Michelle Phan

Over the past few years, and particularly at the height of the pandemic, beauty and wellness influencers have been pivoting en masse from posting generic ...

It’s a move that has puzzled her fans, with many wondering the appropriateness of Phan using her platform to promote cryptocurrency. Tea tree, Lavender, Clove Bud, Lemon, Ravensara, and Eucalyptus Globulus.” When professional dermatologist Dr. Sandra Lee, aka Dr. Pimple Popper, correctly pointed out on Twitter that essential oils cannot prevent the transmission of viruses, Phan apologized, but then appeared to double down in later posts: But in truth, Phan’s endorsement seems to be only one small part of a long-term shift she has been making toward promoting questionable individuals and beliefs on her platform. These teachings have reportedly led to material harm to ailing people, according to a woman interviewed on Conspirituality, who alleges that her husband died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 45, at one point contemplating stopping chemotherapy due to his belief that Dispenza’s meditation tactics could potentially be more effective. If I have too many fire signs, it will be too volatile, everyone will be competing,” she said in the piece. On Sunday, Phan, who did not return multiple requests for comment through a representative, posted a series of Instagram stories about a spiritual retreat she was attending in San Diego. “I can’t even begin to articulate how incredibly life-changing today was. Phan’s posts were concerning to her fans, who did not understand why she was promoting a meditation retreat that involved intense sleep deprivation and claims of spiritual healing. If I have a team of water signs, it’s going to be too emotional, too volatile. Or if I have too many earth signs, it will be too grounded. One person who may have joined this category is Michelle Phan, the OG YouTube beauty guru with 8.8 million subscribers who posted some concerning Instagram stories over the weekend that seem to highlight her gradual pivot to the spreading misinformation. Yet her most recent Instagram stories indicates that she may be further down the rabbit hole of pseudoscience than previously thought. After a high-profile hiatus in 2015, Phan returned to YouTube with a splash in 2019, continuing to make soft-spoken beauty tutorials featuring diaphanous, ethereal makeup.