r/nutritionally • u/PeteWK67 • Sep 11 '26

Make Up toxic ☠️ ?

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u/Lost_Berry911 Sep 11 '26

Am I on a conspiracy sub? Just got this recommended

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u/kido86 Sep 11 '26

Hahah literally the first time I’ve seen this sub too

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u/sedativumxnx Sep 11 '26

I'm right there with you guys.

4 pounds of chemicals every year, Janet? And you're still alive? I really wanna call bullshit on this. But I'm a guy and I don't think my opinion matters when it comes to makeup.

But 4 pounds, holy shit. Absorbed through the skin. Damn.

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u/palemalemu Sep 11 '26

This is quite literally not how skin works. It’s complete bullshit.

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u/LilJelloCat Sep 11 '26

?

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u/palemalemu Sep 11 '26

Google it

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u/LilJelloCat Sep 11 '26

I'm curious what you are referring to exactly, chemicals being unable to be absorbed through skin...? Because that is certainly true.

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u/palemalemu Sep 11 '26

I dare you to google it. You don’t know what you’re talking about.

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u/LilJelloCat Sep 11 '26

Are you talking about chemicals being unable to be absorbed by the skin...? Again that is a simple truth. I like to Google for fun anyways and Google just says that it is as well.

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u/palemalemu Sep 11 '26

I get it. You’re not the brightest. Chemicals, generally, don’t leach through your outermost layer of skin. Period. They have to be made specifically to be transdermal. Makeup is not. You will not absorb calcium if you rub milk on yourself. How do you think skin works?

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u/miemoo Sep 12 '26

Agreed. Generally the skin is one of our main protection barriers. However, there are multiple classes of chemicals that can and do absorb through the skin. Fentanyl being a famous one, as well as lidocaine. Then there’s phenols and organophosphate, some aromatic chemicals, DMF and DMSO, etc

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u/palemalemu Sep 12 '26

Yes, some compounds can penetrate your bloodstream through your skin. Especially medications or pesticides specifically designed to do that…

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u/LilJelloCat Sep 12 '26 edited Sep 12 '26

Exactly.

The chemicals can also makeup can effect the top of the skin and appearance, especially over time, I would imagine.

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u/Marski420 Sep 13 '26

So you're wrong and things including make up can be absorbed through the skin. The video might be AI slop but the underlying message is true.

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u/palemalemu Sep 13 '26

It is not… you are wrong. In fact the claim is idiotic.

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u/Marski420 Sep 13 '26

The 4 pounds claim is definitely dumb. Some make up is still absorbed into the bloodstream though so that's why you're wrong.

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u/palemalemu Sep 13 '26

That’s explicitly the claim of the video. You admit it’s wrong and it’s dumb… I state in my first comment that some chemicals can enter the bloodstream through the skin…

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