so, can you eat your skincare?

Summary by Krater

An exploration of the viral "skincare dinner" trend on TikTok, analyzing how dietary advice is conflated with beauty standards and examining its historical roots in food media.

From the video

Answers: What is the skincare dinner trend on TikTok and is there any science behind eating for skin health?

• Skincare dinner trend
• Diet culture on TikTok
• History of food media and gender
• Celebrity chef personas
• Scientific validity of dietary skincare

What it concludes

• There is zero scientific basis to the claim that eating specific foods can target specific aesthetic concerns on different parts of your face.
• Conflating the consumption of preordained safe foods with beauty encourages compulsive eating habits and disordered eating behaviors.
• Scientific research shows strong associations between adequate protein and fruit and vegetable consumption with skin health, rather than singular superfoods.
• Food media historically and on social media heavily reinforces gendered stereotypes regarding cooking, beauty, and domesticity.