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December 2016
KAYLEE BROWNING and SARAH BASILE file a lawsuit against Unilever and St Ives.
Both claiming that 2 St Ives Apricot Scrub products, that both use finely-ground walnut shell powder (“WSP”) as the exfoliant, caused “micro-tears,” a type of skin damage they say “may not be immediately noticeable to the naked eye, [but] it nonetheless leads to acne, infection and wrinkles.”
And ultimately claiming that they had professional and scientific evidence that St Ives was unfit to be sold as a skincare product.
But not all is as it seems. Whilst we are told by influencers and dermatologists that we should avoid physical exfoliants because they can cause micro tears, there is still no evidence that such things exist. Today, we explore an internet hoax, junk science and the conspiracy behind the skincare icon that is, St Ives Apricot Scrub.
00:00 Intro
01:40 St. Ives History
03:28 St. Ives Cleansing Stick Cactus Water & Hibiscus
05:05 St. Ives Lawsuit
07:26 St. Ives Micro Tears & Evidence
09:59 St. Ives Hydrating Daily Facial Cleanser Watermelon
11:10 St. Ives False Advertising & False Claims
14:44 Plaintiffs Evidence Against St Ives Apricot Scrub
22:26 St Ives and their concern for the Walnut Particles
23:24 St Ives Testing & Outcome
25:31 Is the term Dermatologist Tested Misleading?
26:45 Are Micro Tears A Myth?
29:50 Dr Shah TikTok On St. Ives
30:42 My Experience with St. Ives
32:01 St. Ives Renewing Collagen & Elastin Moisturizer
33:31 Why Was The St. Ives Case Thrown Out Of Court?
39:15 Final Thought/Outro
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