Former media editor here 🖐️ probably nobody noticed but at the end of the clips Michelle played look closely at the jump between the 2nd last clip and the last clip of the videos, they're always vastly different... That's because they usually do final touch ups and other things to make the final result look "better". Like the lemon and sugar one I noticed there was more lighting used on the arm pit to make it look lighter and the pomegranate one the mixed stuff in the bowl and the stuff in the dropper that ended up on her face the color was COMPLETELY different! Becareful of 'fake' editing guys. Question it all, lots of diy channels etc doing this these days
An excellent breakdown of these “hacks” and proves a multitude of reasons why formulators are vital to the industry. And as someone with an almond allergy... YIKES
Also, I feel that rubbing a burnt almond on your eyebrows is a risk to get scratched. Same with other burned items. I'll take a formulated pencil over a DIY like that every time.
To me it doesn’t make sense why people spend a lot of money on ingredients for these diy’s only to get little to no results when they can just go and purchase a product for half the cost that has been formulated by professionals and will actually work…
Thank you for making this video. I’m not a fan of the whole “life hack” videos, and how they never discuss what makes the hack work. Thanks for taking the time to either debunk or refute these with actual evidence.
It's sweltering here and I was like 'now why is she in a sweater' before I remembered hemispheres exist and we're on opposite ones. I'd give anything to be going into winter now!
Also, to exfoliate my body, I just put my soap into cheap organza bags I bought online. It's gentle, produces a delightful lather, and has loops so I can hang my soap to dry out between showers. 10/10
“In my spirit of cheap-assness” - I think I’m going to need this on a T-shirt 😂 I am so very happy I found you on the interwebs 💗 although my wallet isn’t so happy with all the sunscreens I’ve bought recently 😆
Yes, we need a t-shir with that! I also started taking more care of my skin when it comes to sun exposure since I found her channel. It's been 2 months and I can tell my skin looks better than never.
Hmmmmm the exchange rate though - right now $4.50 AUD is $3.11 USD, but apparently we have runaway inflation at the moment so I'm sure the prices will have changed when I go grocery shopping tomorrow 😩
I learn something new every time I watch your videos. I knew that most DIY is unreliable, but the fact that you need a lot of pure honey in a water free recipe means that the antibacterial claims are basically bogus. Just about every DIY skincare hack I see using honey also includes some form of water while claiming to be antibacterial.
I mentioned this while filming but I forgot to put it in the final cut - honey does produce a little bit of hydrogen peroxide too, but with the dilution in these recipes it won't do much 😖
I love that you casually mentioned that ‘almonds aren’t a fruit anyway, they’re a seed.’ There are so many things which aren’t, botanically speaking, what we grow up being told they are. Try telling people that strawberry isn’t a fruit and see how outraged they get 😆
I once got a crazy chemical burn on my mouth from eating a lemon juice covered snack on a day out. I looked like I had contracted a disease from irresponsibly had fun times. I had a blister too on one side and I walked around with a scarf over my mouth for a week because nothing would cover it.
A reason honey might actually make sense in a brightening treatment (and a reason for it to be antibacterial) is that it releases hydrogen peroxide in water. I know it's enough peroxide to lighten hair slightly with repeated treatments but I don't know if it would do anything desirable to skin.
I mentioned that when filming but I think I accidentally left it out when I edited 🤦 Yep there's a tiny amount but agreed, I don't know if it's enough to be antibacterial when mixed with everything else!
@@crazysavvyloverlee I'd rather have that than what was used in my youth which was toothpaste.😲 A lot of my classmates irritated their skin more because of the menthol in the toothpaste.
@@crazysavvyloverlee I do that with pure manuka honey. I dab a bit on and then cover it with a bandaid so it doesn’t rub off on my pillow. It really helps with surface zits for me. It does nothing for deeper cystic acne-for that I use a micro needle patch or just wait until it surfaces more.
Loved the science behind the hacks (or lack thereof in some cases hehe). Just noticed your Lego plant in the background. I've got the same one waiting to be made! I've put an orchid one together first.
@@amycortez3289 there are quite a few lego flowers. Not cheap, but then I spend a fortune replacing the live ones after I kill them, in the long run lego works out cheaper 😄 And they're fun to put together.
Citrus peel makes me puff up in an allergic reaction and kiwis make my mouth tingle… and like hell I’m wasting expensive pomegranates or watermelon! 🤣 Guess I’ll just have to stick to actual skincare. 😉
I am always curious about new hacks in DIY. Thanks for pointing out the true cost of these ingredients. I would also factor in the time it takes to make these concoctions and how often the you would need to do them to see any results. DIY normally implies that it’s a money-saving idea. No need for a Goop version. I agree. 🙏 Real talk: I have stopped using lemon juice and a few other other “natural” ingredients on my skin. You gave me the scientific facts (a lot of them btw) and some really negative consequences of using them. You do a really good job of explaining safe alternatives and breaking things down. Thank you for sharing your perspectives and knowledge.
I used to be a diy all natural gal until…. I got old and no amount if turmeric would do 😂. All the natural stuff “ worked” bc I was young and my body actually healed himself and regenerate. It was never the turmeric paste yogurt potion ,it was the youth .Now I am trying to apologize to all chemicals around me for betrayal and ask for help with menopause 😂
I love your videos, Michelle - information delivered so easy for laymen to understand, and a great sense of humor. The Gwyneth Paltrow reference- chef’s kiss!
I really enjoyed this video because it has actual explainations of why the hacks don't work and buying the actual products is better for getting results. GREAT JOB MICHELLE! ❤️
I'm currently recovering from an abrasion on the cornea, caused from something so minuscule getting under my eyelid that I don't even know what caused it. (Maybe just a bit of lint from making the bed?). It was debilitating and extremely agonising... painkillers/anti-inflammatories/eye-drops were not effective. I ended up going to the hospital A&E. So don't put anything on your face (esp. near your eyes) which contain even the smallest of particles, either store bought or home-made. Use lint free makeup rounds rather than a face washer, cotton balls etc. I definitely wouldn't want a piece of orange peel stuck in my eye socket. Thanks Michelle for discouraging viewers from trying these wacko hacks. 👱♀️❤
The thing is many countries have those products cheap. For example Almonds, Orange, Pomegranate, Rose oil can be found at very inexpensive rates in India.
So glad you talked about the potential side effects of lemon scrubs! I actually use lemon on my armpits all the time, not for the lightning but for the deodorizing effect (because my ADHD medicine gives me awful b.o. that soap and antiperspirant don't fix) so it's really good to know that it might have bad side effects after a while. If you so happen to see this comment, could you please tell me how alcohol wipes might effect that skin as well? Or if you have any skin-based tips for keeping my underarms from smelling bad? I swear I've tried everything and the only thing that seems to work are the incredibly expensive pineapple deodorant wipes from Pacifica, which I cannot afford regularly 🥺
I just feel bad for the model here. Was she even made aware that she's gonna expose her skin to some irritating and damaging ingredients and practices here?? The orange peel and the lemon hacks made me weep.
I love this take because so many “skin experts” look at the word diy and say nope! I’m no fan of diy but the fact they can’t admit some things are alright is what bothers me. They memorize their arbitrary rules, and go around preaching it. And their platforms are sooo big
This video reminded me of the only DIY recipe I’d been meaning to try that Veronica Gorgeois once posted in one of her old RUclips videos for a lip scrub. The video has since been taken down (I miss her and her videos so much! 😭) but I found a screen shot that I saved. It says to use brown sugar and coconut oil. She does mention to only use it occasionally and not grind it into your lips. Now I’ve remembered it I might still give it a try! 👄
DIY sugar lip scrubs are great! It's pretty much what Lush sell as lip scrubs, there was also an elf product that was basically a lip balm with sugar embedded it in.
MORE pls!!! 😆 I had a classmate before in high school whose fair complexion I envied so much. 🙈 Asians and this obsession for white skin, right? 😅🙈 She told me before she takes a bath, she squeezes out calamansi juice, rubs it on her whole body, let it stay for about 10-15 mins, and then takes her shower 🚿 She does this DAILY! I tried to imitate her 🙈 but fortunately, I didn't feel comfortable with it (a blessing in disguise!) and so I stopped after just 3 times. Now I realized she likely had what you called "chemical leukoderma" because she couldn't go out under the sun ☀ without an umbrella. Her skin would immediately turn red and she said it stings. 🙈 Oh, if only we knew what we know now about lemons or calamansi juice on skin. I'm glad I didn't persevere with that "beauty hack" Hoping for more content like this please~ 💕
You can also double use the spoon for cooling your face and then putting a lighter under it to get soot and use that as eyeliner/eyebrow pencil... We already went through all these hacks for millenia, but the industrial production of those things makes life a lot easier... why are we going back in time?
This was such an interesting video, you really flipped the script on DIY skincare reaction videos. Also I love how sweet you are, and that sweater is the cutest thing I've ever seen!
Just discovered your channel and I'm already a FAN!! Actually i was looking up info about setting sprays, and Google recommended your video, so I watched that one 1st. Now I'm here, I've subscribed, and I'm about to binge on your vids...I love your knowledge of the products, their ingredients, and how it's all mixed to make the formula. You don't make me feel dumb about it either! Haha your delivery of all the big words and the science behind them is so easy to understand and follow along with! Why have I NEVER heard of you before??? I could've been learning from you all this time...😁
Iirc the Victorians did the burnt eyebrow thingy, but with cloves. For them made sense since makeup was scandalous so there weren't a lot of makeup products available.
A blistering sunburn being painful is an understatement. Let me tell you! It was a dark time before I cared about the health of my skin and working outdoors. I got burned so badly that a few hours later, I had big blisters on my cleavage and shoulders. I was close to tears any time something would touch them and since I only really sleep well on my side with a weighted blanket, I lost DAYS worth of sleep. Not to mention increasing my risk of skin cancer in the future.
I've seen a few "emergency makeup hack!" videos, and my thought is always "what could possibly be such an emergency that you can't go out without makeup?"
For some reason i was very careful with sugar on my skin as i had one bad experience with a product i somehow thought the sugar feeds bacteria 🙈. Thanks for clearing that up, great video, you managed to make it very informative and constructive! 💜
You’re right though! In lower concentrations sugar feeds bacteria, but in straight honey it kills the bacteria. That’s why you can keep the sugar jar in the cabinet without spoiling, but not a glass of juice
@@whitneyschmitney Yep, dose makes the poison. Used to work with a wound care doctor that has honey and sugar in his arsenal along with other antibiotics and he uses those even on uncontrolled diabetics (makes up most of his patient base) because according to him topical sugars aren't metabolized like digested sugar and it's amount is too small to cause blood sugar spikes.
The only DIY natural mask I'm using is pure honey and I sometimes add pure aloe vera gel (otc to prevent the presence of latex). It has interesting proven properties on skin with topical application. (buned, injured, irritated, dry skin etc)
Lightening an armpit with lemon? I don't like when people put things like lemon juice directly on the skin. It throws off the skin pH. I agree with it more likely to cause sunburn. And, any nicks or burns or sensitivity caused by shaving or waxing will make the area more irritated by the lemon. I would suggest exfoliating and using a clay mask to help remove darkness. Some people suggest using Aztec Healing Clay.
Yes! Agriculture isn't very environmentally friendly at all - Prof Ricardo Diez actually complained about this in a lecture, the beauty industry used to take waste products from petroleum mining like petroleum jelly and coal tar and add value by turning them into more useful products, now the clean beauty movement is using up valuable resources that could be used to feed people to make goo for your face...
6:27 I have a coworker from India she says get some milk, dried orange peel, maybe an oil? Idr and use that as a wash off mask But she was saying to save the perks from oranges you already ate too lol
Not the Gwenyth Paltrow shade.😆 Normally I'm quick to defend women from unnecessary snark, but she's still out there causing harm, so... she's earned it.
Ole henriksen has a lemon scrub that I think is possibly worse than walnut scrubs. Their lemon scrub has glycolic acid, lactic acid, sugar exfoliants and multiple lemon peel extracts. OH even have this on the product's website: "Sunburn Alert: This product contains an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) that may increase your skin's sensitivity to the sun and particularly the possibility of sunburn. Use a sunscreen, wear protective clothing, and limit sun exposure while using this product for a week afterward." Funny thing is they recommend using the scrub 2-3 times per week yet tell you to stay out of the sun for a week after usage. Their sunburn warning only refers to the AHAs but it doesn't extend to the lemon peel (and other citrus) ingredients that could cause the sun burn reaction you refer to in this video. I remember when this product came out, there were a lot comments on their instagram pointing out that the lemon scrub was probably too strong of an exfoliant and combined with the lemon extracts and their recommended 2-3 times per week usuage, would eventually increase skin sensitivity. The fact that the scrub is apparently one of their best sellers is genuinely concerning imo.
I think that the food diy's would do a body better by eating them. I might be wrong, but wouldnt the ingredients need to be hydrolyzed, or chemically concentrated somehow, so they could actually penetrate, or whatever?
Where I live pomegranate and rose oil are not that expensive. I Pomegranate is cheap even. I buy small bottles of 200 ml of rose oil in supermarkets and I use it for my skin and hair on my night routine before going to sleep.
It's nice to see videos like this. I've even seen a few derms okay some of the hacks found on tik tok. So I guess you've heard about the UK Which study on mineral sunscreens?
I hadn't seen it, thanks for letting me know! I'm not surprised - there was a Consumer Reports test a couple years ago that found similar, and I've heard stuff like that from some sunscreen ingredient manufacturers as well...
A lot of people try these things because they are trying to be eco friendly and avoid all the plastic packaging that beauty products come in that just ends up in landfills. That motivates a lot of people to try diy products when they first go zero waste. Although many of these ideas are indeed silly.
Ah! Almonds aren't expensive everywhere. It's just that about 98% of the world's almonds are grown in California's central valley, so the further you get from that, things get pricier
Generally not unless it's really concentrated or you're allergic since they're formulated to be gentle, but there are some like hydroquinone that can kill melanocytes (melanin-producing cells) and do that
My grocery bill is so high because I eat fresh fruit every day for snacks. I would love it if they feel out of the sky! Maybe not a watermelon though... Michelle, could you do a video one day on dark underarms? I can never get rid of the hyperpigmentation under there.
it might depend on the reason why you have hyperpigmentation in your underarms. i don’t know if you have this or not, but you might want to check if you have tinea versicolor. the treatment for tinea versicolor is different than some other causes of hyperpigmentation in that area.
This may or may not apply to you, but here’s my experience. I’m very fair, and the stubble left behind from shaving always made my armpits look darker. I started using an epilator instead of a razor, and now my armpits don’t look darker than the rest of the skin. Epilators remove the entire hair, including the root, and when it grows back, the hair usually becomes finer (lighter, softer). Getting used to using it in that area can be too difficult for some people, though.
Thank you for your great videos. I was looking for a new sunscreen and decided to watch the video on the "Best sunscreens 2021" to get a couple of pointers. Nevertheless, I cannot seem to access the video since it is categorized as private content. Is it just me or does anyone else experience this issue ?
Hi lab muffin! I bought a hyauloronic acid serum and a gel with 95% snail mucin, I thought this was great for my skin since its dry but after i apply both of them or even just one of them I feel like they dry out my skin! It looks better but it feels dry and stretched, i apply them to damp skin and even started to put a bit of vaseline over them but it still feels dry! My house humidity levels are 63% on most days so I dont understand what I could be doing wrong and why they make my face dry 😭
Do you know if spirulina powder mixed with water is safe for a mask once a week or once a month? My grandma swears by it but I’m always scared of trying all natural facials.
I use orange peel, yogurt turmeric mask it works awesome for dry skin .. remove tan, curd gives glow to skin, i have used regular 1-2 a week to remove tan, dark patches
I found a DIY that works very good but I'm not sure of its safety... Is using baking soda as a deodorant safe for daily use? I just mix the baking soda with some water and rub it in. I know it I used from some people for cleaning and afraid it could be too rough on the armpits...
I use baking soda on my scalp and to clean small household areas. Baking soda is abrasive, it basically exfoliates a surface if you rub it in. Unless you’re working somewhere delicate (like the skin on your face/genitals or an easily-scratched household surface), baking soda shouldn’t cause harm if you don’t rub it in too roughly. I’ve never heard of making a paste as deodorant, only patting it into the skin dry. If it’s not irritating your skin & there’s no pain, redness, swelling, raised bumps, etc, you should be fine. Some types of jewelry or glass (like in coffee pots) are easily damaged by small scratches. You may not be able to see them individually, but the surface can become slightly cloudy. This can be dangerous with the carafe because it holds extremely hot liquids, so be careful with anything abrasive.
A lot of these diy with food would probably be better for the skin to eat the food then to put it on the skin...
Haha completely agreed!
I'd take a nice fruit salad about these 'hacks' any day 😅
Yeah some of them is more “save this part instead of throwing away” and don’t of them are more “eating this regularly will yield better results “
Former media editor here 🖐️ probably nobody noticed but at the end of the clips Michelle played look closely at the jump between the 2nd last clip and the last clip of the videos, they're always vastly different... That's because they usually do final touch ups and other things to make the final result look "better". Like the lemon and sugar one I noticed there was more lighting used on the arm pit to make it look lighter and the pomegranate one the mixed stuff in the bowl and the stuff in the dropper that ended up on her face the color was COMPLETELY different! Becareful of 'fake' editing guys. Question it all, lots of diy channels etc doing this these days
Thankies for sharing
THANK YOU OMG
14:01 "Sorry, this is a bit nerdy."
Please! 😂 That's what we come to your channel for, that's why we all hit the nerdification bell.
Yes!! We love it 🤓❣️
An excellent breakdown of these “hacks” and proves a multitude of reasons why formulators are vital to the industry. And as someone with an almond allergy... YIKES
Also, I feel that rubbing a burnt almond on your eyebrows is a risk to get scratched. Same with other burned items. I'll take a formulated pencil over a DIY like that every time.
To me it doesn’t make sense why people spend a lot of money on ingredients for these diy’s only to get little to no results when they can just go and purchase a product for half the cost that has been formulated by professionals and will actually work…
Thank you for making this video. I’m not a fan of the whole “life hack” videos, and how they never discuss what makes the hack work. Thanks for taking the time to either debunk or refute these with actual evidence.
It's sweltering here and I was like 'now why is she in a sweater' before I remembered hemispheres exist and we're on opposite ones. I'd give anything to be going into winter now!
I sympathise! Stinking hot summer just here in Western Australia & I'm so relieved it's cold now. Summer can be overrated! Stay cool!
lol i was thinking the same thing 😂
I am burning in Frankfurt.
I’m currently freezing in Seattle!
Haha yep, most of you are in the northern hemisphere so I'm going to be filming a sunscreen video in the cold soon 😂
Also, to exfoliate my body, I just put my soap into cheap organza bags I bought online. It's gentle, produces a delightful lather, and has loops so I can hang my soap to dry out between showers. 10/10
“In my spirit of cheap-assness” - I think I’m going to need this on a T-shirt 😂
I am so very happy I found you on the interwebs 💗 although my wallet isn’t so happy with all the sunscreens I’ve bought recently 😆
Yes, we need a t-shir with that!
I also started taking more care of my skin when it comes to sun exposure since I found her channel. It's been 2 months and I can tell my skin looks better than never.
Pomegranates are $4 here in south CA, after you said you paid $4.50 I felt like I actually got a bargain!
Hmmmmm the exchange rate though - right now $4.50 AUD is $3.11 USD, but apparently we have runaway inflation at the moment so I'm sure the prices will have changed when I go grocery shopping tomorrow 😩
I learn something new every time I watch your videos. I knew that most DIY is unreliable, but the fact that you need a lot of pure honey in a water free recipe means that the antibacterial claims are basically bogus. Just about every DIY skincare hack I see using honey also includes some form of water while claiming to be antibacterial.
I mentioned this while filming but I forgot to put it in the final cut - honey does produce a little bit of hydrogen peroxide too, but with the dilution in these recipes it won't do much 😖
the SHADE with you sewing retinol back together omg!
A chemistry cartoonist sent me some comics inspired by that saga a couple days ago, I should post them on here! 😂
Im so glad there are people like you on the internet. Sometimes you never know what works and videos like this save me a lot of time 😅
I love that you casually mentioned that ‘almonds aren’t a fruit anyway, they’re a seed.’ There are so many things which aren’t, botanically speaking, what we grow up being told they are. Try telling people that strawberry isn’t a fruit and see how outraged they get 😆
Lots of small fruits clumped together! (aggregate fruit)
With the steadily increasing cost of food, I'd rather eat the fruit and buy effective skincare.
Yes! Glad there's no lettuce hacks in there 😒
@@LabMuffinBeautyScience That's probably next
I do really love that I understand from you WHY things don't work.
great video! idk what part of life is being hacked w/these expensive and time-consuming projects but those videos are so popular
The wallet is being hacked 😂
I’m so glad you are in my world. To be honest I’m over these hacks for the most part. But I’m sure they will endure.
Thank you! That's really lovely to hear 🥰
I once got a crazy chemical burn on my mouth from eating a lemon juice covered snack on a day out.
I looked like I had contracted a disease from irresponsibly had fun times. I had a blister too on one side and I walked around with a scarf over my mouth for a week because nothing would cover it.
A reason honey might actually make sense in a brightening treatment (and a reason for it to be antibacterial) is that it releases hydrogen peroxide in water. I know it's enough peroxide to lighten hair slightly with repeated treatments but I don't know if it would do anything desirable to skin.
I mentioned that when filming but I think I accidentally left it out when I edited 🤦 Yep there's a tiny amount but agreed, I don't know if it's enough to be antibacterial when mixed with everything else!
I used to put pure honey as a spot treatment when I got zits in highschool and they we’re gone by the am
@@crazysavvyloverlee I'd rather have that than what was used in my youth which was toothpaste.😲 A lot of my classmates irritated their skin more because of the menthol in the toothpaste.
@@crazysavvyloverlee I do that with pure manuka honey. I dab a bit on and then cover it with a bandaid so it doesn’t rub off on my pillow. It really helps with surface zits for me. It does nothing for deeper cystic acne-for that I use a micro needle patch or just wait until it surfaces more.
as an immunobiochemist it's a joy to watch your vids. sincerely.
Loved the science behind the hacks (or lack thereof in some cases hehe).
Just noticed your Lego plant in the background. I've got the same one waiting to be made! I've put an orchid one together first.
Thank you! I want the orchid one next but I'm trying to pace myself, it's so gorgeous! The bird of paradise is pretty fun :)
There's a Lego orchid?!? I normally have a green thumb but I am a serial orchid killer. I'm abnormally excited about this...
@@amycortez3289 there are quite a few lego flowers. Not cheap, but then I spend a fortune replacing the live ones after I kill them, in the long run lego works out cheaper 😄 And they're fun to put together.
@@nymeroe This is so exciting!
Citrus peel makes me puff up in an allergic reaction and kiwis make my mouth tingle… and like hell I’m wasting expensive pomegranates or watermelon! 🤣 Guess I’ll just have to stick to actual skincare. 😉
Haha yes! Stuff designed for your face is usually best for your face 😂
Where do you live? Pomegranates and watermelon are pretty inexpensive here in India
Last i check watermelon was 0.28$/kg here
@@urooj09 blesses, I wish! I'm in Canada 😢 also expensive
You’re so funny! Learning and laughing
Thank you for watching! 😊
Re that lemon juice underarm thing, I don't know about everybody else but I always get nicked by my razor and that lemon juice would really sting!
For dry feet i would 100% recommend flexitol heel balm. It's a ureea based moisturizer, and works overnight even better than babyfeet.
I am always curious about new hacks in DIY. Thanks for pointing out the true cost of these ingredients. I would also factor in the time it takes to make these concoctions and how often the you would need to do them to see any results. DIY normally implies that it’s a money-saving idea. No need for a Goop version. I agree. 🙏
Real talk: I have stopped using lemon juice and a few other other “natural” ingredients on my skin. You gave me the scientific facts (a lot of them btw) and some really negative consequences of using them. You do a really good job of explaining safe alternatives and breaking things down. Thank you for sharing your perspectives and knowledge.
I used to be a diy all natural gal until…. I got old and no amount if turmeric would do 😂. All the natural stuff “ worked” bc I was young and my body actually healed himself and regenerate. It was never the turmeric paste yogurt potion ,it was the youth .Now I am trying to apologize to all chemicals around me for betrayal and ask for help with menopause 😂
I love your videos, Michelle - information delivered so easy for laymen to understand, and a great sense of humor. The Gwyneth Paltrow reference- chef’s kiss!
I really enjoyed this video because it has actual explainations of why the hacks don't work and buying the actual products is better for getting results. GREAT JOB MICHELLE! ❤️
Wish I could get into hacks. Maybe too lazy to get excited about them. Count on you to let me know what works. Thanks so much!
Almonds are stonefruit! So if you are also allergic to coconut, cherries and peaches, watch out for it :)
I'm currently recovering from an abrasion on the cornea, caused from something so minuscule getting under my eyelid that I don't even know what caused it. (Maybe just a bit of lint from making the bed?). It was debilitating and extremely agonising... painkillers/anti-inflammatories/eye-drops were not effective. I ended up going to the hospital A&E. So don't put anything on your face (esp. near your eyes) which contain even the smallest of particles, either store bought or home-made. Use lint free makeup rounds rather than a face washer, cotton balls etc.
I definitely wouldn't want a piece of orange peel stuck in my eye socket.
Thanks Michelle for discouraging viewers from trying these wacko hacks.
👱♀️❤
I love hack reacting videos. The first retinol part is awesome 😂
The thing is many countries have those products cheap. For example Almonds, Orange, Pomegranate, Rose oil can be found at very inexpensive rates in India.
The jumper 😆🙌🙌🙌 seems these should be in mass production throughout the past two years 😆
So glad you talked about the potential side effects of lemon scrubs! I actually use lemon on my armpits all the time, not for the lightning but for the deodorizing effect (because my ADHD medicine gives me awful b.o. that soap and antiperspirant don't fix) so it's really good to know that it might have bad side effects after a while. If you so happen to see this comment, could you please tell me how alcohol wipes might effect that skin as well? Or if you have any skin-based tips for keeping my underarms from smelling bad? I swear I've tried everything and the only thing that seems to work are the incredibly expensive pineapple deodorant wipes from Pacifica, which I cannot afford regularly 🥺
I remember Michelle or someone I watched suggesting Glycolic Acid toner to get rid of BO. Have you tried that ?
@@gayathrivaidy Thank you! I have not.
Thank you for your beauty knowledge and services. 💜
I just feel bad for the model here. Was she even made aware that she's gonna expose her skin to some irritating and damaging ingredients and practices here?? The orange peel and the lemon hacks made me weep.
I love this take because so many “skin experts” look at the word diy and say nope! I’m no fan of diy but the fact they can’t admit some things are alright is what bothers me. They memorize their arbitrary rules, and go around preaching it. And their platforms are sooo big
I've seen a couple derms suggest diy for rice water (hair) and for oatmeal masks.
@@db-gb5xi there is actually medical grade oatmeal that’s used to soothe the skin in clinics.
This video reminded me of the only DIY recipe I’d been meaning to try that Veronica Gorgeois once posted in one of her old RUclips videos for a lip scrub. The video has since been taken down (I miss her and her videos so much! 😭) but I found a screen shot that I saved. It says to use brown sugar and coconut oil. She does mention to only use it occasionally and not grind it into your lips. Now I’ve remembered it I might still give it a try! 👄
DIY sugar lip scrubs are great! It's pretty much what Lush sell as lip scrubs, there was also an elf product that was basically a lip balm with sugar embedded it in.
@@LabMuffinBeautyScience Yep. There are so many lip scrubs in the market now that I'm scratching my head on why people still bother to DIY. 😒
MORE pls!!! 😆
I had a classmate before in high school whose fair complexion I envied so much. 🙈 Asians and this obsession for white skin, right? 😅🙈 She told me before she takes a bath, she squeezes out calamansi juice, rubs it on her whole body, let it stay for about 10-15 mins, and then takes her shower 🚿 She does this DAILY!
I tried to imitate her 🙈 but fortunately, I didn't feel comfortable with it (a blessing in disguise!) and so I stopped after just 3 times. Now I realized she likely had what you called "chemical leukoderma" because she couldn't go out under the sun ☀ without an umbrella. Her skin would immediately turn red and she said it stings. 🙈 Oh, if only we knew what we know now about lemons or calamansi juice on skin. I'm glad I didn't persevere with that "beauty hack"
Hoping for more content like this please~ 💕
You can also double use the spoon for cooling your face and then putting a lighter under it to get soot and use that as eyeliner/eyebrow pencil... We already went through all these hacks for millenia, but the industrial production of those things makes life a lot easier... why are we going back in time?
Because stupidity means views in the smart phone era.🥴
Thanks for both debunking AND giving better alternatives!
Love the beauty hacks and your debunking of the silly stuff
This was such an interesting video, you really flipped the script on DIY skincare reaction videos. Also I love how sweet you are, and that sweater is the cutest thing I've ever seen!
Just discovered your channel and I'm already a FAN!! Actually i was looking up info about setting sprays, and Google recommended your video, so I watched that one 1st. Now I'm here, I've subscribed, and I'm about to binge on your vids...I love your knowledge of the products, their ingredients, and how it's all mixed to make the formula. You don't make me feel dumb about it either! Haha your delivery of all the big words and the science behind them is so easy to understand and follow along with! Why have I NEVER heard of you before??? I could've been learning from you all this time...😁
Ok I just started watching and I feel like I won't be able to concentrate on anything you say because I'm looking at how cute your jumper is 🐑
Iirc the Victorians did the burnt eyebrow thingy, but with cloves. For them made sense since makeup was scandalous so there weren't a lot of makeup products available.
I made an oops on the weather.
I appreciate you doing the beauty hacks. Whether they are good or not so good. Thanks for sharing!
on reddit, people are claiming that retin a can cause facial fat loss. Can you address this?
I love that your captions got "cheaparseness" right
A blistering sunburn being painful is an understatement. Let me tell you! It was a dark time before I cared about the health of my skin and working outdoors. I got burned so badly that a few hours later, I had big blisters on my cleavage and shoulders. I was close to tears any time something would touch them and since I only really sleep well on my side with a weighted blanket, I lost DAYS worth of sleep.
Not to mention increasing my risk of skin cancer in the future.
I've seen a few "emergency makeup hack!" videos, and my thought is always "what could possibly be such an emergency that you can't go out without makeup?"
For some reason i was very careful with sugar on my skin as i had one bad experience with a product i somehow thought the sugar feeds bacteria 🙈.
Thanks for clearing that up, great video, you managed to make it very informative and constructive! 💜
You’re right though! In lower concentrations sugar feeds bacteria, but in straight honey it kills the bacteria. That’s why you can keep the sugar jar in the cabinet without spoiling, but not a glass of juice
@@whitneyschmitney Yep, dose makes the poison. Used to work with a wound care doctor that has honey and sugar in his arsenal along with other antibiotics and he uses those even on uncontrolled diabetics (makes up most of his patient base) because according to him topical sugars aren't metabolized like digested sugar and it's amount is too small to cause blood sugar spikes.
The only DIY natural mask I'm using is pure honey and I sometimes add pure aloe vera gel (otc to prevent the presence of latex). It has interesting proven properties on skin with topical application. (buned, injured, irritated, dry skin etc)
Lightening an armpit with lemon? I don't like when people put things like lemon juice directly on the skin. It throws off the skin pH. I agree with it more likely to cause sunburn. And, any nicks or burns or sensitivity caused by shaving or waxing will make the area more irritated by the lemon.
I would suggest exfoliating and using a clay mask to help remove darkness. Some people suggest using Aztec Healing Clay.
I very much enjoyed this one Michelle. Great tips and from a great mind. X
the nerdy bits are the reason why we're here x!
"I sewed retinol back together by hand" lol
your sweater is a dream Michelle 🫰🏻
My favorite simple DIY is just green tea. It healed my friends acne. He would just rub the tea bag on his face.
What lipstick are you using? It's a very flattering shade
Michelle, Can you do a video on proven DIY hacks (if any) Thank you
Almonds are not that eco friendly. It uses a LOT of water, and the agriculture process of almonds kills bees.
Yes! Agriculture isn't very environmentally friendly at all - Prof Ricardo Diez actually complained about this in a lecture, the beauty industry used to take waste products from petroleum mining like petroleum jelly and coal tar and add value by turning them into more useful products, now the clean beauty movement is using up valuable resources that could be used to feed people to make goo for your face...
dairy takes up a lot more water than almonds so the inclusion of yoghurt is a big problem too
6:27 I have a coworker from India she says get some milk, dried orange peel, maybe an oil? Idr and use that as a wash off mask
But she was saying to save the perks from oranges you already ate too lol
Not the Gwenyth Paltrow shade.😆 Normally I'm quick to defend women from unnecessary snark, but she's still out there causing harm, so... she's earned it.
Ole henriksen has a lemon scrub that I think is possibly worse than walnut scrubs. Their lemon scrub has glycolic acid, lactic acid, sugar exfoliants and multiple lemon peel extracts. OH even have this on the product's website: "Sunburn Alert: This product contains an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) that may increase your skin's sensitivity to the sun and particularly the possibility of sunburn. Use a sunscreen, wear protective clothing, and limit sun exposure while using this product for a week afterward." Funny thing is they recommend using the scrub 2-3 times per week yet tell you to stay out of the sun for a week after usage. Their sunburn warning only refers to the AHAs but it doesn't extend to the lemon peel (and other citrus) ingredients that could cause the sun burn reaction you refer to in this video. I remember when this product came out, there were a lot comments on their instagram pointing out that the lemon scrub was probably too strong of an exfoliant and combined with the lemon extracts and their recommended 2-3 times per week usuage, would eventually increase skin sensitivity. The fact that the scrub is apparently one of their best sellers is genuinely concerning imo.
I think that the food diy's would do a body better by eating them. I might be wrong, but wouldnt the ingredients need to be hydrolyzed, or chemically concentrated somehow, so they could actually penetrate, or whatever?
Please do a video on anti aging ingredients. For example ferment or snail
Where I live pomegranate and rose oil are not that expensive. I Pomegranate is cheap even. I buy small bottles of 200 ml of rose oil in supermarkets and I use it for my skin and hair on my night routine before going to sleep.
brilliant video Michelle, thank you!
That sweater is so cute
You have the best reaction videos. I love how you explain ingredients and the science of everything.
Thanks a lot, this video was super educational!
Oh, well look who's too good to be excited by FREE SKY FRUIT.
This was a fun one. ^w^
I need to check my sky fruit privilege 😩
Loved this! 💗
I love this video and I laughed out loud when you said your offended by the anti aging hack. Lol
Loved this! thanks doc 😊
aren't those pomegranate seeds going to go bad / develop bacteria after a few hours
"Wake up sheeple!" Oh i love your sense of humor
It's nice to see videos like this. I've even seen a few derms okay some of the hacks found on tik tok. So I guess you've heard about the UK Which study on mineral sunscreens?
I hadn't seen it, thanks for letting me know! I'm not surprised - there was a Consumer Reports test a couple years ago that found similar, and I've heard stuff like that from some sunscreen ingredient manufacturers as well...
Omg the music during these videos is mocking us.
😂😂😂😂
A lot of people try these things because they are trying to be eco friendly and avoid all the plastic packaging that beauty products come in that just ends up in landfills. That motivates a lot of people to try diy products when they first go zero waste. Although many of these ideas are indeed silly.
oooooh exciting topic!!!
Ah! Almonds aren't expensive everywhere. It's just that about 98% of the world's almonds are grown in California's central valley, so the further you get from that, things get pricier
can chemical leukoderma also happen with vitamin C serums and other lightening products?
Generally not unless it's really concentrated or you're allergic since they're formulated to be gentle, but there are some like hydroquinone that can kill melanocytes (melanin-producing cells) and do that
My grocery bill is so high because I eat fresh fruit every day for snacks. I would love it if they feel out of the sky! Maybe not a watermelon though...
Michelle, could you do a video one day on dark underarms? I can never get rid of the hyperpigmentation under there.
There are some derms who have videos on this.
it might depend on the reason why you have hyperpigmentation in your underarms. i don’t know if you have this or not, but you might want to check if you have tinea versicolor. the treatment for tinea versicolor is different than some other causes of hyperpigmentation in that area.
This may or may not apply to you, but here’s my experience. I’m very fair, and the stubble left behind from shaving always made my armpits look darker. I started using an epilator instead of a razor, and now my armpits don’t look darker than the rest of the skin. Epilators remove the entire hair, including the root, and when it grows back, the hair usually becomes finer (lighter, softer). Getting used to using it in that area can be too difficult for some people, though.
Thank you for your great videos. I was looking for a new sunscreen and decided to watch the video on the "Best sunscreens 2021" to get a couple of pointers. Nevertheless, I cannot seem to access the video since it is categorized as private content. Is it just me or does anyone else experience this issue ?
MORE OF THIS PLEASE
I don't know why but with some of those hacks I said to myself "hmmm I can eat that" 😂
I'd rather eat some of these than use them tbh 😂
More "nerdy" content please 😊
omg does anyone know where this sweater is from ??? it’s so cute 😭
Loved the video, but I need to know where you got your sheep jumper from!!! Love it, so cute.
Haha it's an amazing jumper isn't it? Unfortunately I got it from some random no-name Korean clothing store in my local shopping centre 😩
@@LabMuffinBeautyScience Lucky find, it's adorable.
Hi lab muffin! I bought a hyauloronic acid serum and a gel with 95% snail mucin, I thought this was great for my skin since its dry but after i apply both of them or even just one of them I feel like they dry out my skin! It looks better but it feels dry and stretched, i apply them to damp skin and even started to put a bit of vaseline over them but it still feels dry! My house humidity levels are 63% on most days so I dont understand what I could be doing wrong and why they make my face dry 😭
Do you know if spirulina powder mixed with water is safe for a mask once a week or once a month? My grandma swears by it but I’m always scared of trying all natural facials.
Rubbing lemon on shaved armpits sounds more like a torture technique lol. You will feel every single little cut.
I use orange peel, yogurt turmeric mask it works awesome for dry skin .. remove tan, curd gives glow to skin, i have used regular 1-2 a week to remove tan, dark patches
I found a DIY that works very good but I'm not sure of its safety... Is using baking soda as a deodorant safe for daily use?
I just mix the baking soda with some water and rub it in. I know it I used from some people for cleaning and afraid it could be too rough on the armpits...
I use baking soda on my scalp and to clean small household areas. Baking soda is abrasive, it basically exfoliates a surface if you rub it in. Unless you’re working somewhere delicate (like the skin on your face/genitals or an easily-scratched household surface), baking soda shouldn’t cause harm if you don’t rub it in too roughly. I’ve never heard of making a paste as deodorant, only patting it into the skin dry. If it’s not irritating your skin & there’s no pain, redness, swelling, raised bumps, etc, you should be fine. Some types of jewelry or glass (like in coffee pots) are easily damaged by small scratches. You may not be able to see them individually, but the surface can become slightly cloudy. This can be dangerous with the carafe because it holds extremely hot liquids, so be careful with anything abrasive.
@@lamemechose7072 baking soda is very alkaline though, and skin wants to be acidic.