The Honest Channel's video: The microbiome discoveries set to shake up skincare and why your skin pH really matters

Elaborate skincare routines will become a thing of the past thanks to strides in our understanding of the delicate make-up of our skin microbiome and the major players within it. In part two of my fascinating interview with Dr Thomas Hitchcock, a skin biome specialist, you'll hear why the pH of our skin really matters and why he believes curating the microbes within it will achieve more for its health and appearance than skincare ever could. You can watch part 1 here https://youtu.be/73mr-wUu6Rc Dr Hitchcock earned a PhD in genetics from Clemson University and completed post-doctoral training at Duke and Yale Universities where he researched tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. He also carried out research at Weill Cornell Medical College, where he studied multiple myeloma genetics. Dr Hitchcock has co-authored a book about what it means to properly care for our skin by respecting its entire ecosystem. It's called Rebooting the Biome https://amzn.to/3wdo9fg He also presented the Beauty and the Bacteria series available on the @CrownAesthetics channel, and presents @theskinsciencepodcast He is chief science officer for Crown Laboratories and has helped develop the Biojuve skincare range, which is currently physician dispensed in dermatology and aesthetic clinics in the US and beyond. HOW TO FIND BIOJUVE: Getting a lot of queries about how to buy it. There's a list of US stockists (some sell online) on the Biojuve website (www.biojuve.com) or you can try googling Biojuve with your location to find a stockist closer to you. MY SKINCARE ROUTINE https://shopmy.us/collections/243245 On this link you'll find most of the products I use in my routine with discount codes where available. READ more about this topic at http://www.honest.scot SUBSCRIBE to my channel here https://www.youtube.com/thehonestchannel RELATED STUDIES: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jocd.15510 https://jcad.mydigitalpublication.com/december-2023/articles?m=54680&i=810008&view=articleBrowser&article_id=4692723&ver=html5 TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 01:20 Lowering the pH balance of our skin 04:00 Retinoids 07:08 Why microbes can do more than skincare 10:41 Balance with skincare actives 15:01 Biojuve microbe-based skin biome care 19:48 Microneedling and the skin biome 23:14 Biome-friendly skincare routine SUPPLEMENTS DONOTAGE: You can get 10% off DoNotAge anti-aging supplements using code HONEST https://donotage.org/products/ I take NMN, TMG, vit D with magnesium and k2, hyaluronic acid, collagen powder and Omega 3. I use affiliate links on this channel which means if you choose to buy a product using one of my links I receive a small commission - thank you! : ) This video is not sponsored. You can find my commercial policy here https://www.youtube.com/@TheHonestChannel/about I've also written two fictional novels which you can check out here : ) From the Outside https://amzn.to/3ZaGYds Polls Apart https://amzn.to/4637ibQ Connect with me on social media: https://www.instagram.com/honestclare https://twitter.com/ClareS_J https://www.facebook.com/honestclare/ Edited by David at https://www.redfacilities.com Disclaimer: This video and all content on this channel is for informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice and should not be treated as a substitute for medical advice.