Shereene IdrissBoard Certified Derm, Founder and Chief Nerd

Is Dermatologist Tested BS? #shorts

26 May 2023 · 0 min

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A short YouTube clip (Shereene Idriss) where a dermatologist asserts that marketing phrases like "dermatologist tested" and "derm approved" are meaningless. The speaker addresses a viewer named Cassandra, explains that such labels don't indicate consensus among board-certified dermatologists, and criticizes industry labeling practices as deceptive or overbroad.

There is something about the words dermatologist tested that brands do not want you to know. Dermatologist tested means absolutely nothing. And I am a dermatologist myself. Cassandra, you're right. And here's another one. As a derm, derm approved means niente, because they didn't go and ask every single dermatologist who's been board certified if they approve a product. Half of the products on the market I don't approve of. They didn't ask me.