Insights & Debunks
Bakuchiol - Is It Better Than Retinol? | CC Podcast
Bakuchiol was put on the map as soon as results came out that bakuchiol seemingly performed on par with retinol in treating anti-aging concerns. Bu...
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Insights & Debunks
Retinal - Is it Better Than Retinol? | CC Podcast #83
Retinal (aka retinaldehyde) is definitely a hot ingredient in skincare right now! You might have heard that retinal is more potent than retinol bec...
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Insights & Debunks
Retinol - Can You Use it During the Daytime? | CC Podcast #82
We talk about retinol a lot. That’s because it’s the most popular retinoid that can be used in cosmetics. Most are well aware of the anti-aging and...
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Insights & Debunks
Adapalene - Can It be Used for Anti-Aging? | CC Podcast #81
Adapalene is the one retinoid that’s available to us as an over the counter topical for acne. This third generation retinoid has become a popular a...
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Insights & Debunks
Tretinoin - Is it bad to use it long term? | CC Podcast #80
A New Year! A New Theme! 2024 is all about skincare ingredients and in this episode, we’re focusing on the OG of retinoids, tretinoin. We review wh...
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Insights & Debunks
Wrapping Up 2023 | CC Podcast S4E36
It’s the last episode of the 2023! It’s time to lookback on all the skincare science we discussed, all the animals we shared, all the skincare good...
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Insights & Debunks
Skincare Gifting | CC Podcast S4E35
How is it already end of year?! Well it’s gifting season again, so let’s go through skincare gifting! We decode gift sets, what might be worth it a...
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Insights & Debunks
Decode that Trendy Acne Product | CC Podcast S4E33
With acne breakouts being the stubborn, complicated creature that it is, it’s no wonder the world of acne treatment options is a billion-dollar ind...
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Retinol
Can you combine retinol with ____?
We can’t believe we haven’t done a dedicated podcast episode to anti-aging superstar retinol. This skincare active has been clinically tested (agai...
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Retinol
Decode that Retinol | Chemist Confessions Podcast S4EP31
Retinol's popularity is ever-growing as THE anti-aging ingredient to dabble into - and for good reason! Butttt with so many retinol serums on the m...
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Insights & Debunks
Skincare for Redness & Sensitive Skin | CC Podcast S4E30
Skincare for sensitive skin sometimes feels like an open-ended category. It can feel like there are too many random products out there and yet too...
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Insights & Debunks
Decode that "Soothing" Product | CC Podcast S4E29
If you have sensitive skin you may find that this realm of skincare just doesn’t speak to your skin needs that well. What’s worse is that if you tr...
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Insights & Debunks
Are $$$ Luxury Hyperpigmentation Products Worth It? | CC Podcast S4E28
Tackling hyperpigmentation already feels like you need a whole team of products to get any meaningful improvement. But, some of the most popular hy...
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