No but she looks at research and compares US standards v Europe and Asia. Ralph Nader didn't make cars but that doesn't mean he as a consumer advocate didn't help better inform people about the cars they were purchasing. Js.
Bc an esthetician has no biases? They don't want you to continue their services? The you're going to get them if you're going to get them is utter BS. All I know is I stop using lotion based moisturizers and guess what no more blackheads. Yes they are dead skin cells but that doesn't mean ingredients in some moisturizers cannot contribute to acne, blackheads. An esthetician that would take such a stance is a con artist!!Quote:
Nope, you don't get blackheads from moisturiser ingredients (or make-up, or anything else that's applied to your skin). Blackheads are dead skin cells and oxidised sebum, nothing more. If you're prone to getting them, then there's nothing you can do except use appropriate preventative and removal treatments. Plain old blocked pores, however, then yeah, they can be caused by fatty ingredients in moisturisers, binding and humectant agents in cosmetics, etc etc etc. The ingredients/agents prevent dead skin from sloughing off cleanly and cause little barriers to develop over pores and trap sebum. Voila, a pimple. Nothing that can't be counteracted by using an AHA-based cleanser that removes make-up.
Originally Posted by jenii 
Do ingredients in moisturizer like cholesterol or triglycerides really cause blackheads? My esthetician says "babe, if you're gonna get 'em, you're gonna get 'em." I'm inclined to believe her, since dealing with blackheads is her job.
But if you are selling products would you put up a review of your products w 1 star? No. I am not saying it is unbiased but no different than Temptalia being sent products from brands to be reviewed. You favor those that send you stuff. Just saying people seem to have an ax to grind bc their fav brand has been criticized. Btw you don't think mua who work for certain brands are biased about the comp. they work for? Yes a conflict of interest but everyone has their biases. Paula has just found a niche. Again I have not tried her products, I don't care about revs of her products but to dismiss her before really looking at where she is coming from is petty and childish. She btw is not the only rev I consider and I don't always agree either or rather I decide that is not a concern for me. I just think she looks fairly at the brands she revs(her products aside) and at least sets up criteria she judges them by no different than any reviewer and supports her rev w research. Anyway people take things so seriously. Take a rev or not but at least be fair about your judgement. Paula looks if beauty co. claims are true. She likes mattes. No blue e/s. Cares about spf, problem skin etc. If those are,not your concerns her revs are probably not for you
