Traditional Wife Nara Smith She’s had a lot of success on TikTok over the past year with a variety of things, from her baby name choices (hello Rumble Honey Smith), she’s allegedly copied content from other creators, and, honestly, is a total travesty when it comes to cooking something that’s supposed to be simple. Now experts are slamming her for her homemade SPF recipes that could cause serious skin damage.
If TikTok isn’t your thing, Nala is a model turned content creator who has become famous for cooking all of her food from scratch, all while being an impeccably dressed mother of three.
She also Lucky Blue Smithaka the former teen model whose photos were posted to the Tumblr page of every internet-savvy teenager in 2014.
With a massive TikTok following of 8.2 million, you’d think the 22-year-old would be aware of the influence she has, but her recent DIY sunscreen controversy proves she either doesn’t care or doesn’t know.
“We’d been spending a lot of time by the pool and realized we were out of sunscreen so I asked Lucky to make some,” she explained in a video she shared on June 26.
“We all burn easily, so I chose something with a slightly higher SPF.”
The recipe called for coconut oil, beeswax, shea butter, cocoa butter, jojoba oil, and zinc oxide powder — very casual, everyday ingredients that we all have on hand.
As a matter of course, video — which has more than 18.9 million views and 2 million likes — is baffling dermatologists because, in layman’s terms, DIY SPF doesn’t do your skin any favors.
according to Yolanda C. HolmesSmith, a US-based dermatologist and member of the American Academy of Dermatology, says the only ingredient in the Smiths’ recipe that is known to help protect the skin is zinc oxide powder.
“These ingredients may be good moisturizers for your skin, but that doesn’t mean they’ll protect your skin from the sun,” she said. The Washington Post“And if you use it, you might get sunburned.”
Dermatologists also warned against using homemade sunscreens, as some additives can irritate the skin. Not to mention, all SPF products “must be scientifically tested in a lab to ensure they provide a certain level of sun protection.”
of Cancer Council It also warns that “making or using homemade sunscreens is not recommended.”
“Instead, leave sunscreen manufacturing to the professionals and make sure what you’re using is safe and effective,” the group said, noting that certain formulations require sunscreens to contain zinc oxide.
“This wouldn’t be possible at home.”
Many of Nara’s followers also pointed out that making your own sunscreen is just awful.
“Well now they’re playing with us. Homemade sunscreen???,” one person commented on the couple’s TikTok.
“Making sunscreen from scratch is crazy,” another wrote. Speak up for the person in the back seat!
Skin cancer is on the rise SunSmart It is reported that more than two in three Australians will be diagnosed with skin cancer in their lifetime.
So, don’t bother with homemade stuff!