In this #podcast Dr. Ebru Karpuzoglu discusses how to care for your skin mircrobiome, the microorganisms living on you. She discusses the pitfalls including tiktok trends such as smearing feces on your face and how harmful and even dangerous that could be. Dr. Ebru explains the various products available and discusses healthy verses harmful ingredients and when cleansing your skin is doing more harm than good.

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro Snip

01:03 Introduce Dr. Ebru

02:50 How does estrogen and estrogen like chemicals affect the immune system?

06:54 What interferes with health and the microbiome the most?

08:13 What is the skin microbiome?

11:19 What are people doing to their skin that messes up their microbiome?

14:00 What are some of the dangerous ingredients to avoid in skin care products that some brands haven't yet eliminated from their products?

18:00 What do preservatives do to your skin microbiome?

19:25 How do you formulate and and preserve skin care products?

22:29 are paraben free products truly free of parabens?

23:00 What was your first skin product and why did you make it?

25:55 What is inflammaging and can we stop it?

28:30 Are the skin tightening products that temporarily reduce wrinkles safe?

36:49 Are hand sanitizers bad for your skin microflora?

37:50 Do we over-cleanse?

38:40 You shouldn't use soap on your face

39:50 What are your popular products on aveseena.com

40:50 Why is honey used on your face?

42:05 What are your favorite testimonials from people using your products?