Lush was very transparent about using fresh ingredients and safe synthetics. Lush was easily the best company i’ve ever worked for. They actually took care of their employees!!!

[@therealJamieJoy]

Do you wonder if she is angry at the company for other reasons and making videos to spite them or someone? I think that happens a lot online.

[@wearesatellites91]

If adults don’t want to wear sunscreen, I don’t care. It’s their choice, and quite frankly, natural selection will take care of that in a few years. But not putting sunscreen on their kids and letting THEM burn?? That’s horrific and should be a punishable act.

[@petarenae4823]

I started using sunscreen every day 3 years ago, thanks to James. And I'm so glad I did because I already had terrible sun damage😓 I've done 2 skin cancer treatments on my face over the past couple of winters & I couldn't believe how many cancers were exposed😳 I live in Perth Australia & turn 48 soon. I used to sun-bake & go into tanning beds when I was younger because it was a HUGE trend. The UV in Australia, esp WA, is INCREDIBLY HIGH due to the damaged ozone layer. Australia also has the highest level of skin cancer related deaths in the world😢 Thanks to James, I tried Round Labs Birch Sunscreen & I haven't looked back since. I have rosacea & sensitive skin, so heavy supermarket brands would irritate my skin & always feel heavy & oily. The Round Lab sunscreen has a serum like texture, it's very lightweight & sits great under make-up. I plan on doing another cancer treatment this winter, just in case. It'll be interesting to see how many cancers come up🤷‍♀️

[@dmak90]

Big staff discounts also help to thwart internal theft.

[@Beebee192-j7i]

When I worked for elemis, the amount that got stolen was ridiculous. Probably because staff only getting a 10% discount. I gave up trying to do stocktakes.

[@kathrynm5841]

Your skin looks amazing! Gives me so much hope for my type 1 rosacea, which is getting much better, partly thanks to you, James. :)

[@Samisnotavailable]

I once saw a reel where a woman said bleach didnt work because it contained water so all the mold would just grow back. I was speechless.

[@clubtonberry]

The fact that that woman was Australian and knows how harsh our sun is (to the point where we have cancer council advertising about the risks of sun-exposure year-round because we have the highest rate of skin cancer in the world) and yet she still won't wear sunscreen because of 'cancer causing' chemicals genuinely frightens me.

[@THEMamaVicky]

A snow day, and a James vid, and hot cocoa 😃

[@angelicrose8406]

My mom didn't wear sunscreen for pretty much the entirety of her life, she was diagnosed with skin cancer before she had me, and now, she wears sunscreen all the time!

[@sarahwatts7152]

I felt bad for that last lady's kid, sitting in the back of the car wondering when they'd get going

[@abbie4586]

Re: the no tox mom, we just have to let natural selection play out at this point. Idk what else to do

[@nadiahassan5307]

The sad thing is, one disappears, another is “inspired” by their grift and takes their place 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@anglerfish4161]

@@nadiahassan5307 And the kids suffer from her stupidity

[@clemfandango-se1wj]

The problem is it’s the kids who are suffering and not the awful parents 😢

[@abbie4586]

@clemfandango-se1wj that's true :(

[@wearesatellites91]

seriously! Darwin awards go to people not wearing sunscreen

[@Ghostnelius]

The whole trend of parents trying to do what's right for their kids makes me feel something. Not a good something, but something. I have dogs which aren't kids but the analogy holds; I also want what's best for them. I could imagine if I was less rigorous with my own research, I could fall into the de-tox low-tox thing. I know better because I fell down the rabbit and reached wonderland. It's really just fear for yourself and your family, combined with the everything in the world PLUS caring for a family, I understand WHY these moms are like this. It's not me excusing or endorsing their life styles, but I can see the world through their eyes.

[@lasantuzza777]

i appreciate seeing a single compassionate comment in this entire comment section.

[@esormirp]

her with completely barbeque'd skin: "oh you can build up resistance to the sun!"

[@palladium607]

1000000% agree with you on all this. Low to no tox is not even realistic. Understand the risks and do your best to mitigate them but you can never eliminate all of them completely. Education is key. Too many people don't know how to research the research! They THINK they know what they actually do not and take actions accordingly, which is terrifying honestly.

[@dompie23]

I had to register all new cancer diagnoses for my job at the hospital. It's crazy to see how many patients our dermatologist had. Just one bad sunburn as a kid increases your chances of getting a melanoma by a crazy amount. I hope that mother comes to her senses before she dooms her kids.

[@samanthamellios240]

Sooooo early ⏰ Loved this one! Thank you gorgeous ❤

[@JamesWelsh]

Glad you liked iiiiiit 💜

[@kai_maceration]

i wonder when using the phrase "went down a rabbit hole" to mean "i learned about something" will die out. i don't know why but my insides decompose into pulp every time i hear it, and i hear it so much... so much pain...

[@carrained]

Right? I absolutely went down a rabbit hole to find out where the wealth of a Formula One drivers dad got his money, I ended up in the grandfathers wikipedia and reading about how they started out in textiles, and all that wealth was inherited, that the grandfather changed the family name to fit in in America etc etc, it took me a good while and wasn't really what I had planned on googling 😹 Now that's a rabbit hole! But learning I should cleanse my face morning and evening because I had to check multiple sources? Not a rabbit hole...

[@kai_maceration]

@@carrained i honestly just hate the phrase solely because I've heard it too much, but it's extra annoying to hear it misused. like it's supposed to be a whimsical metaphor to convey your point, using it so flippantly robs it of all meaning.

[@meowmeowssh]

What the with that Aussie sunscreen mum at the end… being SunSmart is drilled into us from early childhood here in Australia. We’re got some of the harshest sun and highest rates of skin cancer out of anywhere. Using sunscreen is definitely less egregious to my life than the prospect of ending up looking like a worn out leather bag with melanoma, personally.

[@therealJamieJoy]

Sounds like her husband sits at home and "researches" then pressures her, from what she said.

[@Lea-bw9wj]

I'm Aussie and I remember being a kid in the 80's before the sunscreen message started to really pick up and many time's I went out without any on and I was in pain for days after. Not something I'd want to go through again or want anyone else too.

[@GenXfrom75]

0:50 I always grab from the back. All stores put new products in the back, while pulling older products forward. Not expired, necessarily. But newest goes behind oldest, everywhere.🤷‍♀️

[@mothrasdaughter]

Same. Especially for produce!! Fresh/newest always in the back

[@vasilyevs]

your hair looks especially nice here! idk if i'm just being insane today, but your beard seems especially neat and lovely as well. thank you for the video ❤

[@JamesWelsh]

Oh thank you! I did try something a little different with my hair and just trimmed th beard!

[@Inthedarkbluesea]

​@@JamesWelshYour hair seems to be in a more loose style, each piece slightly curled. I agree with the above comment, it looks really nice.

[@sweetmother2406]

I’ve had so many people tell me they don’t need sunscreen bc they get tan and never burn and I’m like “I’m not as worried about sunburns as I am of skin cancer years down the road!” 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@calebh7507]

My dad retired now, worked in a sunscreen and cosmetic factory as an inspector and then as a gov inspector on products. In australia as a kid it was always reinforced to be sun smart. I sometimes bring up your videos particularly the ones to do with anti suncreen movement. It is something that has proliferated more after his retirement and it has his head in his hands as a chemist and grandad to see people especially not being sun smart with their kids.

[@amandamurphy3868]

I still work for lush and we do still get the 50% discount but we don't get the whole ranges for free. Only products that are too damaged to be able to sell

[@dinasilva9263]

These vídeos are your best, i adore you James❤❤

[@kimseiberling5263]

I work in retail. And I’ve always been told that it’s illegal to sell expired products.

[@QueenBoudicca125]

I'm a mid 30s woman and I often get told I look younger than I am. I attribute it mostly to styling and the fact I've used a moisturizer with an SPF since I was 14. No7 day cream for life!

[@diziettkett]

It seems to also be a lack of critical thinking in regards to individuals who will read articles online and then come to very dramatic conclusions. My first question in regards to the sunscreen story is what is her husbands background and expertise on the subject? What articles and where are they published? Could the author be trying to further an agenda like sell their specific “low tox” sunscreen? It’s also very black and white/either or thinking. Rather than “Oh maybe the risks of sunscreen are more beneficial than literal CANCER.” it’s very much let’s just throw out the entire bottle. I love my son and yes there are a mothers instinct but those are more like “I know my child it’s unwell” or “Yeah that’s totally the face he makes when he’s about to fart.” Not, “I possess more knowledge than the entire medical community in the history of mankind.”

[@katiemay6560]

My best friend is undergoing chemo for skin cancer that spread to stage II - She is 26. Wear sunscreen period.

[@dismurrart6648]

Im so over people who talk about ingredients being linked to cancer because they also absolutely use and do a ton of things linked to cancer knowingly. When you call out that stuff, they hit you with "well everything is linked to cancer" to kustify eating pfas and baking in the sun, but for something like putting on sunscreen its "oh i better stop using this"

[@jackyeastwood9294]

If a word is that long is either hypnotising you to buy it or if the product contains a ingredient you cant even say stay away !

[@loona7740]

Your hair is always so nice, It's so thick and healthy looking!

[@brendamanning1472]

ugh! I'm allergic to MI and MCI - (those two big long preservatives) they are terrible for me! as you said, can be used in wash off products, and often used in things like dishwash. Once you are sensitised and allergic to them, beware! I try and completely avoid these in anything skincare wise!

[@loveit7484]

Great Video! I love these! A relative of mine in her 50s now has had two seperate facial cancer spots removed. Thankfully, she is okay. The point in sharing is she grew up in era a golden tan looks healthy. Also, in southern state near ocean( USA). Over past few years I rarely miss a day of sunscreen. That is due to the awareness brought on the subject. Thank you for speaking out on this issue.

[@lisalewis1387]

Worst of beauty and tik tok is people tapping on their products 😂😂

[@mrs.johnwinchester420]

Baby is in bed, I refused to cook, so I ordered nachos and I’m READY for the TEA. Thank you James ❤.

[@veronicaletmeaskyousomethi8457]

My god! You’re beautiful with, & without makeup. You’re so professional. I’ve enjoyed your videos.

[@KatherineAcosta20]

I do think it’s neglectful, just like the parents that don’t believe in vaccination since ultimately their ignorance is negatively affecting their children

[@Cog_Nomen]

It isn't *quite* as bad, in that the harm is limited to the children being subected to the neglect. With, the children of these parents aren't the only victims. ...and when you have to differentiate between which of your parenting choices are endangering your child vs endangering your child *and* others, the bar is no longer low; it's below the earth's mantle 😞

[@lynn-Ryo]

I honestly think "shes doing what she thinks is best for her child" is not an excuse at all, she didn't do proper research and is actively harming her child, its the same as anti vaxxer parents.

[@Scrugglebus]

I always grab products from the back to guarantee I get a product that doesn’t expire as soon as the ones in the front. Groceries, skincare, anything! Learned that habit from my husband who worked in the grocery section at Target. 😊

[@SaraAshley116]

My son got sunburned one time. It was so bad. I felt awful. He even got a blister. To this day, he will get out of the pool and make sure that I re apply a thick layer of sunscreen.

[@charlottecrook3903]

My husband and I are in our early 60’s. When he went on holiday abroad as a kid they used olive oil. When I sunbathed in the 80’s I used factor 15. When I had our daughter in 1990 people were just starting to talk about ‘slip, slap, slop’. Thank you Australia. Now if we’re outside for more than 10 minutes, even in the garden, factor 50 is used. My husband golf’s. He puts sunscreen on before he starts, half way round & has a small bottle in his bag for if he thinks it’s needed. A hat and sunglasses are must.

[@thenopedetective]

Given how much work Ariana has gotten done, I'm not sure if she deserves props there, and I'm doubtful that she is actually 4 years free of Botox... But if she is, I'd assume it's due to the facelifts that she's not transparent about.

[@gabbythegreat4962]

These are so helpful for buying conscientiously

[@Trend_Ensemble101]

2 weeks ago I bought from lush a fresh face mask called “skin soothing porridge” and the consistency seemed very strange but it didn’t look expired and then I had a horrible allergic reaction to it and washed it off immediately. I went to a pharmacy because I was panicking 😢 and the pharmacist was so sweet and recommended the LRP B50 repairing balm and that cleared up the allergic reaction after 2 days of using it 🙏

[@Jasmin23332]

You look so slim James. Don't get me wrong you look gorgeous. I just hope your feeling healthy too nit dieting too hard etc... Your such a cute gorgeous human inside out

[@enderlauren7248]

oh my gosh, this is the closest I’ve been to a release. Hi James! I know you probably won’t be reading this, but my sister messaged about my dog passing away and I saw what you said about it and it really made my day. It’s been really hard, but reading the message was very nice and comforting.♥️🕊️

[@katfayegarrett3872]

Aww❤

[@Parasiteve]

i like ariana's little joke. its fun to see celebs like her make jokes. i dont wanna say shes uptight but she just seems so "above it all" that making a joke would be below her but its not.

[@jodiekelly1355]

I'm really sad for that girl who had a chemical burn, but I'm more upset that she called it 'home and bargains' 😭🙈

[@BobbieRen]

Fun fact: Home Bargains had their first store in Liverpool in 1976 and it was originally called “Home and Bargain” before being rebranded and changed to “Home Bargains” in 1995. That’s why us scousers will forever call it Home and Bargain 😅

[@clemfandango-se1wj]

⁠@@BobbieRenthat is an actual fun and interesting fact

[@UnpurrfectRobyn]

As someone who had some pretty seriously painful sunburns in her childhood because reapplication of sunscreen was not pushed in the 90's, I want to protect my kids from that kind of pain!

[@trishamarie]

That Home Bargains product reminds me of Johnson&Johnson’s Clean and Clear. That’s exactly what happens to my face every time I tried to use it as a teenager and young adult. I do not have any idea why I even spent my money on it again as an adult.

[@ashahirschfeld1554]

I don’t care if that mum thinks she was doing the right thing, that will cause long term and immediate damage, discomfort and potentially cancer. This woman sounds Australian, we have one of the highest UV averages on earth (by far). There’s major funding and education in Australia regarding skin cancer and the importance and absolute necessity to use sunscreen, she literally has no excuse to be this bad of a mother.

[@MG-op5rl]

Thank you so much for not being afraid to talk about science. ❤

[@dilipgaming440]

so there was this period in my life when i kept attracting the wrong people, wrong opportunities, everything just felt…off. i couldn’t figure out why it kept happening. then one day, a friend mentioned a book called Vibrations of Manifestation by Alex Lane, saying it helped them see the patterns they didn’t even realize they had. i decided to give it a read, and wow, it opened my eyes to how much my own energy was shaping my life. seriously, this book is something else.

[@bisexualantigone]

Love how you've styled your hair, James.

[@kayot4947]

As an Australian, I stay well out of the sun and always wear sunscreen. My mum and her siblings grew up in the era of no sunscreen (1950’s). Mum lost a brother to melanoma aged 34, a sister to melanoma aged 48. Mum had a huge piece of her nose reconstructed due to melanoma and gets small cancers removed at least every 2 years. Despite my best efforts, I had a suspicious spot on my hand removed this year (fortunately not malignant). I’m turning 50 and have virtually no wrinkles or ageing on my skin. The lady ‘building tolerance’ to the sun is basically just scarring her skin.

[@rexsweet3914]

the lush exposing video was so... *eyeroll* hahahhaha

[@Gabytsuki]

Hello James, I've been loving your Labubu inboxings 💜

[@LinnieCat]

Loving the sweater!

[@LaurenAnne99]

I’m sorry, but as an Australian, the no sunscreen bit is crazy to me!

[@kaitlinadair1356]

Assuming she’s living in Australia, no sunscreen is wild! Yikes.

[@maymayyyy]

the way ariana's PR made her say that because she became a meme after saying she had zero plastic surgery..... oh please james, dont fall for that 😂😂😂😂 its SO obvious