Skin Freqs

The Difference You Can Feel: The Story Behind the Bottle

There's a lot that skincare packaging and marketing can't tell you. A product can be beautifully branded, use all the right language, and promise clean, natura

Your Skin and the Sun

Our skin evolved alongside sunlight, and that relationship is layered and worth exploring. This episode offers a grounded, holistic look at the sun and the skin. We talk

Retinol, Bakuchiol & Everything In Between

In this episode we go deep on the full vitamin A family, from prescription Retin-A all the way through to bakuchiol and whole plant ingredients. If you've been told

Tuning In - A Practical Guide to Your Skin

This episode picks up where we left off and gets practical. We go through different skin types and conditions, ultra-sensitive, acne-prone, dry and how to build a routine

The Real Reason Your Skin Feels Off

What if your skin isn’t dry, sensitive, or acne-prone but simply compensating? In this episode, we step back from trends, launches, and marketing noise to look at how sk

Vitamin C: Form, Function and the Barrier

Vitamin C is one of the most used ingredients in skincare. It’s associated with brightness, collagen, and protection and often treated as non-negotiable. In this episode

Microneedling: A Holistic Approach

Microneedling is one of those treatments that can create incredible change in the skin, but only when it’s truly understood. In this episode, I’m breaking down what actua

Exfoliation: What Your Skin Really Needs

Exfoliation promises smoother, brighter skin but how do you know when it’s helping and when it’s too much? In this episode, we look at the skin’s natural renewal proces

Hydration: Marketing vs. Biology

Hyaluronic acid is everywhere, serums, creams, masks, even cleansers. It’s marketed as the ultimate solution for hydration. But does it actually deliver? In this episode,

The Skincare Industry’s Best-Kept Secret

Ever wonder if your skincare is truly unique? This episode pulls back the curtain on how most products are actually made and why so many “different” brands are using the

Unlearning Everything I Thought I Knew About Skincare

This episode is a look back at my own path, what started in the drugstore skincare aisle as a preteen, and took me through dermatology offices, medical spas, holistic pra

Welcome to Skin Freqs

What happens when we stop trying to fix the skin and start listening to it? This is Skin Freqs a podcast about looking closer. I’m Summer, an esthetician, holistic faci