Transcript
A (0:00)
Foreign. Well, besties it is I again. Hello. Welcome back. We are here on this lovely Monday, and Tyler is at Starbucks downstairs for me because I brought my water and I was dying of thirst. So today is another solo podcast episode. So what we're gonna do today is answer some of you guys's dying questions, which I love doing. I feel like answering the questions are so good because it's, like, stays forever because stories disappear. So let's get into it. Someone asked if I could only have one perfume for the rest of my life, what would it be? Auris 22 from Letta. I love that scent. It is, like, this most creamy iris fragrance. I've never smelled anything quite like it. And it's only $98. We also sell it, which is awesome. I, like, fell in love with it about a year ago, and then I found out that it was an influencer that owned the line. And so I then started asking her, you know, if I could do wholesale, if I would be able to, like, carry it. And she was like, absolutely. For sure. And so now we get to carry it. And we have a lot of their fragrances, too. They have, like, a vanilla one, which I love. It's actually really good vanilla, and I'm super, super picky about vanilla. And then they have, like, an Isla Coco, which is, like, so good for summer. It's, like, not too girly and young. It's, like, very sophisticated and chic. Has ylang ylang in it. Is that how you say it? Is it ylang ylang? I think it's ylang ylang. I don't know. I need to figure out that word. Every time I say that word, I say I'm going to go Google it and figure out how to say it, and then I never do. So maybe one day. And then what else they have? They have the scenic rose, which is absolutely amazing, too. Okay. Someone is saying, how do I get rid of Milia on my eyelash line? So typically, you'd want to go get that extracted at, like, a derm office or a medical aesthetic spa. Someone that does that. Just make sure you call and ask, because a lot of people will not work on the eye area like that. I do. So if you're local, I got you queen. But also for preventing them. And over time, can actually make it fall off. I've seen it happen on thousands of people. It's crazy. IMAX from Skin Better is phenomenal. I don't know what they put in that shit. Actually, I do. I know everything about that product, but it does it helps get rid of milia and prevent it from coming back if you're prone to it. Someone asked if I could make a highlight of pregnancy safe products. So all of my highlights, I usually type and rule right. Of some things. Pregnancy safe or acne safe. We're working on our new website right now which will have a tab for all the products that you can shop that are pregnancy safe. But just right off the bat, anything that is 2% salicylic and under is pregnancy safe. Benzoyl peroxide, that's 2.5%, 5 and under is pregnancy safe. Retinoids, they say aren't pregnancy safe, but you guys have heard my spiel. But if this is your first podcast episode or if you haven't heard me say it, I will say it again. So retinoids is an umbrella term. So retinoic acid, retinaldehyde, retinol, all of those things are retinoids. Retinoic acid does not need to be converted in the body. So it is the most potent and most strong. So that's what you would see in prescription strength retinoids like tretinoin, retin A, etc. Skinbutters. Alpharet uses retinoic acid, but they conjugate it, so they basically make a new molecule. So basically it's like retinoic acid is me, lactic acid is lance, and then together they make ethyl lactyl retinoate, which is their baby, which would be Cyrus. So when you put lactic acid and make it have sex with the retinoic acid molecule, it makes it more tolerable, it makes it more calm, more stable, and also makes it more gentle. So it's great for sensitive skin. And it's also available, you know, that you don't have to get a prescription for it because of this, because it's not just straight retinoic acid, which it is, but it's not. And in clinical studies it's been comparable to tretinoin. When it comes to the results, it's amazing. I have a whole highlight on my Instagram about Alpharet and the before and afters. It helps with everything. It is what changed my skin. When I was struggling with a lot of cystic acne before I became an esthetician, that is the product that like got my skin clear, so I sort of buy it. But anyways, back to the story about why people say it's not pregnancy safe. So we all know Accutane. Accutane is a very strong vitamin A orally, and it's an Oral thing. So it's going in the body, it's going in the bloodstream. Anything that's being put on your skin, your skin is not a sponge. Which is why I always say a lot of products that people are trying to say like, oh, this gets to the dermal layer. No, it fucking doesn't. Unless it has a patented technology or a good formulation and carrying ingredients, reading the back of the label will not tell you that. That's why it's so important to have non biased clinical stud studies. Which is why I love skin butter. Because they do that for every single one of their products. Anyone can make any kind of marketing claims, but a lot of the stuff you're going to see at the drugstore, a lot of the stuff you're going to see at Sephora, Ulta, XYZ is really just sitting on top of your skin and not doing anything at the cellular level. It might make your skin feel softer, smoother, lighten some pigment on the surface. But it's really not getting down in there and doing what it needs to do. So it's kind of. And some of them will charge like $400 for it. It's crazy. It's crazy. And those are things like, don't feel bad. You wouldn't know. I didn't know this as an esthetician. I didn't know this until I got like so deep into the industry that I started to see all the secrets and lies and like everything that's inside of it. Which is why you guys trust me, because I am a whistleblower. I can't whistle, but if I could, that's what I would do. Oh my God. Bestie is back and here to join us. We're answering some questions. So anyways, back to the retinoid pregnancy thing. Thank you so much, angel. So nice. I love him. It's oral vitamin A. Okay, so basically, obviously you can have birth defects. That's why they want to say, like, are you going to swear to celibacy or are you going to wrap it up or be on birth control? I think it's either you have to swear to celibacy or be on a form. Two forms of birth control. Yeah. And celibacy from one. Yeah. No, you have to swear to two forms of birth control. Be condom, celibacy and then a contraceptive. Because you can like really have really bad birth defects. Like, it's bad, bad, bad. So anyways, that's where the whole like retinoids aren't safe. But again, topical retinoid cannot get in the bloodstream. And if it does, it is such a small amount. And on top of that, your prenatals, okay, your prenatals have vitamin A in them. And the amount of vitamin A in your prenatal, that is good for the baby because it's all again, doubles in the dosage with anything in life besties, the devil's in the dosage. So that small amount is more than could ever be topically absorbed from using Alfred on your face. Now our company's going to test on pregnant women? Absolutely not. It's unethical. It's a fucking risk, right? And it's easier to just say ask your doctor than like slap pregnancy safe on the label and claim that. Because the second something goes wrong in someone's pregnancy, I know I would be the exact same you're going to go through, what did I eat, what did I put on my face, what I put in my body, what, what did I spray, what did I do, what appointments did I have, what, massage, therap, esthetician, whatever. It is like you're looking for someone to point the blame at. And sometimes, maybe there is, but sometimes it's just what happens and it's sad. So if you're not comfortable, don't do it. I always say, ask your doctor, but I used retinoids the entire time. I used Alpharet, specifically the entire time I was pregnant and breastfeeding. And a lot of estheticians, dermatologists and surgeons and doctors will agree with me. And I did even have my OB GYN approve it because it is very outdated. It's a lot of fear mongering. But again, on the flip side, because you guys know this is me and this is something I've always had to get through, is like two things can be true at the same time. And that's okay because I always am. Like I talked about previous episodes ago, I'm very 100 or zero. And I'm trying to get to this place in life where like two things can be true. Like, I had really, you know, a hard childhood, but also it made me who I am. And like, you know, I can feel sad about what I went through but also empowered by it at the same time. Same thing with this. It's just nine months of your fucking life. Is it worth, you know, the tiny risk that it could have to your child? Absolutely not. You know, it is nine months. Fucking like, you know, your skin is not as important as your baby's health at the end of the day. So there's that. And Then there's also. It's outdated and it really cannot do anything. So two things to be true at the same time. And I support whatever journey you are on, bestie. So I will never force a client to do it. I'll never tell them to do it. I always say, ask your doctor, because I ain't one unless I'm in Dubai. They think I'm a doctor. Dr. Boda.