Chemist Confessions

#160) We tested 103 products in 2025


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The Chemist Confessions podcast year-end review is here!

We blitz through the 103 skincare products tested in 2025! We reveal our favorite and least favorite categories, discuss surprising finds like Hypochlorite Acid, and give our honest takes on individual products, including the Banana Boat Light as Air Sunscreen and the La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Sunscreen, and of course, Animal Corner!

Timestamps: 

00:00 | Welcome to Chemist Confessions Podcast & Year-End Review
01:07 | How Many Skincare Products Did We Test in 2025? (103 products!)
03:55 | Favorite Skincare Product Categories We Tested This Year
07:27 | What is Our Least Favorite Skincare Product Category?
10:07 | Why is K-Beauty C-Fu Dupe Testing Boring?
12:21 | Most Surprising Skincare Category: Cleansing Oils & Hypochlorite Acid
18:11 | Best Product of the Year: Banana Boat Light As Air Sunscreen Review
21:48 | Worst Product of the Year: La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Sunscreen Pill Test
25:54 | Most Surprising Product: What is A0X or 2X Intense?
28:17 | Are Cushion Foundations Good Sunscreens? Tarte Cushion Review

Products Discussed this 2025 Podcast Season *a small portion of your purchase through these links goes to feeding a chemist. https://shopmy.us/collections/1280514

Recommended 30 for 30 Sunscreens 2025 *a small portion of your purchase through these links goes to feeding a chemist. https://shopmy.us/collections/1766357

Product Shoutout: Blank Slate Gentle Gel Cleanser https://chemistconfessions.com/products/blank-slate-cleanser

Enrichment Content: Sunscreen Layering Guide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ0Dlb0WXvc

Do We Absorb Sunscreen Filters into Our Bloodstreams? https://chemistconfessions.com/blogs/controversy-corner-do-we-absorb-sunscreen-filters-into-our-bloodstreams 

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