Toxicologist Reacts to Headlines, featuring Tony Simion, Ph.D.

This week, we tried something a little different with a Toxicologist Reacts episode, featuring Tony Simion, Ph.D. Industry veteran and adjunct professor. You guys sent in media headlines and posts, and we responded.

Disclaimer, before I go on here; all the views expressed in this post and podcast are all in our honestly held opinions.

Congratulations to the magazines and accounts that spread enough misinformation to merit a response in this episode. Some truly egregious stuff that sure makes you feel bad about the state of reporting today… dear journalists, gosh, learn who the relevant experts are. I hope by the end of this episode, it’s clear who that is for when it comes to cosmetic product safety.

Featured in the podcast:

Beauty Counter for their blog “The Link Between BIPOC Women’s Health and Toxic Exposure.”

Think Dirty for their reel showcasing some doctor who has no f’ing idea how any of it works - but hey, they promoted their app.

Vox for their article “How to purge risky chemicals from your beauty products.”

The LA Times for their article “Popular sunscreens under scrutiny as scientists cite another potential carcinogen”

The Daily Mail for their article “Luxury 'hair protectors' made by Olaplex 'caused women to go BALD”

The New York Times for their article “Many personal care products contain harmful chemicals. Here’s what to do about it.”

Thanks to everyone who submitted articles for us to respond to! We covered as many as we could in 1 and a half hours.

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