Ep 70: 2022 Skincare Trends Part 3- Intelligent Beauty
Beauty is a topic of fascination throughout millennia. Gustav Fechner, the pioneer of modern psychology proposed a set of metrics which could be used to statistically define the experience of beauty. ...
13 Feb 202212min
Ep 69: 2022 Skincare Trends Part 2- How to be Beautiful Inside Out
Self-care is more than just a buzzword. At the heart of a skincare routine is an emphasis on wellbeing. Practising your skincare ritual daily is self-care in action. Behind this is the science of the ...
30 Jan 202219min
Ep 68: 2022 Skincare Trends Part 1- Home Facial Devices for Your Skincare Regime
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic thrust home based self-care regimens into the spotlight from 2020. The home facial devices trend looks set to stay. In-office technologies such as radiofrequency, microde...
16 Jan 202219min
Ep 67: Photoaging & Barrier Function- How Hyaluronic Acid Improves the Skin Microenvironment
Hyaluronic acid is a well-known skincare active. While most people are aware of its function in moisturizing the skin, what is equally important but lesser-known is that it participates in very meanin...
2 Jan 202214min
Ep 66: On the Life Cycle of Flowers and the Art of Being Subtly Beautiful
The flower is a universal symbol of beauty, not just in terms of its visual representation, but also because of its association with scent and perfume. While flowers may paint an otherworldly picture...
19 Dec 202121min
Ep 65: How Cosmeceuticals Affect the Aging Skin Exposome
This week’s podcast focuses on the aging skin exposome, a fairly recent concept in dermatology research which explains the physiological processes that result in skin aging. The skin exposome encompas...
12 Dec 202118min
Ep 64: The Brain-Skin Connection- Anti-age Your Face with Your Mind
Hollywood movies have caricatured the hearts and intents of personalities with faces designed to elicit an emotional response from the viewer. An individual's facial expression tells us much about wh...
5 Dec 202122min
Ep 63: The Science of Beauty Sleep
An urban lifestyle replete with its glorification of dazzling city lights and late nights has influenced many to take sleep for granted. While the effects of sleep deprivation on our health and immune...
28 Nov 202119min
