Ep. 215: How to Shop for Skincare Like a Scientist

Fat Mascara

Fat Mascara LLC

Dermatology, Fashion & Beauty, Skincare, Fragrance, Perfume, Arts, Beauty News, Makeup

4.7 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2020

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Lab Muffin creator and science educator Michelle Wong, PhD, takes a closer look at the clean-beauty movement, discusses the racist and colorist history of skin-lightening products, teaches you to evaluate user reviews for authenticity, and explains how to avoid confirmation bias so you can be a better beauty consumer. Before the interview, Jess & Jenn share makeup-removal tips and discuss the week’s beauty news: a possible end to animal-testing requirements on cosmetics imported to China; beauty trucks and salons on wheels; Alpyn Beauty’s “plastic-neutral” pledge; and Floratropia, an eco-friendly fragrance brand. -- Want more Fat Mascara? Episode Recaps & Notes: fatmascara.com/blog; Our Private Facebook Group: Fat Mascara / Raising a Wand; Instagram: @fatmascara, @jessicamatlin, @jennedit; Twitter: @fatmascara; Email: info@fatmascara.com; To Leave a Voicemail & Be Featured on a Future Episode: 646-481-8182.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Fat Viscara! I am Jess. I love the energy. I am Jess.
0:09.5	Ooh, I love the energy. I'm Jen. Hi everyone. Hi you know I'm excited because you know we're
0:15.2	recording and it's the end of the work week for me and I've just got a I got to shake
0:20.0	it off man I got to shake it off I mean this is still work but this is like the fun work this
0:26.0	is the fun stuff this is where we cut loose we cut loose about the beauty industry
0:31.8	just thinking if we have new listeners and they're like, what am I in for right now?
0:35.0	I know, I know.
0:37.0	I keep on thinking that you guys have been with us since episode one and now we're at like 200 and something.
0:42.0	But anyway, for-time listeners, thank you for sticking with us.
0:46.1	New listeners, which we're getting every week. It's so nice. Welcome to the Fat
0:51.0	Muscara family. And welcome and don't get too comfortable because things are a change.
0:57.0	They are changing and I mean things are changing all the time right now especially this year.
1:01.0	We have some news right Jen we We have some news, right Jen? We do have some news. So okay, whether you're new
1:06.0	listener or old listener you're used to the format of our show but starting next week we are going to be
1:12.1	giving you get ready for it, two beauty podcasts in one week.
1:19.2	Everybody, it's amazing.
1:21.6	I can't, what do we get that?
1:23.2	I know July, the week of July 20th.
1:25.6	So how are we gonna do this?
1:26.8	Break it down for everyone, Jeff.
1:27.8	Okay, so here, so here's this gonna happen.
1:29.4	Okay, we're just trying something new guys.
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