Can your skincare products affect your hormones? This episode covers what endocrine disruptors are and how to read a skincare product label.

Gina Lewis spent many years working in early years education, and when her daughter, now nearly 12, started wanting the products her friends used, Gina began looking closely at what goes into them. She now runs Nudum Skincare, a handmade natural skincare company.

Dr Louise Newson explains why bioidentical estrogen and testosterone she prescribes can pass through the skin, and how endocrine disruptors can sit in a hormone receptor like the wrong key in a lock. She shares the history of DES, a synthetic estrogen banned from poultry before it was stopped for pregnant women, and why she worries when teenagers are given the contraceptive pill as a first treatment for acne.

Gina closes with three take-home tips, starting with asimple audit of your bathroom cupboard.

Follow Gina: @nudumskincare

Chapters

00:00 Can skincare affect your hormones?
01:31 Why do teenagers want so many skincare products?
02:15 Can hormones pass through your skin?
03:13 What's hidden under the word "fragrance"?
04:50 What is an endocrine disruptor?
06:00 Why was a synthetic oestrogen banned from poultry?
08:46 What do we actually know about the risks?
10:13 Which everyday chemicals can we avoid?
11:18 What goes into a simple skincare routine?
13:20 Do ingredient-checker apps actually help?
14:43 Can your skin show what's happening inside?
17:00 Should teenagers take the pill for acne?
18:02 How should teenagers care for acne-prone skin?
19:43 How many skincare products do you really need?
22:49 What are three ways to simplify your routine?

Let’s connect

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