Going to keep posting reminders like this every time a misinfluencer posts that chemicals are bad for skin and that “un-clean” beauty is toxic. . . #toxicbeauty #cleanbeauty #toxins #misinformation #misinfluencers #factsnotfear #fearmongering #Beautygeeks (at Canada) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSMvss2LXZI/?utm_medium=tumblr

I’ve said there ought to be mandatory school classes on critical thinking and the wonky biases built into our brains, and lo: such a course DOES exist! Offered by @ualberta, a new Science Literacy course isn’t mandatory, but it is FREE! It’s also online and meant to be completed at the student’s own pace. 💪🏻 . From Nicole Bergot’s @edmontonjournal story (slideshow above): “The purpose of this course is to teach people about the process of science and how it is used to acquire knowledge,” course host Claire Scavuzzo, researcher in the Department of Psychology, said in a release. “By the end of the course, learners will be able to understand and use scientific evidence to challenge claims based on misinformation and engage the process of science to ask questions to build our knowledge.” . See the slideshow for details; enrolment started TODAY. . What do you think? Could it help? Are you interested? . . #criticalthinking #misinformation #scicomm #pseudoscience #misinfluencers #misinfomarketing #scienceliteracy #Beautygeeks (at Canada) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSC47HILqV5/?utm_medium=tumblr

Because sharing is caring and this slideshow post is too good to live for a mere 24 hours in my stories. Watermarked @charlotteparler so you know who to thank for this info that so many people still need to read, save and share. . . #toxicbeauty #cleanbeauty #misinfluencers #fightmisinformation #amplifyscicomm #sciencenotfear #factsnotfear #cosmeticregulations #Beautygeeks https://www.instagram.com/p/COn6bPaB_3e/?igshid=1pck0flk4kkh2

In the beauty industry, success does not come from poisoning your customer base. Despite what one biased, misinformed opinion film says, “toxic beauty” is not a thing. Putting unsafe products on the market is illegal, and ingredients are in fact regulated. Find more information through following @thecosmeticregulator, @regulatorysaysso and @dr.ginza (swipe left to see images for related posts to look for in their grids), accounts I found through @theecowell. Search @dr.ginza’s grid for other great CLAIMS posts as well, for info on what beauty companies can and cannot claim about ingredients and formulas. . Actually, there is one thing we can all do about “toxic beauty” claims. Inform misinfluencers (kindly!) and unfollow misinfluencers who can’t or won’t stop spreading misinformation. . #toxicbeauty #mythbusting #misinformation #misinfluence #misinfluencers #cosmeticregulations #cosmeticregulation #stopfearmongering #sciencenotfear #scicomm #Beautygeeks https://www.instagram.com/p/CNvO69KhMmb/?igshid=pymfrejs78e8

Information without context is just words. Indeed, lack of context could get an innocent person convicted in court (if TV crime dramas are anything to go by). And it could result in all manner of other harm when — say it with me — THE DOSE MAKES THE POISON. . Thinking the EWG is the gospel on ingredients is one of the hallmarks of misinfluencers, celebrity types and otherwise. . But don’t take my word for it. Ask any of the following scientists, chemists, derms and estheticians who know how crucial context is when it comes to formulation: @theecowell @brains.in.beauty @carolinehirons @cindyjlabs @dermatologydemystified @dermdeets_med @draegeanchan @dr.ginza @charlotteparler @foodsciencebabe @labmuffinbeautyscience @lepamperedpig @maximumskin @ranellamd @samfarmer_co @skinbyresearch @skinchemy @skinperspective @thebeautychemist @thecharismaticchemist @theformulatorsdiary @themelaninchemist @theskincaresaviour @the.skin.scientist . More people need to know this. Please share this post, and any others that call the EWG out. . #misinfluencers #theEWG #EWG #misinformation #fearmongering #cleanbeauty #sciencenotfear #scicomm #factsnotfear #Beautygeeks https://www.instagram.com/p/CNknxwwh_PO/?igshid=1cn34qsdzzays