NARA Smith’s viral DIY sunscreen has been criticized by a dermatologist who slammed the TikToker’s video. Dr. Elizabeth Bahar Houshmand M.
D. issued a serious health warning over products made in the kitchen and explained what sorts of dangers could arise from the influencer's method. Smith, the model turned social media star and so-called trad wife, has gained 8.
8 million followers for her cooking-from-scratch videos filmed in designer clothes. A recent video stirred up controversy and confusion when she appeared to show her husband, the model Lucky Blue Smith, making an apparent sunscreen from scratch. She recorded her husband melting and mixing several oils, butters, and zinc oxide powder together.
Dr. Houshmand warned against this method and any other so-called homemade sunscreen following her work with skin cancer and other skin concerns. READ MORE ON NARA SMITH “I would DYI things that like a food recipe but not something that can have potential negative effects on your health like exposure to the sun and skin cancer,” she exclusively told The U.
S. Sun. “I do not think a DYI sunscreen is a good idea and would not recommend this,” she added.
The dermatologist explained why this product would not work like a store-bought sunscreen. “This homemade product is basically an emollient,” she said. Most read in Health “This DIY sunscreen won't help against burns, skin cancer, photodamage, or any of the risks that come with unprotected sun exposure.
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