HBO's Not So Pretty documentary is scary, but did they get it right? Here's the truth behind asbestos and talc in your makeup products (Episode 1). I'll be breaking down the other episodes too (Nails, Skin, Hair) - stay tuned!

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In this video:
2:08 Documentaries vs Science
4:00 Not So Pretty's argument
5:15 Is asbestos common in makeup?
7:26 Are makeup users more prone to mesothelioma?
11:37 Not So Pretty's "experts"... and who they left out
12:41 Blurring the evidence, faulty generalisations
14:07 Real issues, wrong solutions
18:32 Good points
19:55 Takeaways

Clean Beauty Is a Scam and Won't Give Us Safer Products:    • Clean Beauty Is a Scam and Won't Give...  
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https://www.cancer.org/healthy/cancer...
https://www.asbestossafety.gov.au/
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/h...
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama...

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