It’s Women’s History Month so in this episode of the After Hours Skin Clinic Dr Emma Craythorne and fellow Consultant Dermatologist Dr Ellie Rashid explore the strangest and most shocking beauty practices of the past. From questionable medieval scalp treatments to Victorian arsenic wafers, Emma and Ellie discuss how far women have gone in the name of beauty.
They’re talking about hair plucking practices, translucent trends, mercury ointments, opium and perfumed eyedrops. Also, they compare historical beauty practices with modern-day equivalents and bizarre TikTok trends. They also talk about some truly shocking ingredients used in the name of youthfulness.
In the second part of this episode Emma and Ellie answer listener questions. They cover their top tips for applying Vitamin C, which ingredients to use alongside it and their holy grail recommendations.
Products mentioned:
Klira - Founded by Dr Emma Craythorne, Klira is a bespoke luxury skincare formula prescribed by dermatologists. You may hear it mentioned from time to time on the podcast and if you want to find out more head over to klira.skin via this link: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=76982&awinaffid=1877964&clickref=AHSC&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fklira.skin%2Fproducts%2Fthe-klira-special-annual%2F
Have any questions? Send them over to [email protected]
Find us on Instagram @AfterHoursSkinClinic
Producer: Ella Blaxill
Series Editor: Eve Streeter
Music by Simon Elms.
This is a Raconteur Studios Production.
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It’s Women’s History Month so in this episode of the After Hours Skin Clinic Dr Emma Craythorne and fellow Consultant Dermatologist Dr Ellie Rashid explore the strangest and most shocking beauty practices of the past. From questionable medieval scalp treatments to Victorian arsenic wafers, Emma and Ellie discuss how far women have gone in the name of beauty.
They’re talking about hair plucking practices, translucent trends, mercury ointments, opium and perfumed eyedrops. Also, they compare historical beauty practices with modern-day equivalents and bizarre TikTok trends. They also talk about some truly shocking ingredients used in the name of youthfulness.
In the second part of this episode Emma and Ellie answer listener questions. They cover their top tips for applying Vitamin C, which ingredients to use alongside it and their holy grail recommendations.
Products mentioned:
Klira - Founded by Dr Emma Craythorne, Klira is a bespoke luxury skincare formula prescribed by dermatologists. You may hear it mentioned from time to time on the podcast and if you want to find out more head over to klira.skin via this link: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=76982&awinaffid=1877964&clickref=AHSC&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fklira.skin%2Fproducts%2Fthe-klira-special-annual%2F
Have any questions? Send them over to [email protected]
Find us on Instagram @AfterHoursSkinClinic
Producer: Ella Blaxill
Series Editor: Eve Streeter
Music by Simon Elms.
This is a Raconteur Studios Production.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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