MOTHER is a movement of bold ideas about the female body.
We will be diving into fascinating science and new technology pushing the boundaries of the female experience as we know it.
The show is hosted by Karina Vazirova, CEO and co-founder of FemTech Lab (www.femtechlab.com), a global ecosystem supporting startups in women’s health, and producer of the DECODING THE FUTURE OF WOMEN (www.d3cod1ng.com) conference in London.
The name for the podcast "MOTHER" is inspired by the creative force inside us all - the force that creates ideas, businesses, spaces, communities, and life itself.
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MOTHER is a movement of bold ideas about the female body.
We will be diving into fascinating science and new technology pushing the boundaries of the female experience as we know it.
The show is hosted by Karina Vazirova, CEO and co-founder of FemTech Lab (www.femtechlab.com), a global ecosystem supporting startups in women’s health, and producer of the DECODING THE FUTURE OF WOMEN (www.d3cod1ng.com) conference in London.
The name for the podcast "MOTHER" is inspired by the creative force inside us all - the force that creates ideas, businesses, spaces, communities, and life itself.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The global beauty industry is worth over $260 billion, but has it lulled us into a collective beauty sleep? This week’s episode is a wake-up call.
Meet Jessica DeFino, an award-winning beauty reporter and critic (the New York Times, the Sunday Times, Vice, The Guardian). A one-time editor for the Kardashian-Jenner Official Apps and a former product obsessive, she now explores how beauty culture impacts people — physically, psychologically, and spiritually. Jessica also publishes The Review of Beauty newsletter, which “basically gives the middle finger to the entire beauty industry,” HuffPost says, and has been praised in New York Magazine, Forbes, and Adweek’s 2023 Creative 100.
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Website - https://www.jessica-defino.com/
The Review of Beauty - https://jessicadefino.substack.com/
"Science of Skincare is not Science or Care" by Jessica DeFino - https://jessicadefino.substack.com/p/the-science-of-skincare-isnt-science
(00:00) Intro
(05:20) Skin types are a myth
(08:30) The scientific narrative in skincare marketing
(10:05) Why "clinically proven" is a marketing term
(12:05) The (real) science of skin
(19:20) How skin interacts with different systems in the body
(24:40) Endocrine disruptors
(29:00) Embodied relationship with your skin
(32:25) Beauty privilege, socioeconomic benefits, and spiritual tax of chasing beauty
(34:45) Value of beauty in nature
(38:00) Lessons about life, nature, and the universe
(42:34) Jessica's non-skincare skincare routine
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