The Skincarma® Pod

Is Skin Longevity Just Anti-Aging With Better Branding? — with Dr. Jenelle Kim

Every beauty brand seems to be talking about longevity. But are we actually changing the way we think about aging — or have we simply found a more appealing way to market

What If Skin Aging Is an Energy Problem? Microcurrent, ATP & Beauty’s Bioelectric Future — with David Suzuki of Bio-Therapeutic

What if some of what we recognize as skin aging begins not only with declining collagen, elastin or facial support—but with the diminishing cellular energy available to m

Have We Over-Activated Our Skin? Alpyn Beauty Founder Kendra Kolb Butler on Wild Plants & Barrier Health

What happens when decades of clinical skincare expertise meet the wild plants of Jackson Hole — and what can that teach us about how aggressively we’re treating our skin?

How Do You Keep a 78-Year-Old Skincare Brand Relevant? — with Margot Grant Witz

What does it take to inherit a skincare brand — and then prove that its future belongs in your hands? This week, Carmine sits down with Margot Grant Witz, Vice President

What If We've Been Thinking About Hair Loss All Wrong? — with Jared Reynolds

Hair loss is often treated as a cosmetic problem—or simply accepted as an unavoidable consequence of genetics. But what if we’ve been asking the wrong questions all along

The Truth About Glutathione, the Body’s “Master Antioxidant” — with Dr. Nayan Patel

If you’ve spent any time exploring longevity, healthy aging or premium skincare lately, you’ve probably heard of glutathione. Often called the body’s “master antioxidant,

What Healthy Skin Really Needs: The Barrier, Microbiome & Beyond — with Dr. Brent Ridge

Healthy skin doesn’t necessarily need more products, stronger actives or the latest trending ingredient. Sometimes, what it needs most is consistency—and a healthy enviro

What “Ozempic Face” Really Is and Why Filler Isn’t Always the Answer—with Dr. Daniel Gould

GLP-1 medications have transformed weight management—and introduced “Ozempic face” into the aesthetic conversation. But are GLP-1s themselves changing the face, or are we

What Haircare Innovation Actually Looks Like — with Nathan Puksta

We hear the word innovation constantly in beauty. A new ingredient launches. A familiar technology gets a new name. A product claims to repair, rebuild, strengthen or tra

Why Scar Care Is Beauty's Most Overlooked Category — with Jadis Montijo

One of the biggest blind spots in beauty isn’t a new ingredient, procedure, or technology—it’s what happens after. Every year, millions of people undergo cosmetic proced

What Your Dentist Knows About Aging That Nobody Else Is Talking About — with Dr. Arthur Glosman

One of the most persistent myths in beauty is that aging happens entirely from the outside in. We focus on wrinkles, volume loss, skin laxity, and facial contours—yet rar

How to Read a Skincare Ingredient List Like a Cosmetic Chemist — with Annie Graham

Ingredient savvy isn’t the same thing as ingredient literate. We know to hunt for ceramides. We compare Vitamin C percentages. We scan for peptides, retinoids, and niaci

The Skincarma Pod | Ep. 85: Is Simpler Skincare Better? Barrier Health, Tallow & the Anti-Aging Myth with Becca Zook

One of the biggest shifts happening in skincare isn’t a new ingredient or breakthrough technology — it’s a growing realization that healthier skin may come from doing les

The Skincarma Pod | Ep. 84: Can You Clear Acne from Within? A Dermatologist & Chef Explain How

One of the biggest misconceptions in skincare is that clearer skin begins with a better product. While cleansers, serums, and prescriptions certainly have their place, b

The Skincarma Pod | Ep. 83: The Mechanics of Desire: Luxury, Beauty & the Imagery That Makes Us Want More — with Anderson

One of the most fascinating questions in beauty has nothing to do with ingredients, formulations, or clinical studies. It’s why we want what we want in the first place.

The Skincarma Pod | Ep. 82: The Truth About Filler, Facial Aging & the Future of Aesthetic Medicine with Dr. Kathleen Welsh

One of the biggest misconceptions in aesthetics right now is that filler is a problem — the problem. Spend a few minutes online and you’ll find countless videos blaming

The Skincarma Pod | Ep. 81: Beauty Doesn't Need More Products. It Needs Better Ones — with Shannaz Schopfer

One of the biggest misconceptions in beauty is that innovation and newness are the same thing. The industry launches thousands of products every year. New ingredients do

The Skincarma Pod | Ep. 80: Beauty Runs on Data: Ingredient Trends, AI & the Truth Behind the Marketing with Monieka Bos

One of the most interesting questions in beauty right now isn’t which ingredient is trending — it’s who decides what becomes a trend in the first place. In an industry f

The Skincarma Pod | Ep. 79: When the Surgeon Became the Patient: Healing from the Inside Out with Dr. Kami Parsa

One of modern medicine’s greatest strengths is its ability to intervene. We can replace joints, bypass blocked arteries, remove tumors, resurface skin, and perform proced

The Skincarma Pod | Ep. 78: Waterless Beauty Isn’t About Sustainability — It’s About Potency with Stephanie Farsht of Small Wonder

We tend to think about innovation in beauty as adding more — more actives, more steps, more complexity. But what if the next frontier in formulation is actually about rem