I've never trusted him. He has no education beyond high school, right? There's a lot of hinting that he worked for some cosmetic company but there's no evidence, and I suspect he just stocked the makeup aisle at CVS. He just collaborates with other skincare influencers who have no qualifications and that seems to be his entire street cred.

At first I thought he was harmless, just telling people to wear sunscreen and avoid fragrances in products, which is solid advice. Then he starts shitting all over anything that's natural and not created in a lab (STRONG signal that he was developing a product line), and even shitting all over the products and advice given by actual dermatologists who know what they're talking about.

I have no idea how he gained a following. He's not even good looking or charismatic like other influencers.