Adipeau, peptides and other "innovative" skincare worth knowing.

Most of the time, “innovation” in skincare is actually just marketing. But there are a few products and treatments that are really leveling up the game. It’s not the ingredients that have me excited, it’s the delivery systems.

We cover Adipeau (the two-step system that rebuilds your fat pads and, truly, unsponsored, one of my must-use products), peptides, a new cold sore duo, ectoin, innovations in microneedling, microcurrent, and the heat-based treatments to be careful with.

Enjoy!

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Catching up

00:44 — Parenting teenagers, bad choices, and the not-yet-developed prefrontal cortex. Real life, before we get into the science.

What is “innovation”?

04:56 — Most new skincare is the same stuff in a different bottle. Real innovation is rare, and it isn’t about inventing a brand-new ingredient.

All in the delivery

06:01 — Innovation is translating nature’s wisdom: getting botanicals, oils, and actives into a form your body can actually recognize, absorb, and use.

Topical isn’t enough

10:37 — A great ingredient sitting on top of your skin does nothing. Peptides are communicators that tell your cells to build collagen and elastin, which is why bioavailability matters.