5 Skincare Myths Ruining Your Skin | Lab Muffin Beauty Science

I really enjoy your channel, but I was disappointed that you invoked the “ white dudes” line about sunscreen. I like the evidence-based nature of your channel - the gender and skin colour of the people formulating products is irrelevant to me

Worst Myth: Oily/acne prone skin needs a stronger cleanser. Switched to a gentle cleanser and my skin has never been better.

Worst myth: if I can't pronounce it, it's bad.

Worst Myth: That sunscreen is bad and that people with dark skin don't need to wear it. Informative video!

Worst myth? That oily skin doesn't need moisturiser. So many formulas sit badly on oily skin that I believed the whole category was not formulated for oily skin!

Worst myth: NATURAL IS ALWAYS BETTER. I was a very big fan of walnut scrubs because it made my skin feel "squeaky clean" 🤢

I like how she goes straight to the point and the video is so full of information

Worst myth: More is always better. When I first got into skincare, I used way too many products and it was too much for my face. Now I have a two-step morning routine, five-step evening routine, and mask once a week. My face is much happier now

When I first got into skincare, it was at the height of the "10-Step Korean Skincare" craze. I ended up wasting a lot of money on stuff that I didn't even need, trying to achieve that "glass skin" bs. It turns out my skin would be happier with, like, 3 or 4 products max.

i truly believe that unfollowing skin care influencers and cutting back my skin care to a more simple routine helped my skin the most. checking in with my skin in the evening and seeing what it needs and going from there is just so much more managable than overdoing it daily

The worst myth has to be that sunscreen is not necessary in winter. The drugstores here in the Netherlands hardly sell it now we're getting into winter, as if finding a good sunscreen wasn't hard enough!

Worst myth I believed: You should completely dry out acne to heal it the quickest and best way

Worst myth: Ingredient list tells everything. Especially in case of sunscreens.

I am regularly amazed at how demented people get about skin care. I’m an old person so I come to skin care with dedication but some basic common sense. The number of acids, peels, and cleaning gadgets people use daily to “get the dead skin cells off” makes me go 😳. Now everyone seems to sensitive skin and they don’t know why!

Proof that almost anything becomes better if you add science to it. Even beauty and self-care content.

I don't know if people say this in other countries, but I always heard things like "if it stings it's because it's working" or "you have to suffer to be beautiful" while growing up. Learning to be gentle with my skin instead of just piling harsh cleansers, physical exfoliants, salycilic acid and differin was the best thing I did for my skin.

People need to talk about this more because a lot of "beauty gurus" suggest exfoliating and the moment I did it my skin broke out SO bad. Everyone's skin is different. Not everyone needs the exact same routine.

As a black woman, I know EXACTLY what you're talking about with the white cast from sunscreen. I started getting the tinted sunscreens from Morphe but not sure they are good. They do look nice on my skin because I have a lot of golden undertones. That some people took your comment about "white dudes" not listening to what customers need is NOT racist and shouldn't be seen as racist. It's up to women to define what is beautiful and take control of their health. This can only be done by being educated about what's in these products; what does and does not work. I'm grateful for your channel.

Never believed in any of these myths, best thing about having eczema is I've always been cautious about what I put on my skin. ❤👏

Learning to be respectful with my skin barrier has been the most important lesson to me. My skin was not sensitive but it became way more reactive after trying to go 100% "natural", and then trying to fix that mistake with too many actives just made it worse. It's better doing less of the right products but having happy skin, than going crazy and adding a million things and struggle with irritation, inflammation, etc. I also think that exfoliating products are overrated, overused and, for the most part, unnecessary.