...or why we shouldn't allow non-scientists to tell scientists how to make beauty products. Plus the return of an icon, and the results of the affiliates "debate" (such as it was) poll ...
Itās SO nuts - I hadnāt realised quite how ahead of his time he was until I started looking back on this stuff. I knew he was the first person to talk to me about copper peptides, and I went back to talk to him when everyone else finally started doing bodycare with actives about 5 years after Chemistry. But Iād completely forgotten about Fountain, which were basically beauty supplements before everyone got obsessed by supplements. Wild.
The sheer number of side brands and projects he had in his head or in production at one time was staggering to me. I remember talking to him about a few fragrance things that never happened, that werenāt Avestan.
The dose is the poison. How many times do we need to repeat that? Drink too much pure alcohol and youāre dead, but thatās not stopping anyoneās Friday night shandyā¦ š¤¦š¼āāļø
SO GOOD. I was working at LUSH during the early height of ādoes it contain chemicals???!!!ā around 2012-15. Got very bored explaining on daily basis about safe synthetic ingredients. So many people freaking out about SLS when itās in most toothpastes, and who would have preferred pots of moisturiser to become bacteria breeding grounds rather than be safely kept fresh with parabens.
Yes! Iām constantly wanging on about the brilliance of synthetics because they are predictable, reproducible (and often better for the planet than the ānaturalā alternative) and yetā¦ Still, I will keep banging this drumā¦
Ironically it took a lot of reviewing the backs of everything from washing powder to mascara after I read about it in an ophthalmology journal. I hate that science is so misunderstood and abused. Thanks for continuing to be a champion.
The mad thing is that this is exactly where a sensible app could actually be useful. If you could scan the bar codes of everything that gives you a reaction and the algorithm could identify common ingredients then tech and science is helping the consumer. Anyway, thanks for reading and engaging, and being a science lover
This is brilliant. So glad I found you Claire š
Ah Sara, thank you! Welcome, Iām so glad you found me too x
Brandon was really ahead of his time š
Itās SO nuts - I hadnāt realised quite how ahead of his time he was until I started looking back on this stuff. I knew he was the first person to talk to me about copper peptides, and I went back to talk to him when everyone else finally started doing bodycare with actives about 5 years after Chemistry. But Iād completely forgotten about Fountain, which were basically beauty supplements before everyone got obsessed by supplements. Wild.
The sheer number of side brands and projects he had in his head or in production at one time was staggering to me. I remember talking to him about a few fragrance things that never happened, that werenāt Avestan.
Keep banging your drum ā¤ļøā¤ļø Science is everything
The dose is the poison. How many times do we need to repeat that? Drink too much pure alcohol and youāre dead, but thatās not stopping anyoneās Friday night shandyā¦ š¤¦š¼āāļø
šÆDrink too much water and youāre dead but have you seen how many Stanley cups (and fake Stanley cups) are being sold?!
Oh yes, I have seen these reports of people drinking water to deathā¦ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/strange-but-true-drinking-too-much-water-can-kill/ ā Stanley cups are evil.
SO GOOD. I was working at LUSH during the early height of ādoes it contain chemicals???!!!ā around 2012-15. Got very bored explaining on daily basis about safe synthetic ingredients. So many people freaking out about SLS when itās in most toothpastes, and who would have preferred pots of moisturiser to become bacteria breeding grounds rather than be safely kept fresh with parabens.
Yes! Iām constantly wanging on about the brilliance of synthetics because they are predictable, reproducible (and often better for the planet than the ānaturalā alternative) and yetā¦ Still, I will keep banging this drumā¦
Yesssssss (to all)
Thank you!
Reposting this is ALL CAPS is probably a bit shouty but also maybe a good idea. Bravo, CC.
I loved that hand cream - Iām truly hoping that they stick to the original formula.
As someone who got horrible reactions to MI it makes me even more furious to learn it was because of paraben nonsense and pseudoscience.
Iām sorry. I had a friend in a similar situation. Iām glad youāve been able to identify what caused it though. But yes, SO infuriating
Ironically it took a lot of reviewing the backs of everything from washing powder to mascara after I read about it in an ophthalmology journal. I hate that science is so misunderstood and abused. Thanks for continuing to be a champion.
The mad thing is that this is exactly where a sensible app could actually be useful. If you could scan the bar codes of everything that gives you a reaction and the algorithm could identify common ingredients then tech and science is helping the consumer. Anyway, thanks for reading and engaging, and being a science lover