Love Your Melanin

By Maya & Sevein

What's Love Your Melanin about?

Welcome to Love Your Melanin with Dr. Sevein Reyes and Maya Hyppolite, M.A.; the science-based podcast for all things skincare, health, beauty, and wellness for the melanin-rich girl and beyond! Send us your questions (or just say hello!) on Instagram @loveyourmelaninpod Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loveyourmelanin/support

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Love Your Melanin episodes:

08.06.2021
Episode 10: The Economics of Skincare
Not sure when to splurge and when to save? Does retinol really cost that much? Learn more about the economics of the skincare and beauty industry. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loveyourmelanin/support
08.06.2021
Episode 09: Facial Exercises
Facial yoga, facial exercises, facial gymnastics- what's it all about? Dr. Sevein explains the potential benefits of facial exercises, ways it can change the shape of your face, and how to build the right muscles. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loveyourmelanin/support
08.06.2021
Episode 08: Guest Co-Host Balanda Atis
This episode we welcome Balanda Atis, chemist and Manager of L'Oreal's Women of Color Lab. "Atis grew up to be a cosmetic chemist — she's worked at L'Oréal for 17 years — and in 2006, she embarked on a new project:...
08.06.2021
Episode 07: Acne and Melanin Rich Skin
Treating acne when you have melanin rich skin. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loveyourmelanin/support
02.10.2021
Episode 06: What Does Veganism Have To Do With Skincare?
Welcome back to the Love Your Melanin Podcast. In today's episode, Dr. Davisson Edmond, MD joins host Maya to discuss plant-based diets and how they can affect the skin. Listen to learn more about collagen, pesticides, eating for skin health,...
01.02.2021
Episode 05: The Mystery of Melasma and Eating for Better Skin
Welcome back to episode 5 of Love Your Melanin. It's a new year which means a new chance for better skin and wellbeing practices. In today's episode, Maya and Sevein explain what melasma is, what causes it, why melanin-rich women...
11.10.2020
Episode 04: The Truth About Slugging and The Secret Society of Bacteria
Welcome back to Love Your Melanin! In today's episode, Maya and Sevein continue their discussion on skincare and hormones. Maya shares with us the best ingredients to treat, acne, dry skin, and ways to supplement your diet. Dr. Sevein explains...
10.27.2020
Episode 03: What Exactly Is An Endocrine Disruptor?
Welcome to Episode 3 of Love Your Melanin! Join our hosts as they begin to unpack the wide world of hormones. In this episode, Dr. Sevein explains what the endocrine system is, how it functions, and how everyday products can...
10.20.2020
Episode 02: Guava Paste and the Truth About Parabens
Welcome back to Love Your Melanin. In this episode, Maya and Sevein discuss clean beauty-- How do we define clean beauty, and is it totally necessary? Our cohosts go in-depth about green-washing, sustainable ingredients, labor ethics, and traditional medicine. We would...
10.06.2020
Episode 01: Dropping Out of Med School, Beauty Holy Grails & Fails, and Learning to Love Your Melanin
Welcome to the first episode of Love Your Melanin-- the podcast where we talk about skincare, beauty, health, and wellness for the melanin-rich girl (and beyond)!! In this episode hosts Maya and Sevein introduce themselves, their professional backgrounds, their beauty...

What's Love Your Melanin about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Love Your Melanin episodes:

Episode 10: The Economics of Skincare

Episode 09: Facial Exercises

Episode 08: Guest Co-Host Balanda Atis

Episode 07: Acne and Melanin Rich Skin

Episode 06: What Does Veganism Have To Do With Skincare?

Episode 05: The Mystery of Melasma and Eating for Better Skin

Episode 04: The Truth About Slugging and The Secret Society of Bacteria

Episode 03: What Exactly Is An Endocrine Disruptor?

Episode 02: Guava Paste and the Truth About Parabens

Episode 01: Dropping Out of Med School, Beauty Holy Grails & Fails, and Learning to Love Your Melanin