We’ve been avoiding it too long, but it’s time to tackle eye creams! In this episode, we break down the three types of eye claims you’ll come across: the faux clinical claim, the “not so clinical” clinical claim, and the legit clinical claim!

Exotic plant extracts are making their way back into the skincare spotlight. Let's go through them shall we? The chemists stumble on a few with some eyebrow-raising claims. 

We. are. finally. back! Sorry about this long hiatus. We were working hard to gear up for this new season. The podcast will be sliiiggghhtly different - but this season, we'll be doing WEEKLY episodes. So let's jump right into episode 1 where we take a closer look at the ever-evolving retinol claims landscape!

Annnnddd that's a wrap everyone! Thanks for the love and support throughout 2022. Happy New Year!

This episode is all about peptides! We're so excited to announce that this episode is sponsored by our friends at Croda. Who better to get the inside scoop on peptide science than the creators of perhaps the most famous skincare peptide Matrixyl? 

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Gimmick or Not? Oh the skincare trends of the interwebs | CC Podcast S3 EP9

It suddenly hit us that we haven't done a cleanser episode in a long long time. So let's take a closer look at popular cleanser questions such as "is over washing bad for you?" "can cleansers be moisturizing" etc.

Oh. And let's decode a few new celebrity launches.

There are just so much to talk about for sunscreens! Let's talk application quirks, different sunscreen "formats", sunscreen absorption, expiration dates, and how to store sunscreen.

Oh! And let's talk about La Roche Posay's new UVMune 400 technology.

Sustainability is such an important topic for our generation... but it's also very complicated. In this episode, chemists Gloria and Victoria cover an overview of different facets of sustainability issues that the beauty industry faces - from ingredient sourcing, to manufacturing footprints, and packaging. It's not an easy topic with no clear solutions, but still important to have a status update for everyone!

It's getting warmer out finally! So let's revisit sunscreens. Before diving into any sort of new science, new launches, new testing - let's make sure we all of our sunscreen fundamentals down pat! What do SPF values really mean? Is higher better? What's up with the "PA++" notations we see on packaging? Should I decode that ingredient list?