Dr Michelle Wong - Lab Muffin Beauty Science
@labmuffin.com
#SciComm and educator, medicinal/supramolecular/synthetic chem PhD, cosmetic chemist, YouTuber
I explain the science behind beauty products and debunk misinformation. I talk a lot about sunscreen and "toxic" ingredients 🌞
labmuffin.com/links
I explain the science behind beauty products and debunk misinformation. I talk a lot about sunscreen and "toxic" ingredients 🌞
labmuffin.com/links
Have you seen the evidence in this case? It pretty clearly indicates fraud... retractionwatch.com/2020/11/10/j...
Journals flag concerns in three dozen papers by nutrition researchers
Zatollah Asemi Journals have flagged more than three dozen articles by a team of authors in Iran for concern over the integrity of their data. The moves have come in the 15 months since data sleuth…
retractionwatch.com
August 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Have you seen the evidence in this case? It pretty clearly indicates fraud... retractionwatch.com/2020/11/10/j...
I need to do a proper video on it, but here's the new Australian sun exposure guidelines to give you an idea of what you'd expect for evidence-based guidelines - the US recommendation is based almost purely on vibes, I don't think there's even an official document www.assc.org.au/wp-content/u...
www.assc.org.au
August 20, 2025 at 6:10 AM
I need to do a proper video on it, but here's the new Australian sun exposure guidelines to give you an idea of what you'd expect for evidence-based guidelines - the US recommendation is based almost purely on vibes, I don't think there's even an official document www.assc.org.au/wp-content/u...
Thank you!
August 14, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Thank you!
Reposted by Dr Michelle Wong - Lab Muffin Beauty Science
Next is MUDCAPS from @labmuffin.com and @theecowell.bsky.social, more friends that are bigger deals on instagram so do follow them there if you use it. Here’s a frame from Michelle’s most recent vid which I really liked, even though I have no special interest in cosmetics, I still learnt loads
August 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Next is MUDCAPS from @labmuffin.com and @theecowell.bsky.social, more friends that are bigger deals on instagram so do follow them there if you use it. Here’s a frame from Michelle’s most recent vid which I really liked, even though I have no special interest in cosmetics, I still learnt loads
Thank you! 😊
August 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Thank you! 😊
Their kids don't deserve to suffer, sunburns under the age of 18 contribute more to melanoma than sunburns in adulthood. A lot of very smart scientists grew up with anti-science parents...
August 12, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Their kids don't deserve to suffer, sunburns under the age of 18 contribute more to melanoma than sunburns in adulthood. A lot of very smart scientists grew up with anti-science parents...
Here's a plenary talk I did at a skin cancer conference on social media misinformation, where I tried to place sunscreen myths on plot of expert buy-in vs appeal to nature fallacy (very proud of that plot) www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFny...
Social Media - The New Frontier of Sunscreen (Mis)information
YouTube video by BeautySciComm
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August 11, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Here's a plenary talk I did at a skin cancer conference on social media misinformation, where I tried to place sunscreen myths on plot of expert buy-in vs appeal to nature fallacy (very proud of that plot) www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFny...
Thank you! 🥰
August 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Thank you! 🥰
Maybe it would be easier to get scientists who aren't as familiar with research fraud on side if it was framed more as "scientific *publishing* will be destroyed".
I got similar criticism when I tried to highlight the issues with peer review on Threads a while back 😅
I got similar criticism when I tried to highlight the issues with peer review on Threads a while back 😅
August 8, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Maybe it would be easier to get scientists who aren't as familiar with research fraud on side if it was framed more as "scientific *publishing* will be destroyed".
I got similar criticism when I tried to highlight the issues with peer review on Threads a while back 😅
I got similar criticism when I tried to highlight the issues with peer review on Threads a while back 😅
Did all the female science-ish YouTubers get assigned the same hobbies at birth, or
August 6, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Did all the female science-ish YouTubers get assigned the same hobbies at birth, or
Wow it's almost like harm reduction works, like I was taught in both my pharmacology and criminal law classes back in 2006... who woulda thunk it
July 20, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Wow it's almost like harm reduction works, like I was taught in both my pharmacology and criminal law classes back in 2006... who woulda thunk it
Full breakdown of the science and more tips youtu.be/ZBSAXC6DsK0
How to fix your itchy scalp: the REAL science
YouTube video by Lab Muffin Beauty Science
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July 18, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Full breakdown of the science and more tips youtu.be/ZBSAXC6DsK0
Even more useless than sprays, sadly. I haven't done a test on them but I analysed Colorescience's data a while back labmuffin.com/do-they-work...
Do They Work? Colorescience SPF Powder, Skinnies “Pea-Sized Amount” | Lab Muffin Beauty Science
ve had a lot of questions about certain sunscreen products with unusual claims, and what I think of them. I'll be talking about what I personally think of the claims for 2 products in this post…
labmuffin.com
July 15, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Even more useless than sprays, sadly. I haven't done a test on them but I analysed Colorescience's data a while back labmuffin.com/do-they-work...
I was going to skip this year, I don't really have many new recommendations!
July 15, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I was going to skip this year, I don't really have many new recommendations!