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Not So Pretty

An investigative look into beauty and personal care products, and their absence of FDA regulations which result in hidden health risks to both the body and planet.

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Entertainment One,Jane Doe Films

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1 nomination total

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https://www.hbomax.com/series/not-so-pretty

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Self

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So I decided to grab
a little camera, - Not So Pretty

So I decided to grab a little camera,

The first time
that I ever saw - Not So Pretty

The first time that I ever saw

How in the hell did I get
mesothelioma?" - Not So Pretty

How in the hell did I get mesothelioma?"

What most people don't know
is that in 1975, - Not So Pretty

What most people don't know is that in 1975,

And the products that
I used in that video - Not So Pretty

And the products that I used in that video

Somebody 26 years old,
you know, wow, that-- - Not So Pretty

Somebody 26 years old, you know, wow, that--

DevaCurl didn't know
who I was, - Not So Pretty

DevaCurl didn't know who I was,

And one of the women
were like, - Not So Pretty

And one of the women were like,

DevaCurl was
introduced in 1994 - Not So Pretty

DevaCurl was introduced in 1994

Mesothelioma is a cancer
that is incurable - Not So Pretty

Mesothelioma is a cancer that is incurable

The impact
these chemicals have on animals - Not So Pretty

The impact these chemicals have on animals

And they began advertising
by encouraging viewers - Not So Pretty

And they began advertising by encouraging viewers

The women were able
to establish beauty schools - Not So Pretty

The women were able to establish beauty schools

With Deva,
curly hair is not a trend, - Not So Pretty

With Deva, curly hair is not a trend,

It's an excruciating way to die, - Not So Pretty

It's an excruciating way to die,

It really became something
to support their families, - Not So Pretty

It really became something to support their families,

OK, let's hold up
before we take you down - Not So Pretty

OK, let's hold up before we take you down

I'm trained to understand
the root cause of infertility - Not So Pretty

I'm trained to understand the root cause of infertility

Asbestos is
a naturally occurring mineral - Not So Pretty

Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral

So that's kind of
how the Vietnamese community - Not So Pretty

So that's kind of how the Vietnamese community

But we chose to focus
on just one product - Not So Pretty

But we chose to focus on just one product

For over a decade,
she's been studying - Not So Pretty

For over a decade, she's been studying

So consider this
a cautionary tale. - Not So Pretty

So consider this a cautionary tale.

Meet Tran Nguyen-Wills, - Not So Pretty

Meet Tran Nguyen-Wills,

It has been primarily used
to strengthen and fireproof - Not So Pretty

It has been primarily used to strengthen and fireproof

DevaCurl was
in my salon, - Not So Pretty

DevaCurl was in my salon,

We've never seen
the fall in reproduction - Not So Pretty

We've never seen the fall in reproduction

You get cancer
from asbestos - Not So Pretty

You get cancer from asbestos

They put up advertisements
saying curly hair was beautiful - Not So Pretty

They put up advertisements saying curly hair was beautiful

Before the Vietnam War, - Not So Pretty

Before the Vietnam War,

It was hard
to accept or believe - Not So Pretty

It was hard to accept or believe

It was
a very expensive luxury, - Not So Pretty

It was a very expensive luxury,

I changed my Instagram
handle to thecurlninja - Not So Pretty

I changed my Instagram handle to thecurlninja

I didn't go huff
a bag of asbestos. - Not So Pretty

I didn't go huff a bag of asbestos.

I started posting lots
of curly hair pictures
on social media. - Not So Pretty

I started posting lots of curly hair pictures on social medi...

With Black,
Korean, Latinx, - Not So Pretty

With Black, Korean, Latinx,

Leah, voice-over: Many
chemicals affect your hormones, - Not So Pretty

Leah, voice-over: Many chemicals affect your hormones,

DevaCurl finds people
who are talking - Not So Pretty

DevaCurl finds people who are talking

My daughter had a habit - Not So Pretty

My daughter had a habit

The booming nail salon business
provided Vietnamese immigrants - Not So Pretty

The booming nail salon business provided Vietnamese immigran...

If you look at this trend - Not So Pretty

If you look at this trend

So she called me up and said, - Not So Pretty

So she called me up and said,

Initially why influencers
became so popular - Not So Pretty

Initially why influencers became so popular

A recent study of 43,000 men - Not So Pretty

A recent study of 43,000 men

It's from Claire's," - Not So Pretty

It's from Claire's,"

Hey, girlfriends,
in this tutorial, - Not So Pretty

Hey, girlfriends, in this tutorial,

If that person
likes this product - Not So Pretty

If that person likes this product

If sperm counts continue - Not So Pretty

If sperm counts continue

I was just using
the hashtag every day, - Not So Pretty

I was just using the hashtag every day,

Unfortunately, these chemicals
don't just affect adults. - Not So Pretty

Unfortunately, these chemicals don't just affect adults...

Fitzgerald, voice-over:
I told Kristi, - Not So Pretty

Fitzgerald, voice-over: I told Kristi,

DevaCurl reached out to me - Not So Pretty

DevaCurl reached out to me

Babies are being born
prepolluted - Not So Pretty

Babies are being born prepolluted

You'd better sit down." - Not So Pretty

You'd better sit down."

They said, "We would like
for you to be - Not So Pretty

They said, "We would like for you to be

Nail salon workers
across the country - Not So Pretty

Nail salon workers across the country

If you test the blood
and urine of a newborn baby, - Not So Pretty

If you test the blood and urine of a newborn baby,

There was a point
for two years, - Not So Pretty

There was a point for two years,

Like, it felt like slow motion. - Not So Pretty

Like, it felt like slow motion.

These chemicals get
into the fetus - Not So Pretty

These chemicals get into the fetus

Being in the field that I'm in,
I've met people - Not So Pretty

Being in the field that I'm in, I've met people

She would come home,
and you see her hands, - Not So Pretty

She would come home, and you see her hands,

Every month
I would be doing - Not So Pretty

Every month I would be doing

So you may be
exposed as a baby, - Not So Pretty

So you may be exposed as a baby,

They were absorbing the
chemicals through their skin, - Not So Pretty

They were absorbing the chemicals through their skin,

As parents, you would assume
that whatever you're buying - Not So Pretty

As parents, you would assume that whatever you're buyin...

In my mind, I thought it was 100% because of this brand.

Almost overnight
they went from thousands
of followers - Not So Pretty

Almost overnight they went from thousands of followers

Why would it make it
that far and not be safe?" - Not So Pretty

Why would it make it that far and not be safe?"

Contained in that fetus
are the eggs or the sperm - Not So Pretty

Contained in that fetus are the eggs or the sperm

Their YouTube hair
tutorial videos - Not So Pretty

Their YouTube hair tutorial videos

When I was caring for her,
I would take her - Not So Pretty

When I was caring for her, I would take her

Well, the key to understanding
how that happened - Not So Pretty

Well, the key to understanding how that happened

I remember the day
where she said, - Not So Pretty

I remember the day where she said,

I received about
a dozen DMs throughout the year, - Not So Pretty

I received about a dozen DMs throughout the year,

♪ You understand
the language of love ♪ - Not So Pretty

♪ You understand the language of love ♪

I always had dolls, - Not So Pretty

I always had dolls,

I--I couldn't wait
to be a mother, - Not So Pretty

I--I couldn't wait to be a mother,

Corrin, voice-over: My mom used
baby powder since I was born. - Not So Pretty

Corrin, voice-over: My mom used baby powder since I was born...

Nothing had been done
to understand - Not So Pretty

Nothing had been done to understand

"Did you have
an adverse reaction?" - Not So Pretty

"Did you have an adverse reaction?"

Julie, voice-over: Corrin always
had pretty sensitive skin, - Not So Pretty

Julie, voice-over: Corrin always had pretty sensitive skin,

I never thought that
getting pregnant - Not So Pretty

I never thought that getting pregnant

I thought maybe
it was just somebody - Not So Pretty

I thought maybe it was just somebody

People who work
in industries like nail salons - Not So Pretty

People who work in industries like nail salons

I told the brand that I'd been getting so many messages...

We were learning how to evaluate
sperm under a microscope, - Not So Pretty

We were learning how to evaluate sperm under a microscope,

The most widely used
baby powder - Not So Pretty

The most widely used baby powder

The majority are women, - Not So Pretty

The majority are women,

The company even
encouraged doctors - Not So Pretty

The company even encouraged doctors

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An investigative look into beauty and personal care products, and their absence of FDA regulations which result in hidden health risks to both the body and planet.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

Production: Entertainment One,Jane Doe Films

Genre: documentary

Year: 2022

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.9

BoxOffice:

Released: 14 Apr 2022

Awards: 1 nomination total

Homepage: https://www.hbomax.com/series/not-so-pretty