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Biohacking Beauty: The Anti-Aging Skincare Podcast
Can Skincare Really Reverse Aging? Let’s Look at the Science
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Foreign welcome to today's episode. I'm your host, Anastasia Driver. We're diving into the cutting edge science of skin longevity. This episode is about more than just looking youthful. It's about understanding how your skin ages, what you can do to reverse or slow those changes, and how targeted skincare protocols powered by science can reprogram your skin to behave and look younger. We'll cover how aging shows up in your skin at the cellular level, the most effective ingredients that tackle those mechanisms, and how to build a highly personalized science backed skincare routine using young Goose advanced formulations. So this the very first time I record by myself without a mitai and this is a highly requested episode where I'm going to be breaking down how to built the routine from Yango's products. So I hope it will be very useful for you. I first want to talk a little bit about the biology of skin aging. So skin aging isn't just superficial. At its core, it reflects 12 hallmarks of cellular aging, including mitochondrial dysfunction, reduced NAD levels, increased senescent cells, oxidative stress and impaired protein homeostasis. These hallmarks drive common concerns like fine lines, wrinkles, hyperpigmentation, loss of elasticity and period dysfunction. Importantly, because skin is accessible, we can intervene early and effectively using topically delivered bioactive compounds. So there are four ingredients that reverse skin aging and not surprisingly, these are the ingredients that we structure our formulas around. There are two innovations that we brought to market. The very first innovation that did not exist until we launched tangles is topical NAD precursors, namely NML and nr. So this restores cellular energy, boost DNA repair and activate longevity genes such as sirtuins. There are other ones as well. The second innovation that we brought to market, and we're still the first and the only skincare company to offer that. It's Topicum spermidine, which induces autophagy, clinical clearing up cellular debris and preserving youthful function. Other ingredients that we find extremely supportive of the first two I named and individually pretty powerful as well will be GHK copper peptides. Those stimulate collagen, accelerate healing and reduce inflammation and photosomes, which are light activated enzymes that repair UV induced DNA damage which is ideal for use with red and near infrared light, which is the hero ingredient in our most recent product called Ladder. Also, I don't want to miss mentioning THDs, orbit or map vitamin C. These two forms are stable penetrating antioxidants that brighten, boost, collagen and protect. So all of these ingredients aren't just passwords, they are bioactives with robust clinical evidence. Now let's talk a little bit about built in daily protocol. So when we exhibit at in person events or when I check in into customer service emails or DMs on Instagram, this is probably the most number one asked question like help me build daily protocol. And the way I look at it there are some non negotiables and there is some room for personalization. So obviously maybe I shouldn't say obviously but anyways the any routine, any skincare routine should start with the cleansing step. So we as a brand opted for not making multiple face washers. We actually really took our time developing our adaptogenic cleanser and for us it just is the only one anyone would need. So we typically formulate for mature skin. This type of skin is already thinning, this type of skin is drier. This type of skin is much more sensitive. Even like you know, rosacea prone skin or I think it might be surprise for someone but even acne prone skin. So a lot of the times for women with at the perimenopause or menopause experience adult acne. So this is the type of skin that we keep in mind and formulate form and so therefore our all of our products is suitable for all of these concerns that I mentioned. And our cleanser, the cleanser, it's a very gentle face wash. It's built on chamomile essence and ginger oil. So it's very anti inflammatory. It helps you purify your skin without stripping it from essential oils while boosting nad through the apigenium that is contained in the chamomile essence. After you have set, you know the routine you have like your skin is a clean slate. This is a time for treatment. And then if you could only do one serum I would recommend our youth reset for everyone. This is your daily longevity serum. It's sort of a kitchen sink of all of the active ingredients I mentioned before. So NAD precursors, Spermidine, ghkcu. It has map, vitamin C. So it really has all of the. It's kind of your skin longevity supplement. And so that's a serum that's called U3 set. In general all serums will be like of any skincare company. I mean would be your workhorses of the routine. Like this is the item that contains always the highest concentration of active ingredients and that's the one that's going to drive the most change in your skin. And so for anyone on the budget that maybe can't invest in every single product from our full routine if you could do just one product, consider you three said that's the one that I mentioned. Will have the highest percentage concentration of all the active ingredients. Then after the treatment step you want to go into moisturizing step. And then so we have a eye cream, our moisturizer for the eyes and then we have a facial cream called Hue Daily. So the eye cream will have similar ingredients to the moisturizer for the face, but because the skin around the eyes is thinner, it will have the active ingredients will have lower molecular weight, smaller size. Specifically formulated for thinner skin around the eyes and to support its challenges, whereas our facial moisturizer is for your facial skin. And so youth Daily has NAD boosters copper peptides for daily repair and resilience. It's a really nice texture. I think it's hydrating, it's quite rich. But at the same time it doesn't leave you greasy and overly oily. And it will have similar ingredients to U3 set. However, U3 set is water soluble. So when you layer your serums you want to always go from thinnest to thickest. And euthaly is a lipid soluble. So they actually sit in different layers of the skin. And that's how you can get the most advantage of these active ingredients we talked about. Then you always want to protect. So I hope this comes as no surprise that the next step will be the BioShield SPF 40. So this is your choice for mineral sun protection plus antioxidant defense. As you might know, but I think it's worth repeating, the BioShield SPF 40 doesn't protect only from the sun. It actually protects from all environmental aggressors. So what else does our skin have to, you know, defend itself from besides the sun's rays? Well, the obvious one is the blue light, right? So sometimes even indoors, we're just constantly bombarded with the blue light coming off of our screens, computer screens font in 2022, a longitudinal study was posted where was a quite large cohort of participants. And what they found is the blue light degrades collagen and even causes hyperpigmentation. You can get sunspots and age spots not from the sun, no longer just from the sun, but also from blue light. It's very important to protect your skin from it. So the biogen of the sphere 40 protects from blue light as well. Also the EMFS. We often think about EMF's effect on brain health, which is obviously very important and quite huge. But also EMF disrupt natural antioxidant system that we have to protect all of our body, including our skin. So we have ingredients here that defend from that such as ectoin. And besides AMF blue light sunlight, there's also pollution. So pollution. Nowadays you have pollution indoors and outdoors. So we have here Lipochromein 6 in our BioShield SPF 40 sunscreen. And it protects from free radicals of oxygen, nitrogen and carbon. So not just from the free radicals of oxygen. So therefore you have really unique product that defends your skin from all what your skin is bombarded with from the outside. So this will be my non negotiable. So the Genius cleanser, the youth Reset serum, the youthful moisturizer, the BioShield SPF 40. If you can also include the eye care for your face, sorry for your eyes, that would be that as well. So this is something to really help you maintain and protect your skin. So consistent is all. Consistency is key. Think of this as your skin's workout plus recovery protocol. Now we can also customize your routine by indication. So if you have hyperpigmentation, you should consider adding bioretinol at night, ideally every night. You might need to work up to it to build your tolerance. So some of the things that can help with that would be either sandwich technique. So you apply the layer of youth daily moisturizer, then the layer of bioretinol, then another layer of youth daily and that helps mitigate that effect where your skin will peel a lot and still build, help build tolerance. Or you can also start by introducing the retinol. Like the first week you'll do it twice a week. The next week you'll do it three times a week, like every other night until you can do it nightly. With retinol it's out of your system within 24 hours. So the best retinol will be the one that you can use nightly. So you have the kind of like the pedal on the gas for collagen synthesis. Another product that is really helpful for hyperpigmentation will be our nail polish, which you could use once a week, biweekly or some people can use it twice a week. It really depends on your goals and your skin's sensitivity. So personally I have very sensitive skin and for me what works the best is like most of the year I use nail polish once a week. Sometimes if I'm like during my luteal phase or menstrual phase of my cycle, when the skin is extra sensitive, I might skip it and like so it will become like I use it biweekly. However, in the Summer, you know, your skin is accumulate a lot more like kind of oil and grease and has much more chance of developing blackheads. Whiteheads kind of have your pores get clogged up much easier than during the winter months. So during summer sometimes I can even use this twice a week. Again, I have very, very sensitive skin. So we all really need to play with this product and adjust. But this exfoliant is dual action. So it has chemical exfoliation from pomegranate enzymes and it also has physical exfoliation from tiny, tiny particles of coconut shell that has that scrubbiness to it. So I really love it. I hope you're going to love it as well. But since it does have this dual action, exfoliating it really helps first of all clear out your pores really well, but also brighten existing hyperpigmentation both with retinol and with nail polish. It's just really important to use sunscreen daily because you make your skin slightly more photosensitive with any exfoliant since you remove the dead layer of the skin. The younger skin is much more gentle, much more photosensitive. The retinol makes your skin more photosensitive as well. So keep that in mind. Then if you have acne or oily skin, you could consider adding procure to your regimen. So I hope you remember that we have the non negotiables, right? And now the products I discussed. It's like you can add it to your regimen if you have additional concerns besides just, you know, maintaining your skin and improving it in terms of anti aging. So for acne, oily skin, the best product would be procare. It has lilac cell culture and that really helps mitigate acne. It's very antimicrobial, antibacterial, anti inflammatory. It also has the THC that helps brighten the skin as well as also helps balance the oils. And it also has different, two different types of algae extract that offers analytic support. Another product that's amazing for oily or acne prone skin will be actually ladder. So our newest product, that's the one that will help to reduce breakout, especially when you use it with red light therapy. So you could use ladder just with the sunlight. It's activated by like any UV light. Best would be to use it during sunset or sunrise because that's when you get the red light naturally. If you have the red light therapy device, that's even better because then you can get control portion of the red light therapy and have like much more chance of achieving impressive results. And if you want to learn more about lighter, we have a whole podcast episode on it where we do deep dive. And there you can learn about every single ingredient that contributes to this product being very suitable for acne, oily skin, but also supporting overall your skin longevity. Moving on, if you have concerns of rosacea or sensitivity, the best product to add to your routine will be bio barrier and or amplifying essence. So they both strengthen skin's defense. And if you have rosacea sensitivity, you should try to avoid exfoliants and retinoids. It's important for me to mention that as well. So with bio barrier, it's based on biomimetic lipids. These are the types of lipids like glycolipids and phospholipids that are identical to your skin barrier to the makeup of your skin barrier. So when you apply bio barrier, the lip is like literally like fill up the existing holes and then like, like helping you to mitigate leaky skin. And the, the skin barrier is kind of the foundation of skin health. So a lot of times if, let's say a client starting out with our skincare and feels like, oh, this, you know, my skin kind of reacts to the product, so it might be getting like more red or more sensitive. Is this normal? It usually actually an indication of compromised skin barrier because our, all of our formulas have the highest concentration of active ingredients. Like, like market standard wise. Right. So let's say a lot of companies can say, oh, we have GHK2, but they will have less than 3%, they might even have half a percent. And so we always give the highest dose of active ingredients that is supported with data for results. But that also means that your skin need to be ready to receive all these actives. So anyone could benefit from using Bioberry to improve your skin barrier function. And then you would always first of all protect your skin from, you know, like the barrier function of the barrier function of the skin is obviously the most important one. Right. It helps not to let things in and not to, for like water not to escape. So the transepidermal water loss happens when your skin barrier is compromised. So this is the bio barrier would be a great product to mitigate that. Another product to consider is our amplifying essence. So it's amplifying essence routine enhancer, as the name suggests. It amplifies the results and enhances the routine. This product has first of all ingredients that support skin microbiome, which is also very important and a big component of skin health that's kind of overlooked by most. And it also has NAD precursors. It has the actoin. So actoin, this molecule, we also have it in our BioShield SPF 40. That's the molecule that actually has the highest carry over hydration for your skin. So when you use this product up to five days later, you still benefit from applying this product. So even though we applied it five days ago, for example, you have that carryover hydration. So it's a lot more hydrating than let's say hyaluronic acid. It also has oxygenation complex. So it actually helps your skin utilize oxygen better, which your skin stops being able to get as much oxygen as it's used to from the environment. And without like with declining oxygen consumption, there's a lot of issues. And you know, the skin as an organ doesn't function as well. So this is important function of this product. And also it we by helping your skin utilize oxygen better and oxygenating the tissue, it helps all the other products apply better. So amplifying essence usually goes right after the cleanser that it's actually like a pre serum step and then you benefit more from any other serum that you have. Anyone could benefit from this product. Me, somebody with very sensitive skin. I use it religiously morning and night and it's a huge, it made a huge difference for my skin. But especially people with rosacea sensitivity would see a big difference. Or anyone that has drier skin and anyone that maybe use our products, let's say, and feel like they need more hydration. They could opt either for bio barrier in the serum or for amplifying essence or for both because they have like, they're in different steps of the routine, but they would really help you improve skin hydration and mitigate some of the sensitivity and rosacea. Now I would like to also let you know that we make some professional products. So if you want to address mature aging skin, you could consider trying our copper peptide pills that you could also only try with a professional that retails our products and have like an esthetician that has a license, but that really helps kind of reset in your skin and turn on some of the repair and rejuvenation processes. And it will help your skin peel, but in a very gentle way. It's a lunchtime pill, so you want experience like really, really heavy pilling. This is like layering your supplements based on your goals and biofeedback.
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Hey there. This is Amitai, co founder and CEO of Young Goose and host of the Biohacking Beauty podcast. I wanted to take a brief moment to share something really special with you, our dedicated listeners. Young Goose, we've always been about more than just skincare. We are about cellular care. We believe in not just addressing the signs, but truly diving into the very source of skin aging. The reality is, as time goes on, our skin undergoes damage and this damage accumulates gradually, leading to those signs of aging we all see and know very well. But what if we could hit the rewind button? What if we could delve deep, not into the layers of the skin, but into the life sustaining mechanisms of our skin cells? That's exactly what we're doing at Young Oops. We're pioneering a renaissance in skincare by employing principles from regenerative medicine. By rejuvenating and restoring the cellular functions, our products aim to rewind time, gifting your skin a youthful, vibrant glow. And for our biohacking beauty listeners, we have a special treat. Head over to Yongoos.com right now and use the code PODCAST10 to get 10% off your first purchase. Discover the magic of truly transformative skincare. And hey, because we value our returning customers just as much, use podcast five on your subsequent purchases to get 5% off. And the best part, the discount. Discount can be combined with subscriptions in our already discounted systems. So why wait? Dive deep into the realm of regenerative skincare with Yungoos and let your skin thank you. Remember, it's not just skincare, it's cellular care. And now back to our conversation.
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Before I go into talk more about professional products, I would love to highlight our Happy Bird mask. So it's kind of a product that doesn't need an introduction, especially if you are already familiar with our brand and have you been. You have been listening to our podcast for a while. Maybe you heard as mentioned this product. But for some of you who are new, let me introduce you to the Hyperbaric mask which is really a cult product for us. This product emulates skin specific effects of hyperbaric chamber therapy. So it actually was created for some of our like one of our partners that has huge hyperbaric chamber facility and what they wanted is a product that goes really well with it to apply on the skin when you go into the chamber. And from that product, this is a new evolution. This is a V2 where it doesn't just support hyperbaric chamber, it also mimics skin specific effects of hyperbaric chamber therapy. So when you're in hyperbaric chamber therapy, one of the prominent pathways that are being activated is NRF2 pathway which is your body's detoxifying system pathway. So in our product we have moringing which helps turn on this pathway specifically in your skin. So it's not going to be a whole body factor. When you use this product, it's not like you are in the chamber for your whole body, but it feels like you're in a chamber for your skin which is pretty cutting edge. We also have here ingredients that help turn on AMPK pathway which is pathway that helps you to produce more ATP. Ultimately then we have also when you go through hyperbaric chamber, you turn on collagen production. So we have pro collagen peptides here. So the result of this product is that we apply it at night, you sleep with it, it's a leave on mask and when you wake up it's like every like your skin is tighter, it's much more glowing, it's much more hydrated. That's the effect also often that you can see on your skin when you just got out of the chamber, but now you just apply it overnight, sleep with it, you wake up with this much more refreshed, tighter, plumper, more youthful looking skin. It's really, really unique. And yeah. So Hyper Break mask highly recommend to everyone who is looking to gain like a facial lifting effect, gain much more radiance. It's amazing to take with you for travels. So air travel often dehydrates our skin, makes our skin look much more dull, much more tired. So you can apply it while you're on a flight. You will arrive to your destination, you won't look like you were on a flight. So highly, highly recommended. Okay, so let's go into enhancing your skin with professional treatment. So at Yungoos we offer pills that go beyond exfoliation. One of them is longevity enzyme peel. So it's enzymatic, ideal for sensitive or inflamed skin. Again, this is only can be done with a professional so you can find a provider in your area. Right now we're in most longevity clinics, estheticians that are biohackers as well or into skin longevity. If you're listening to this podcast, you can leave a comment with your area and then we can tell you. I'll reach out to you and tell you where to find a provider near you. Another peptide pill we have is copper peptide pill phase one which is partially buffered glycolic acid plus peptides. It's good for more skin tones. And then we have a more intense one which is phase two that's unbuffered glycolic plus ghkcu. It's ideal for those ready for deeper reset. So as I was mentioning, glycolic acid is a great ingredient. However, you really need to know what you do with it. And that's why all of these products are professional, like down with professionals only we provide very thorough training to professionals using our in office treatments. And I think I wanted to wrap up this episode by answering some of the listener questions. One of them, which is a very common question we get is can NAD precursors be overused? And so my answer is they're generally well tolerated. You need to use this directed and think of them like Saturn of fuel your skin uses when, when it needs and what it needs. So I don't think it can be overused. And we're talking about topical NAD precursors. But I think the same about supplementation as well then which I highly support like NAD supplementation precursors. You should always take precursors with the oral or IVs. I think it's really, really great for your body. Another question that we get often is when should I expect results from young skincare? Obviously. And so I will say that most users see changes in four weeks, but mitochondrial and barrier level repair build over 12 weeks. So within four weeks, which is a month, you can usually tell that your skin loves and responds well to the product. And everybody's skin is different. So it could be that your skin might not. I'm not saying it's 100% guaranteed your skin will love our products most times, yes, but we're still all bio individual and it should be taken into account. However, the skin cycle is about 30 days, so within four weeks you can just as I said, mostly see that your skin loves the product. The profound results happen over the course of, you know, a couple of cell cycles. So you see more results within three months and beyond. Next question. And the final question for today, it's what's the best protocol for post procedure skin? So we get this question a lot and it's usually people also can ask about if they did the CO2 laser or they did other laser treatments or they did microneedling. So what should they be using right after? And that would be our deptogenic cleanser as I mentioned, it's very, very gentle cleanser. So you could use it right on post procedure skin bio barrier. Very soothing. And remember this type of treatments, they can disrupt skin barrier, right? Be it laser microneedling. So biobuty will help fill out those gaps and you know, make sure that your skin barrier is intact, which is the foundation of your skin health. And then not immediately, but within a couple of days from the the lens, laser treatments or microneedling, you could be using our hyperbaric mask, which will also really help cut the downtime for your skin recovery. But for some people, hyper break mask right away might feel a little tingly. So you just have to see how your skin reacts. And then I would say also bioshield. You can use it right away and you should, if you had any kind of post procedure, always make sure that you protect your skin from the sun. Okay, well, this was my very first episode, solo episode. I have gotten a lot of encouragement from you, our dear listeners, and from a lot of you saw by our booths at the different conferences and tell me how much you want me to record more. So I really, really appreciate it. I'm also open to any feedback. So any feedback that you have about this, my very first solo appearance, please. The best way is to comment it right here on the platform because actually every comment helped the podcast to succeed and reach more audiences. But you also can send a DM on Instagram. I still read those. Yeah. So there are multiple ways to get in touch with me. And my very final tip to wrap up this episode will be that I recommend choosing skincare the way you choose supplements. So by mechanism, not just marketing. Support your skin's longevity like you do for your brain or your muscles. Thank you for listening. And remember, longevity isn't just about lifespan. It's about healthspan. And your skin is a daily reflection of that. Thank you and bye for now. 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