#412. 8 Toxic Ingredients to Avoid in Skincare Products & How to Care for Your Skin Microbiome with Joy McCarthy

Feb 2, 2024

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Dr. Erik Korem sits down with skin health expert Joy McCarthy to uncover the emerging science linking the gut and skin microbiomes as the missing piece to radiant, inflammation-free skin. Joy shares over 13 years of wisdom as a holistic nutritionist and founder of Hello Joyous skincare, empowering listeners with a paradigm shift: skin health starts from within.

Learn:

The two key jobs of the skin microbiome in regulating inflammation and immune response
How diet diversity promotes healthy gut and skin
8 toxic ingredients to avoid in skincare products that disrupt hormone balance
McCarthy’s top tips for cleansing, toning, and replenishing skin with minimal products
Why “complicated skincare routines are so 2015,” according to McCarthy
How to shift your mindset to nurture wellbeing from the inside out for a healthy glow

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Quotable moments:

"When the skin microbiome is off, it can have, it can cause a whole array of different symptoms." - Joy McCarthy

"One of the purposes of phthalates in products is fragrance...they are hormone disruptors. And what you put on your body gets, what you put on your skin gets into your body." - Joy McCarthy

"Healthy hair is only the result of healthy scalp, healthy hair follicles. Keeping inflammation in check in regards to the hair follicles." - Joy McCarthy

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