Insights & Debunks
Does Any of the Plant Stuff Work for Acne? | CC Podcast #112
Continuing our acne series, we’ve been able to delve into some solid actives with pretty juicy data behind it, but there are quite a few less valid...
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Insights & Debunks
How much BPO should you actually be using for acne? | CC Podcast #111
When it comes to fighting acne, benzoyl peroxide has been around for so long it almost seems like it’s old-fashioned. However, because of its long ...
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Insights & Debunks
Is Salicylic Acid a Must In Your Acne Routine? | CC Podcast #110
Salicylic acid is probably the most common active ingredient you’ll run into when putting together your acne routine. But is it actually a must hav...
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Insights & Debunks
Are Collagen Supplements a Scam? | CC Podcast #109
One of the more popular questions we get is about collagen supplements and whether or not it’s a scam. We’d be lying if we said we haven’t been avo...
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Insights & Debunks
Best of 30 for 30 Sunscreen Challenge Pt. 2 | CC Podcast #108
After testing 30 sunscreens in 30 days, we’re finally going through our favorites! There was so much to discuss that this ended up turning into a 2...
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Insights & Debunks
Best of 30 for 30 Sunscreen Challenge Pt. 1 | CC Podcast #107
After testing 30 sunscreens in 30 days, we’re finally going through our favorites! There was so much to discuss that this ended up turning into a 2...
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Insights & Debunks
Which Toner Would You Use? | CC Podcast Ep 105
This week we’re taking a break from skincare ingredients, and we’re talking about products. Specifically, toners! Toners will forever be a land of ...
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Insights & Debunks
Does Tranexamic Acid Have Any Benefits for Skin? | CC Podcast #104
When tranexamic acid started gaining popularity a few years back, it felt similar to CBD. Suddenly it seemed like every brand was using it, but the...
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Insights & Debunks
SHOULD YOU BE USING THE AZELAIC ACID DERIVATIVE INSTEAD? | CC PODCAST #103
Because of the limitations of azelaic acid, it only makes sense that azelaic acid derviative, potassium azeloyl diglycinate is on the rise! We dive...
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Insights & Debunks
Does 10% Azelaic Acid do Anything for Skin? | CC Podcast #102
The chemists don’t talk about this ingredient as much as they probably should but azelaic acid has a solid amount of data behind it…at the prescrip...
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Insights & Debunks
Do You Need a Cleansing Oil to Remove Sunscreen? | CC Podcast #101
The chemists are gearing up for their 30 for 30 sunscreen challenge test! So naturally this is a great time to check up on some of the latest studi...
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CC Community
The Chemists' (true) Confessions | CC Podcast #100
We’ve reached the 100th Episode! This week we’re going down memory lane ranking our top 5 podcast moments and our favorite skincare science. We als...
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Inflammation
Plant stuff that should be on your radar (bisabolol, turmeric extract, and indian frankincense) | CC Podcast #99
We’re back in the realm of plant extracts in skincare! This is a realm where real clinical data is quite sparse. So even simple questions like “doe...
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