Why are PEGs Getting a Bad Wrap When it Comes to Skincare and Beauty Products?

[@emmah643]

Yes! Clean “beauty” isn’t only about if it is safe to use, it should also be about how it effects the environment in production and when it goes down our sinks

[@schonlift]

I truly appreciate your non biased opinion. I try my best to avoid PEGs. I'd just prefer more clean products that are less harmful to the environment. Thank you!

[@philliplee7658]

This is an excellent environmental/humanist perspective that I think both science-based and “clean” beauty often fail to take into account. I currently have at least one product that contains ethyoxylates and I think it would probably be more environmentally harmful to eschew it now (it’s also from Avène which I assume is a fairly reputable company), however I am interested in contacting them and any other parent/companies of products containing ethyoxylates that I might use to see what kinds of steps they take to mitigate environmental carcinogen exposure. Thanks for the informative video!

[@Annamystica]

I almost died from PEG. It's basically a plastic or polymer and should never go on or in the body.

[@tc327]

Wow, I just read the back of a label. Not happy!

[@magicsamart2343]

Great, short, informative video. Really helps a newcomer to the makeup market understand what I'm buying. Lovely!

[@lifeasheather8014]

So… a “low” risk is still a risk.

[@justinpeck2217]

Especially when your using it everyday on top of other PEG products and other poison etc we use and eat . It all adds up !

[@ayalashoshani986]

Thank you so much for the great video! I wanted to ask what you think about polyethylene in lip products such as lipstick. I am aware that there is no fear of it penetrating the skin because of the size of the molecule, but lip products we do eat a small amount of, and actually put small pieces of plastic into our body, the question of whether this has health consequences. Thank you!

[@femmedandy]

I'm more concerned if PEGs are what's triggering my contact dermatitis. I just tried a "gentle" eye makeup remover containing Poloxamer 184 and now my eyelids are super itchy. I wish skin sensitization were a larger part of this conversation.

[@justinpeck2217]

Little bit every day adds up … on top of the rest of the poison we ingest every day in our culture….

[@jenofalltrades6486]

This is totally random, but what is that gorgeous specimen of rock/crystal that's on the bottom left of your book shelf??? 🤩

[@nm6857]

It's a flower bouquet😊

[@beenishaziz4546]

peg 100 stearate is comodogenic??

[@ronnymatthews4133]

Restoralax symptoms ronny matthews IS bleeting at knuckles❤itcky skin etc etb😮

[@ioannasbookutopia]

I didn't understant , my face mist has PEG - 40 , so it's good or not? I got that if some ingretients are exposed to some toxic things get messy but do I have to know? Should I use this products?

[@SBrown_Cherry]

No it isn’t pegs are link to uterine & breast cancer so I’d say throw it away

[@akashsunny373]

Peg-120 good or not

[@startgameryt2670]

Should we use pegs 20

[@jeffersonchatte1200]

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