There’s a sentence sitting inside a recent @skinincmedia article discussing a brand founder’s “Considerations in Private Label” that should not have survived an editorial review. It was written by the publication’s managing editor, Kitty Lin, and it reads: “...only to discover that many of the waxing products available contained mineral oil or talcum powder, both of which are known carcinogens.” That claim is factually incorrect. Not edgy. Not provocative. Not a matter of ongoing scientific debate. Incorrect. And the reason I’m alarmed - genuinely alarmed - is that Skin Inc. isn’t a wellness influencer’s Instagram page or a TikTok account. It’s a professional trade magazine. The estheticians and spa directors who read Skin Inc. trust it to provide accurate information they can carry into their treatment rooms and share with their clients. That trust has been violated. And printing this article without correction is a failure of professional journalism. Right now, somewhere, a spa owner or esthetician who trusted this trade publication to fact-check properly could be passing misinformation to their clients. Or they’re quietly second-guessing all the products they’ve used safely for years. That is the real-world cost of getting information wrong in print. So let’s dive into it. Read the entire article and subscribe for free at www.inmykit.com on Substack (link in my profile). #SkinInc #Misinformation #IngredientFearMongering