How Winter Accelerates Skin Aging and the Best Protocols to Reverse It

Summary

Podcast Summary: How Winter Accelerates Skin Aging and the Best Protocols to Reverse It

Biohacking Beauty: The Anti-Aging Skincare Podcast
Hosts: Amitai and Anastasia Hojaiba
Date: January 7, 2026

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Overview

This episode explores why winter is such a challenging season for healthy, youthful skin and offers evidence-based advice on how to reverse and prevent winter-accelerated skin aging. Amitai and Anastasia, co-founders of Young Goose Skincare, break down the physiological changes your skin undergoes during winter and provide in-depth protocols for protecting and rejuvenating skin across decades—from your 30s to your 60s and beyond. The hosts focus not just on topical strategies but also on holistic biohacking habits that support skin resilience from the inside out.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. How Winter Impacts Skin Biologically (03:11–13:04)

• Drop in Humidity = Increased Transepidermal Water Loss (TEWL):

  • Cold air and indoor heating strip moisture from skin, spiking TEWL (“transepidermal water loss”), leaving skin dry, tight, red, and prone to dullness and fine lines.
  • Anastasia: “The biggest thing we see, and that people really feel, is that the skin starts to lose water a lot faster… [TEWL] really skyrockets because the air is cold and dry, and the indoor heating just, like, sucks the moisture out of the skin even more.” (03:37)

• Aging Is Accelerated:

  • Older skin (especially 30–60+) produces fewer lipids and “natural moisturizing factors,” making it less able to hold water, thus fragile and inflamed.
  • Amitai: “In your 50s, 60s, and beyond that, dryness can tip into barrier breakdown, which means your skin becomes more fragile and increases... inflammaging.” (05:12)

• UV Damage Continues Year-Round:

  • UVA (“aging rays”) remain strong in winter and bounce off snow, hitting skin even if you’re inside or bundled up.
  • Anastasia: “The snow can reflect up to 80% of this UV right back to your face… Just as ever important to still use your sunscreen.” (06:40)

• Lifestyle Shifts Compound the Problem:

  • Less sunlight, more sugar and alcohol, less movement, worse sleep—all lead to faster depletion of skin energy molecules like NAD+ and raise “glycation” and oxidative stress.

2. Winter Skincare Biohacks (13:17–23:12)

• Top Seasonal Habits for Skin:

  • Humidifier: Run one in your bedroom/living space to keep air at 30–50% humidity (14:19).
  • Shorter, Lukewarm Showers: 5–10 mins maximum; apply moisturizer within 3 minutes (16:03).
  • "Misting": Use facial mist/essence before skincare if you don’t shower twice daily (16:42).
  • Sleep: Quality and consistency are essential for collagen production and repair. “Poor sleepers have more wrinkles, slower healing...” (18:40).
  • Movement: Exercise boosts blood flow, nutrient delivery, and stimulates collagen. Resistance training is especially beneficial (20:06–20:24).
  • Nutrition: More sugar and alcohol, and less omega-3 intake in winter hits your skin barrier. Prioritize omega-3s (supplements or fish), protein, vitamin C, zinc (21:23–22:34).

• Notable Quote:
  Amitai: “Your skin will reflect or is feeling [your lifestyle]. That’s why people feel like they age… faster during the winter.” (11:21)

3. Top Ingredients for Winter Skin Health (25:18–36:16)

• Barrier Lipids: Ceramides, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol

  • “Foundation of skin health.” Strengthens the stratum corneum and prevents “leaky skin.” (25:52–27:31)

• Humectants: Hyaluronic Acid, Glycerin, Beta-Glucan, Panthenol

  • Hyaluronic acid (focus on higher molecular weight), but beta-glucan especially shines for calming winter skin and minimizing micro-inflammation. (28:31–31:07)

• Cellular Longevity Ingredients: NAD+ Precursors, Peptides, Spermidine, Exosomes

  • Support DNA repair, mitochondrial energy, collagen synthesis. NAD+ declines by 50% by age 40–50, worsened in winter by stressors (32:06–33:04).

• Protection: Mineral SPF with Zinc Oxide, Antioxidants, DNA Repair Enzymes

  • Year-round use is “non-negotiable,” especially with added protection from blue light and pollution. (35:15–36:16)

• Ingredient “Toolbox” Recap:

  • Amitai: “Barrier lipids. Hydration. Longevity actives. Protection.” (36:16)

4. Customized Winter Skin Protocols by Age & Climate (37:43–58:54)

Tier 1: Late 20s to Mid-30s (39:02–44:38)

• Goal: Preserve barrier, build resilience, avoid over-exfoliation.
• Protocol Highlights:
  • Gentle cleansing (or skip a.m. cleanser if dry)
  • Hydrating essence & blue peptide spray
  • Serum (Youth Reset), Moisturizer (Youth Daily), Eye Care, SPF (BioShield 40)
  • At night: Exosomes 2–3x weekly, alternate with U3 Set
  • Enzymatic exfoliation (Nia Polish) only once weekly.
  • Hyperbaric Mask as overnight mask, particularly if dry/itchy.

Tier 2: Late 30s to 50s (46:09–51:36)

• Goal: Repair lipid envelope, reduce inflammation, support collagen & NAD+.
• Protocol Highlights:
  • Cleanse gently (once a day if very dry)
  • Layer: Blue peptide spray, amplifying essence, vampire exosomes, Youth Reset serum, Youth Daily moisturizer, Eye Care, SPF
  • For outdoor exposure, layer BioBarrier as a “lipid shield”
  • At night: Cleanser, exosomes daily (if possible), U3 Set, Hyperbaric Mask (nightly if skin is very dry), Nia Polish every 7–10 days

Tier 3: 60+ or Very Fragile/Dry Skin (51:56–56:57)

• Goal: Maximize barrier integrity, fuel recovery, foundation for mitochondrial and collagen health.

• Protocol Highlights:

  • Morning: Lukewarm/cool water rinse, BLUE peptide spray optional, always amplify essence, vampire exosomes, U3 Set, moisturizer (Youth Daily), eye and neck/chest cream, BioBarrier on cheeks/areas of dryness, SPF.
  • Night: Gentle cleanse, hydrators as above, treatment serums, occlusive Hyperbaric Mask.
  • Exfoliation: Only if barrier is stable, and no more than once every two weeks.

• Body, Neck, Hands:

  • Anastasia: “Hands also show your age quite fast… I always put sunscreen on my hands.” (57:55–58:54)

5. Red Light Therapy for Winter Skin? (60:41–66:08)

• YES—Red light is excellent in winter!

  • Prep skin with cleanse and blue peptide spray (metylene blue), layer with Ladderserum, finish with barrier support (BioBarrier) and moisture.
  • Amitai: “Red light therapy… is actually perfect in the winter because you want to prep your skin beforehand and hydrate afterwards.” (61:17)

• Bonus: Nick’s case study—8 weeks of red light therapy with ladder serum led to 20% reduction in pigmentation, as measured by Visia scan (62:14–64:07).

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Memorable Quotes and Moments

• Amitai: “Apparently, we’re not bears.” (10:33)
• Anastasia: “Winter is when most people’s skin ages faster... but it’s also when you can make the most visible gains.” (67:08)
• Amitai: “Keep your barrier strong, your NAD levels high, your routine consistent, and as always, thank you for biohacking your beauty with us.” (67:33)

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Timestamps of Key Segments

| Segment | Timestamp | |------------------------------------------------------------|------------| | Winter changes and why skin ages faster | 01:06–12:31| | Why sunscreen is a must in winter (snow/UV reflection) | 05:42–07:37| | Lifestyle factors (sleep, diet, movement) | 09:49–22:56| | Barrier repair & top supportive ingredients | 25:18–36:16| | Protocols by skin age (Tier 1, 2, 3 explained) | 37:43–56:57| | Special care for body, neck, hands | 57:55–58:54| | Red light therapy tips and case study | 60:41–64:07| | Wrap up, downloadable ebook, and key takeaways | 58:54–67:47|

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Practical Takeaways

• Winter skin needs smarter layering with a focus on barrier repair, cellular energy, and anti-inflammatory support, not just “heavier” creams (59:12–59:45).
• Habits (humidity, sleep, movement, nutrition) have just as much impact as formulation.
• Continued, year-round SPF use is crucial—UV and blue light risk are real, no matter how cold or gloomy.
• Red light therapy is an excellent adjunct for winter skin if paired with the right pre- and post-care (61:08–66:08).
• Download the Winter Protocol eBook in the show notes for a personalized step-by-step routine.

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Resources

• Winter Protocol eBook: Download from show notes
• Red Light Therapy Preparation Video: Linked in show notes
• Product recommendations: See Young Goose’s product line for referenced serums, masks, SPF, and creams

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Closing Thoughts

An evidence-informed, biohacker’s approach to winter can not only defend against seasonal aging but unlock visible skin rejuvenation. Whether through topical strategies or lifestyle tuning, smart winter routines help you age gracefully—so “winter skin” becomes a thing of the past.

Final Word:
Amitai: “Winter is coming… Keep your barrier strong, your NAD levels high, your routine consistent, and as always, thank you for biohacking your beauty with us.” (67:33)

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Transcript

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Foreign.

[Amitai]

Welcome to Biohacking Beauty Podcast. My name is Amitai.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

And I'm Anastasia Hojaiba and we are.

[Amitai]

The co founders of Yangu Skincare and obviously the co hosts of this podcast, the world's premier beauty podcast where we take longevity science and apply it to everyday skin health applications.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

I thought you were saying that this is a premiere of our podcast, like it's a very first episode.

[Amitai]

But you say like the best. The top podcast, you say the premier podcast, right?

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

No, I don't know. I guess, apparently. Well, if two immigrants here trying to.

[Amitai]

Figure out, listen to me how you say things. If it's not, then we've now just coined the term, I guess.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah.

[Amitai]

However, today we are going to. Winter is coming. Yeah, very surfing. Winter's coming. To quote Jon Snow or someone. But today we're going to actually talk about Winter Survival Guide as far as the skin is concerned for your skin.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah. So winter creates a unique environment for your skin because humidity drops, temperatures fluctuate, and your barrier is under more stress than in any other season. Yeah. And so these seasonal changes show up as dryness, tightness, dullness, redness, and slower.

[Amitai]

Healing of the skin and in general, just faster rate of aging. It could. It could be, yeah.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah. I mean the. Definitely. That's the conditions. So winter is also a strategic opportunity to build resilience, strengthen the barrier, and support deeper cellular renewal. So today's episode breaks down the three things which are how winter affects the skin, the ingredients that matter most in the winter, and the seasonal habits that you can employ to help your skin stay healthy.

[Amitai]

Yeah. Before we dive into today's episode, we want to read a super cool review. And as a reminder, we pick a review every week to read and whichever review is read, we send them a free product. So if this review, if it's your review, please send us an [e-mail] and we will get you your free product.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah. Should I read the review?

[Amitai]

Read the review by Nikhic123 Nikhic123 says love the spot.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

I just recently found this podcast and have been binging episodes. My husband bought me the Yungo's hyperbaric mask a while back from his peptide doctor and holy cow, I've never seen such amazing results from a product. So excited to continue to learn more about how to biohack my skin. So thank you so much. I'm glad you're loving your happy birth mask and we'll send you another product to try. Please contact us either by [e-mail] or DM us on Instagram.

[Amitai]

Yeah. Okay, so let's begin by looking at what actually happens to your skin in winter and why these changes call for a different approach.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Let's do that.

[Amitai]

Yeah.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

So let's dive in.

[Amitai]

Let's dive in. Winter or winter skin isn't just about feeling dry or flaky. There are real biological changes happening under the surface that can change how your skin functions.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Totally. The biggest thing we see, and that people really feel, is that the skin started to lose water a lot faster. This is actually also a metric in a lot of skincare studies, and it's called transepidermal water loss, or you can see it in scientific literature as T T E W L. So in winter, this transepidermal water loss really skyrockets because the air is cold and dry, and the indoor heating just, like, sucks the moisture out of the skin even more.

[Amitai]

Yeah. And that creates, I think, like, the perfect storm. Your skin's natural moisture barrier gets disrupted, which means the surface can't hold on to hydration, and the deeper layers start to struggle with repair. That's why people start noticing dullness, fine lines, redness, even sensitivity to products they usually tolerate.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah, no, I mean, the winter is really, really challenging for the skin. I feel like most people kind of feel like they're. They're looking more wrinkly and their. Their skin is, like, more dry and itchy. And it's not just the air, it's also how the skin ages, especially between ages 30 to 60. So as we get older, the skin naturally produces fewer lipids and fewer what's called natural moisturizing factors. So these are. These are type of, like, structures and molecules that they act as little sponges inside your skin, and they help it to hold onto water. So imagine you have less and less of them.

[Amitai]

Yeah.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

And then, you know.

[Amitai]

Yes. So in your 30s and 40s, maybe you just feel like, maybe a little drier. But in your 50s, 60s, and beyond that, dryness can tip into barrier breakdown, which means your skin becomes more fragile and actually also increases skin inflammation or infla. Inflammaging. And the tricky thing is winter accelerates that whole process.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah. And, you know, I'm going to say a pretty standard thing right now, but it's worth. Just to be. It's worth reminding people the. The UV damage is still happening in the winter. And that's something people often forget or deliberately kind of remove from their skincare routine. They're like, oh, you know, I can stop applying my Sunscreen and the UVA rays which we, we recorded a podcast about UV damage and we talked that you can remember that uvb, it's burning rays, these are the ones that you can actually feel on your skin. Whereas uva, they're like aging rays. You actually don't feel them. And they get through the door, they get through the window, through the glass, through the window, through the door.

[Amitai]

Through your skin barrier, through the clouds. Dermatological reboot.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

So those rays really attribute to skin, contribute to skin aging and you can attribute skin aging to them. And they're as ever strong in the winter, like there is no difference in the strength. Moreover, if you live somewhere with the snow, something that people don't realize a lot of the time is that the snow can reflect up to 80% of this UV right back to your face. So you may be wearing like a hat. And then you don't understand that the snow kind of reflects it to your face. So you can be even more. And people that are doing winter sports, they actually are the ones that using the sunscreen because they know you put the ski mask, you go skiing, you come back home, you have red burnt skin in the areas that it wasn't covered by the hat or the scarf. So but it doesn't happen only on the tip of the mountain. Like if, if it's winter. Guys, just as ever important to still use your sunscreen.

[Amitai]

You know, one of the, the peoples, the native peoples that invented sunglasses first were the, the. The cor. Whatever politically correct way is to say Native American of, Of the Arctic Circle in Canada.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Oh wow.

[Amitai]

I think they're called Inu Inuit.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Ah, uhuh.

[Amitai]

Or yeah, I mean whatever. First people, whatever, you know, and they.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Create like they invented sunglasses. What did they make them of?

[Amitai]

Out of? Out of these seals that have the tusks of the. What's it called? Wow.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Oh yeah.

[Amitai]

As you can see, I can talk about skin, but not animals.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Wait, wait, wait. That's on the tip of my sea lions. No, I know it in Russian, but I can't.

[Amitai]

Walrus.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Walrus.

[Amitai]

Shout out to Jackson. Thank you as usual. Yeah. Walrus.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Ivory.

[Amitai]

Yep.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Wow.

[Amitai]

I think, I think that's what you're like, Chad.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

You just started inventing stuff over there.

[Amitai]

Dr. Edward something. No, but, no, but I think it's out of. I think it's out of ivory. Now I'm, now I'm second guessing myself. But I saw those glasses. They're really cool. They look like, just like, like a square with little slits. So just a minimal amount of interest.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

In the word you can send this information.

[Amitai]

What do you mean?

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Instagram?

[Amitai]

Probably, like, I don't know, probably YouTube or something. No, I saw someone, you know.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

No, it's cool. It's cool. This is your algorithm.

[Amitai]

Yeah. Anyway. Yes.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Back to UV exposure.

[Amitai]

So. Yeah. Especially if you're, like, skiing, driving, or just really, you know, walking outside.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Mm.

[Amitai]

In the winter, this is something to consider.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah.

[Amitai]

Uv. Yeah. UV exposure doesn't just pause because it's cold. And in winter, most people stop using sunscreen, which is one of the worst seasonal habits for aging skin, Especially because UVA breaks down collagen. It disrupts elastin fibers and mature skin. Skin already has less of it.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah.

[Amitai]

Regardless.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

We also can't ignore the internal part.

[Amitai]

Yeah.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

So winter usually means less movement. When we think about winter, where everybody becomes like, homebodies, you know, so more sugar. You kind of like, start allowing yourself more sugary snacks and you have, like, munchies just because it's cold and you want to be warm and fuzzy.

[Amitai]

Yeah. Getting ready to hibernate.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah. You're just, like, really getting ready to hibernate. Yeah. And then obviously, less sunlight. And also in the winter, it's actually the time where people experience the worst sleep, which to me was counterintuitive because I feel like, oh, when it's cold and you, like, you know, you. You actually need colder temperatures in the room to fall into deeper sleep. But no, apparently we're not bears.

[Amitai]

We thought, apparently we're not bears. This is the highlights of this podcast. You know, when you have in YouTube, like, the segments and they're like, you know, this is about this. This is about that. This should be like the title apparently We're Not Bears. But also. Yeah, so this is, you know, it's a recipe for, you know, a few things. I don't know if you want to go over them, but I'll start NAD.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Plus depletion for sure.

[Amitai]

What about glycation? Glycation.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Glycation with huge sugar drink alcohol, which is also, like, the highlight, the. The spike of the. In winter, people drink more as well. So both alcohol and sugary snacks. Foods gonna contribute to glycation. And so slower repair, more oxidative stress, which all of it. All of what we just mentioned shows up on your skin and you actually notice right away.

[Amitai]

That's right. And I think a lot of people don't realize that if you're tired, low energy, not sleeping well, or not moving your body, your skin actually will reflect or is feeling. That is these signals Travel to your skin. That's why people feel like they age, you know, in air quotes, like, faster during the winter because your metabolic resilience goes down and so does your skin's ability to bounce back.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah. So what we're saying here, like, let's not think it's like doomsday. The winter's already here. The important thing to realize it's not just that, oh, my, my winter routine. I'm going to be using a softer cleanser and richer cream. And, like, I'm just going to hope for the best. They're like, you just need to see the full picture. And there are other things that you can do besides like switching to heavier moisturizer that can help you have as radiant as youthful, bouncy, plump skin. As in the summer. Because in the summer, people usually love their skin more. But we are here to show you and to give you protocols to shine through the winter as well.

[Amitai]

Exactly. And this is time to shift your routine. And today we're going to show you how to build a winter protocol that supports barrier repair, collagen production, keep elastin integrity, support mitochondrial energy and inflammation control at the same time.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

And this is why I love winter skin protocols. If you do it right, you're not just preventing winter damage, you're actually biohacking your skin to get younger through this season, through the winter season.

[Amitai]

All right, so let's get into the ingredients that matter most in winter and how to think about your skincare stack from a biological or biohacking perspective, not just a cosmetic one.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah, and this is the part people underestimate, because what's happening inside your body, your sleep, your stress levels, your movement, your diet, as we already mentioned, it all shows up on your skin.

[Amitai]

So let's go through the most important winter habits that directly impact your skin health, starting with one of. With one. Most people skip indoor humidity.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

I love this one. So. And it's just like such a. Yeah. Such an often overlooked thing that you can fix. And everything looks better. So when the air is dry, your skin loses water faster, as we talked about it. That's also part of what trans. Epidermal water loss again. So that transepidermal water loss increases dramatically in winter because of indoor heating, as we mentioned. So that's why we recommend running a humidifier in your bedroom. I have mine on the nightstand. You can put it in your living area to keep the humidity around 30 to 50%. And you'll see your skin will. Well, thank you.

[Amitai]

Yeah. It's a real game changer. And I think we first discovered it.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

When, when we, when we were setting up our nursery.

[Amitai]

Yeah.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

We live in Florida, so all usually we have good humidity, but they were like, you know, for baby you. And also like we're first time parents and both in our like mid-30s, closer to 40s, so we're like, let's do it. All right. So you know, like you need your fire on the list. But actually, actually we were gifted only baby Mozart. No, but yeah, but we were gift the humidifier. Actually when I was pregnant, we were at one of the conferences and this lady was also pregnant and they have a really nice humidifier that we got as a gift.

[Amitai]

What you're saying is, is that if someone needs a humidifier and they want to take it on, they should get pregnant.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah. Have a big bump and people will just give you humidifier once they see a bump.

[Amitai]

That is true. You're going to get stuff, but it is a game changer. You wake up with less tightness, less redness and better barrier and barrier repair overnight.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah. And if you can combine that with shorter lukewarm showers, 5 to 10 minutes max, and apply your moisturizer while your skin is still damp, you lock that hydration in. Now I'm somebody who all my life enjoyed long, hot showers. And it's really in my early 30s that I noticed that my skin actually is no longer loving it. I used to be fine. Like my skin would look the same before and after the shower. And now if I take a really long shower, like I, I don't have, I have zero Botox or anything like that, I actually start to see the lines that I guess are like deep, deep within my skin. So yeah, I had to make this adjustment. It's worth it.

[Amitai]

Yeah. And timing matters. So within three minutes of getting out of the shower, that's the sweet spot for applying your skin care or specifically a moisturizer. Of course there are things in your routine that might take precedence. Like if you use vampire exosomes, hey, you need it on dry skin. You, yeah, you want it. You know the wait to 10 minutes afterwards before you apply something else. So there are things that take precedence, but as a general rule it's, it's, it's quite important to try to time at least like your initial products closer to when you got out of the shower.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

And but they're also like, for example, if somebody doesn't shower every day, you know, twice a day, but they're doing their skincare twice a day. That's why mists exist. And amplifying essence exists like you can. There are other ways to bring the, the moisture. Yes, with vampire exosomes, you got to put it on dry skin. But if you're not using vampire exosomes twice a day, like, like something like U3 set or ladder, you can definitely layer over, you know, droplets of water, whether that's from a mist or from your shower.

[Amitai]

Okay, what's the next habit?

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Okay, next habit. And please don't hate me. It's sleep. And I know the whole longevity field already can't hear any, anyone really cannot hear anymore about sleep. Like yes, I know people are losing sleep over it. I, I know. Like I know I need to fix my sleep. Can you please not tell me every all my problems that because of my sleep? But yes, I mean honestly, the longer you sleep, the better you sleep, the more referral regeneration happen. And that's why it's also called beauty sleep.

[Amitai]

But I think also like consistency and basically timing your sleep to be consistent during the same times is also important, especially to derive the most out of your sleep. Like your body, you know. I know. Look, we're parents to a two year old that decided sleep is not on the menu. So, you know, take it from us, sleep is really nice to have. We don't remember what it is, but I can tell you what the science is. So during deep sleep, your body ramps up things like, you know, collagen production, DNA repair, autophagy, lymphatic glymphatic drainage from the brain. And when you don't sleep enough, even just one bad night, your skin barrier weakens, inflammatory inflammation increases, and you literally look and your skin functions older the next day.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yes. And we've seen studies showing poor sleepers have more wrinkles, slower healing and more uneven skin tone. So in winter, with longer nights and less sunlight, it's great time to optimize your surrogating rhythm and get back on a consistent sleep schedule. Hopefully you don't have as many plans as you do during your summer. You know, and, and you can maybe prioritize getting sleep right. Thankfully, if you're not in our situation, if you don't have the toddler, that doesn't give you an option to sleep. Well, there, there is help. Like there are so many things you can do these days to optimize your sleep.

[Amitai]

Yeah, it could mean again, I'm going to just focus on this because that's something I feel like is attainable. It means going to sleep, going to bed at the same time each night, cutting blue light in the evening, or even using red light instead of overhead lighting after sunset. Also, obviously, timing, you know, if you're in a place where sunlight is an issue, There are what are called SAD lamps, seasonal affective disorder lamps, like 50 lux lamps that can help cue your vision to the fact that it's morning so you can you turn them on in the morning? Okay.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Okay, next, let's talk about the next point. Next point is movement. So people move less in winter and that's huge missed opportunity for your skin health.

[Amitai]

Yeah. When you exercise, you increase blood flow to the skin, deliver more nutrients, more oxygen, and even stimulate collagen production. Resistance training in particular has been shown to improve skin structure in older subjects. In older adults.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yes. And it helps maintain NAD plus levels, which decline faster in winter because of increased oxidative stress and decreased mitochondrial activity.

[Amitai]

So, yeah, so this is where a structured exercise routine actually becomes a form of skin care. At least 1, 150 minutes of aerobic activity per week, plus two to three sessions of resistance training is kind of the sweet spot as far as like research and what you should aim for if skin health is your number one concern.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah, yeah. But really no downside to moving and getting movement your priority. Okay, last one. Nutrition. So in winter, people eat more sugar, drink more alcohol, and it fewer fish, fresh fish, which is rich in omega 3 and other foods of that nature that more associated with like summer.

[Amitai]

Yeah, and that's a direct hit on your skin barrier. Why? Because omega 3 fatty acids have been shown to improve hydration, reduce inflammation, and support skin repair. If you're not eating fatty fish regularly, consider supplementing with a high quality fish oil or, you know, an alternative that's research is emerging about. So make your own decision. But something that we take is called Fatty 15 or C15, which is newer fatty acid.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah, you actually recorded a podcast about it. So you guys can go to the either one of the two podcast episodes to learn more about it. But in general, yeah, we've been recording podcast about supplements so you can go back and see what other things we take. None of those episodes are sponsored, by the way. 00 payment, 0 commission.

[Amitai]

They're sponsored by us, young booth.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

They're sponsored by our wallets because we buy all this supplements. So yeah, on the topic of supplements, make sure you get enough protein, vitamin C and zinc. These are also crucial for collagen synthesis and antioxidant defense.

[Amitai]

Yeah. So the lifestyle checklist is simple, but it is powerful. Right? Like run a humidifier, take short lukewarm showers, moisturize or do your skincare routine right after. Prioritize consistent sleep, move your body, eat skin supportive nutrients, and reduce sugar and alcohol.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yes. And if you do that, your skincare products, especially the ones with NAD pros, precursors, peptides, antioxidants, exosomes. Exosomes. They work way better because your whole system is aligned on the mission to repair and regenerate.

[Amitai]

Yeah. And that's what winter biohacking is really about. It's not just topical. It's metabolic, it's mitochondrial. It's everything working together.

[Narrator/Announcer]

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[Amitai]

I just realized we had to stop the podcast at Streetlight. We didn't talk about the ingredients.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Okay, so let's talk ingredients.

[Amitai]

Let's talk about the ingredients. Because we don't want to. We want to cover everything here.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

So. Yes. And then we set out to do that also.

[Amitai]

Yeah.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

So because if your skin needs shift in winter, your ingredient strategy should also shift.

[Amitai]

Yes. And we. And I think it's important to stay informed. The key shift is this. In summer, you're protecting from oiliness, UV overload, and maybe accelerating cellular turnover. But in winter, it's about resilience and repair.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah. So the first non negotiable category is barrier lipids. We're talking about ceramides, fatty acids, cholesterol. These rebuild your stratum corneum, which is your skin's outer layer and your first, first line of defense.

[Amitai]

And I want to say something here. This isn't just about making skin feel soft. A strong barrier is literally what prevents inflammation, redness, breakouts. And long term aging plays at least a part in long term aging. A damaged barrier lets everything in what we call leaky skin, pollution, microbes, irritants. And basically it also kind of lets all your hydration out.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah, I mean skin barrier is foundation of skin health. And sometimes actually customers reach out to us when they have compromised skin barrier and they're like, should I be using this, that or the other? And I always say first we gotta rebuild your skin barrier. So in that case that I just described, and in general in the winter, the go to product would be the firm here Yangus line would be the bio barrier serum. It's packed with biomimetic lipids that mimic your natural skin barrier. It also includes vitamin F which is linoleic acid, linoleic and linoleic, linolenic acid. And those are crucial for barrier flexibility and repair, especially in dry and cold climates. Anywhere where you have that indoor heating on. Yeah, I just really like anyone that tried it throughout the winter. They always say like it saves them those months.

[Amitai]

And especially if you're someone who wakes up feeling tight or flaky, bio barrier layered over your evening serum can make a huge difference in a matter of really of days.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah. And even also like side note, for those of you that already use our vampire exosomes, we've mentioned it before, that when the exosomes work, what happens, a lot of it is cellular turnover and that can innately kind of make your skin feel drier. So we always say that you have to dial in your hydration. And actually bio barrier is a great option still make sure vampire exosomes fully absorbed, but bio barrier layered kind of before use daily. It's really, really great because it doesn't have any potent actives except those lipids and vitamin F. So it's just pure, you know, barrier protection and hydration.

[Amitai]

Yeah. And antioxidants.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

But yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Amitai]

Okay, so let's talk about hydration and humectants.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yes. So humectants like hyaluronic acid, glycerine, panthenol, those are also very important.

[Amitai]

Yeah. What we call pro vitamin B5 because you're, it's turned into vitamin, vitamin B5. Something about molecular weights of hyaluronic acid it's true that potentially you want to mix molecular weights of hyaluronic acid because the smaller ones hydrate deeper and the bigger ones plump the surface. But the, actually the bigger one is more important because the smaller hyaluronic acid is not as impactful for hydration as other molecules that you might be using for, to kind of hold on to moisture in deeper levels. So really I think the focus should be on higher molecular weights, even though a combination is good. For example, Viper exosomes actually does that very well because it combines hyaluronic acid and beta glucan and obviously exosomes and that supports anything from hydration, healing and barrier balance. And obviously it also has some fermented features that help microbiome health. So this is a way more than just like, oh, molecular weight. Like I just saw. Maybe I'm like a little charged up here because I just saw a serum and the influencer is explaining that this is like the best serum because it has five. I know, five different.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

I had that molecular like target me as well.

[Amitai]

Yeah, five different molecular weights. Right? That's a good story. But really hyaluronic acid shines as a, as something that builds a good barrier and supports hydration around the barrier. And there are other ingredients that are doing a better job at a smaller molecular weight.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah, yeah, we talked already about on previous podcast. But I'll just, I think since we're talking about hyaluronic acid, it's a great supportive ingredient. It's a guy, it's a great team player. But it, if your, your product, star ingredient is hyaluronic acid with multiple weights, it just don't gonna do anything long term for you. Now, beta glucan that you mentioned, it's actually one of my favorite winter ingredients. It calms the skin, it reduces micro inflammation and it strengthens the skin stress response. So especially in the winter cold and dry air that I keep mentioning, but it's worth repeating and it's a cool ingredient.

[Amitai]

Yeah, it's a great upgrade from again, just relying on hyaluronic acid because hyaluronic acid can alone can sometimes pull moisture. Doesn't really pull, pull moisture from deeper layers, but it creates a disbalance where you're going to have more. It doesn't pull moisture, but it's going to create a disbalance where you're going to have a higher moisture levels on the surface and lower moisture levels kind of deeper in. So this allows better balance and especially if the air is too dry, which is why we always recommend, again, a humidifier in the bedroom or in a room that you spend a lot of time in during the winter.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah. Okay, now let's talk a little bit about longevity and cellular energy ingredients. So if you're trying to have your skin acting younger, you need ingredients that support cellular energy. The big one, of course, would be NAD precursors.

[Amitai]

Again, like, I'm trying to think of the least amount of words I can use to describe something that took us a bunch of podcasts to say. Right. But NAD is your skin's energy currency or repair currency. So it's essential for anything from DNA repair to the kind of star discussion in longevity right now, which is mitochondrial function, collagen synthesis, and really any repair process you can imagine. And you could think think of aging as the accumulation of unrepaired damage. So you could also think of aging as all the times where. Or skin aging as all the times that your skin has had an issue and didn't have enough NAD to deal with it.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah, right.

[Amitai]

Again, but the, the, the classic info here, it drops. By the time you're 40 to 50, you have about half of what you started with.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

And in winter, that drop gets even worse for the reasons we mentioned before, when you have less movement, less sunlight, more oxidative stress. So we shared before, like natural ways to boost your energy plus, so just the winter habits tend to be the opposite. Yeah. But if you're wondering how can I boost my NAD plus naturally, we did record podcasts in that.

[Amitai]

That's what. So that's why, for example, we created U3SET Youth Daily Youth Firming Neck and Chest Youth Firming Body Cream. These products are. Or even eye cream. Blue Peptide spray. Yeah. Eye care. These products are. Our specialists are the north star of delivering topical NAD building blocks, precursors plus peptide, copper peptides, spermidine, unique forms of vitamin C, ergothioneine, a lot of longevity molecules. So you're not just moisturizing or putting a serum on, you're literally recharging the skin's cellular and repair engines.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah. And that kind of like also compares to that what we were saying earlier. Sometimes the star ingredients and other products will be only letting you like kind of look more hydrated versus these ingredients that Amita just mentioned, although he was mentioning them like, ah, another ingredient. And this one and this one, these, this is the stock that actually builds younger functioning skin. So which we're all about.

[Amitai]

Yeah. And it also helps you or your skin to recover from winter stress faster. Whether that's just from cold exposure, sun, or even you're a lot indoors. EMF radiation, artificial blue light, or even aggressive treatments that a lot of people are doing during the winter. So people are going to do more peels, lasers, microneedling, things like that. So these are ingredients that will also help you recover and prepare for those treatments.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah. So the next point we actually wanted to discuss is sun protection, which I feel like we don't have to go too in depth. We can just say we always recommend daily spf, especially one that also protects against blue light and pollution. So the BioShield SPF 40 is a go to. It has 17% zinc oxide with actoin, lipochromein 6 and botanical antioxidant complex.

[Amitai]

Yeah. And obviously has a beautiful texture. No white cast, no greasy film. It actually improves skin barrier. So checks all the boxes here.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah. So think of it like your environmental shield. Not just for the sun, but for dryness, wind, pollution and screen exposure as well, which we're all the time on the screens. But I feel like in the winter again, everybody becomes a homebody. They're just watching Netflix nonstop. So probably, probably getting a little bit more blue light exposure than in the summer. Hopefully people are more outside in the summer.

[Amitai]

So to recap, the winter ingredient toolbox are barrier lipids. You know, ceramides, cholesterol, biomimetic lipids, hydration, hyaluronic acid, beta glucan, panthenol, ingredients like that, longevity actives, NAD precursors, peptides, spermidine exosomes and protection, zinc oxide, DNA repair enzymes, which we didn't really get into, but it's another thing. You can find it in our ladder serum and antioxidants like lipochromein 6 that we find in our sunblock. Or one of my favorites, which is ergothioneine, which is in our youth line of products.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah, yeah. And it really isn't about using 10 different serums, which we don't even make at the end of us. So we are trying to promote that. It's about just stacking. Smart. So smart. Biohacking stacks. Layering the right ingredients in the right order with a winter specific mindset.

[Amitai]

Yeah. And pairing it with seasonal habits that support your skin, your skin from the inside out, which is exactly, you know, what we've covered and then went back to cover ingredients. But now let's walk through winter protocols. We can talk about skin age, we can talk about climate, we can talk about level of barrier fragility, but we want you to know exactly what you should be doing.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Okay. Let's build your winter routine.

[Amitai]

All right.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Okay. So whether you're in your 30s and starting to notice dryness and early lines, or you're in your 50s or 60s managing barrier fragility or deeper wrinkles, these protocols are built to meet your skin where it's at.

[Amitai]

Yeah. What we're going to do is we're, we'll also adjust based on your climate whether you're. You live in a dry cold or humid cold environment.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah. And by the way, these aren't complicated routines. They're stackable and efficient. Once you find your version, it becomes effortless.

[Amitai]

Yeah. And I want to say maybe I shouldn't say it before we're talking about it, but we actually prepared it in a ebook form.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Oh, you think people are like, boom.

[Amitai]

Boom, that's it, I'm done. Give me the ebook. No, but whatever we're going to talk about here, and I really recommend listening to it and understanding the why. You will be able to download an ebook. It's going to be in the show notes. And that you'll be able to follow your exact routine. You'll know by listening to us right now what you should be looking for in the in the e book routine. And you'll be able to follow there specifically.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Let's do it.

[Amitai]

So let's start with what we call the tier one of your skin or biological skin age, which is late 20s to mid 30s.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

This is where you're starting to notice seasonal dryness, maybe a few fine lines or dullness from sleep loss or stress. The goal here is to preserve the barrier and build foundational resilience without over exfoliating.

[Amitai]

So if you're in a dry cold climate, indoor heating, very low humidity. Here's your morning routine.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Okay. Start with adaptogenic cleanser, then press in amplifying essence to hydrate and prep. Optional, you can use a blue peptide spray before the essence for energy boost.

[Amitai]

Then you apply the Youth Reset serum. Just, you know, one or, one or two pumps for the face and neck, followed by Youth Daily to moisturize and support NAD levels in the skin.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

By the way, if you're curious on our Instagram, I did record this routine. You have it in video. And the fun thing here is that actually all of these ingredients kind of can be layered on top pretty fast. You don't. These are like, they kind of cocktail so well together you can be done in one minute. So you don't have to wait a minute in between each layer.

[Amitai]

Okay.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

So after the serums, actually, so before the Youth Daily Moisturizer I recommend to apply the eye care because it has like smaller molecular weight and size. So you apply that around your eyes and then you go with your youth daily moisturizer everywhere and you can even put it again over ice if the eye care is not hydrating enough for you. For me it is, but for my example it isn't. So it's like a very personal experience. And then last but not least, BioShield SPF 40 as the last step again you just going to. It maybe sounds like quite a few steps but you just breeze through them and because of the ingredients that are in this product, they do stack so well together. It's just. Yeah, yeah.

[Amitai]

It's a one minute routine and it's.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

All focused on those things we talked about. Longevity, resilience and hydration.

[Amitai]

Yeah. Okay. So at night cleanse again using the adaptogenic cleanser.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

By the way, in the. So sorry to interrupt but in the morning you don't really have to use adaptogenic cleanser. I think we mentioned it. I don't usually use cleanser in the morning, so. But it's optional. I know some people. Depends.

[Amitai]

I shave with it. So sometimes.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah. There are like two camps. Some people can just really can't skip a cleanser in the morning. It works well for. But personally I don't. And if you suffer with really dry skin, try skipping a cleanser in the morning. It might do the trick for you.

[Amitai]

Yeah. But in the evening do go for the cleanser. Then go with vampire exosomes two or three nights per week again for this specific tier one. And you three set used on the other nights of the week that you're not using vampires.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yes. And then you can follow up again with a moisturizing step. It could be eye care. For the eyes it could be either care moisturizer or youth daily moisturizer. I kind of recommend you daily if hydration is your main goal. And then also if your skin is really dry and really itchy, really distressed. You could also after vampire like on top of vampire exosomes when it's absorbed layer bio barrier once or twice a week. Especially on the areas where exceptionally dry maybe like cheeks or nose will really, really do the trick. And after use daily moisturizer also try applying our happy birth mask and sleep with it. That's such a. It's been a cult product for our brand for a while. We actually currently sold out of it.

[Amitai]

But I think travel size exists.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

I think we're also sold out of travel size.

[Amitai]

Never mind about that.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

By the time this podcast will air, I think we should have it back in stock as well. We should get it by January and record in December.

[Amitai]

First, right now, we've hired all Santa. All of Santa's elves we can find for that.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah, we're trying to restock you guys.

[Amitai]

Side note again, Nia polish. Okay. The enzymatic physical nad boosting exfoliant should only be used once a week. Here, Max. Okay. Again, follow it up with the exosomes or bio and bio barrier for recovery, and then continue your routine. Moisturizer, et cetera.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yes. Now, if you're in a humid climate, you can skip bio barrier in the morning, but just remember that you can use it morning, night if your skin is dry, itchy, red, flaky if you're.

[Amitai]

Exposed to a lot of wind.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yes. Okay, you want to talk about evening flow?

[Amitai]

Yeah, it's same evening flow, but scale back to hyperbaric mask once every week or two. And nail polish can be used twice a week if your skin is oilier.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

I don't really recommend nail polish twice a week.

[Amitai]

No, if your skin.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

I mean, if your skin is oilier and kind of on the thicker side. Again, like a mitai. Here is a guy with 25% more collagen than females have. He can use it twice a week. For all of the guys listening. It really helps to prevent, like, razor bumps as well, by the way. But I don't know me somebody with very thin skin. Once a week, sometimes even once in two weeks is my sweet spot. So just experiment and see what your skin is like.

[Amitai]

Amen.

[Narrator/Announcer]

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[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Tier 2, Tier 2. Tier 2 Biological Skin Age late 30s, 250s. That's what kind of we see visible lines, some laxity, maybe hormonal shifts. The berry is more compromised.

[Amitai]

And what would be the focus?

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

So the focus now is repairing the lipid envelope, reducing inflammation and supporting collagen and NAD plus economy.

[Amitai]

Okay, so dry cold climate routine starts with adaptogenic cleanser. And in some cases we recommend cleansing just once a day. As Anastasia said, to avoid stripping the.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Skin.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

After cleansing again we recommend using blue peptide spray and then layer it with amplifying essence. I personally find it amazing. Some people might have be good with just one or the other. Either just the essence which is more hydrating or just the blue peptide spray which is less hydrating but is more impactful. When you're looking for the longevity ingredients and kind of like charging up your cellular energy so just different, different targets. And then you can go in with vampire exosomes daily if possible or at least three to four times in the mornings. Just remember to apply them after blue peptide spray and the essence have absorbed.

[Amitai]

Yeah. Next is youth reset followed by youth daily Eye care can go before and after. And you finish with BioShield SPF 40.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yep. Yeah. If you're going outside in wind or sub zero temps, add a veil of our bio barrier over your cheeks, nose and chin as a weather shield. It goes underneath the the moisturizer and the sunscreen. But it's just like this. Remember basically you can think of bio barrier is like like a lipid shield. So it really helps to mitigate distressing and compromising your skin barrier. So in the areas where you normally experience compromised skin barrier, you can put it there.

[Amitai]

Yeah. So evening flow starts with again with a gentle cleanse, the genic cleanser. Don't use hot water if your skin is extremely dry. Also wash the cleanser faster than if your skin is oily. If your skin is oilier, leave the cleanser longer. If the skin is extremely dry, wash it right away.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

And on that note, with the temperature of the water, you should never wash your face with hot water. Like never any season, any day and anytime lukewarm. And sometimes you can also like start incorporating cold rinses. That's really good for your skin for toning it and kind of cleansing closing the pores.

[Amitai]

So we used to recommend applying here procare but truthfully if you are using vampire exosomes and youth products, you are really going after senescent cells. Studies showed that the type of exosomes that we use are called platelet derived exosome. Lower senescence by 40%. It's. By the way, the study was done in the Mayo Clinic. Autophagy is very important for senescent removal. So Eutel 3 set all the youth products. So in general, I, you know, you could use pro care. It, it is probably a, like an overkill at that point. No pun intended.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah, I think, I think if you're listening to this episode and you're like, but I love my pro care and don't worry, you can still use it if you want to. But the good news is that you might be able to dial back on one of your serums. And if you already have the, the vampire exosomes and the U3 set, you don't need Procare as well, which I know a lot of our listeners have all of the products. So just good news, if you have all of them, you can try using one less. And vampire exosomes should be able to cover the basis of procare for you.

[Amitai]

For you. Okay.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Should I talk about nail polish?

[Amitai]

Yeah, talk about it. So yeah, so you three said blah, blah. Yeah, daily, everything. Yes, but talk about nail polish.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah, so Nye polish here should be used, you know, every seven days to 10 days because we talked about this bracket of age.

[Amitai]

Wait, I zoned out. Did we talk about hyperbaric mask?

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

I don't remember. But I think it's worth repeating that hyperbaric mask is definitely should be used at night for this bracket. And actually you could even use it every night. You don't have to, but if, if your skin is experiencing a lot of dryness, a lot of laxity, try using it nightly. And then when you reach the result that you like, try using it like a few times a week for maintenance and see if you need to scale up or down.

[Amitai]

Yeah, but it's a game changer.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yes.

[Amitai]

So what, what were you saying about nail polish?

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

It should be used every seven to 10 days and always follow with recovery products. So remember, Nye polish is actually our dual function exfoliator. It exfoliates enzymatically and it has physical tiny, tiny particles of coconut shells that actually it's, it is very scrubby. So you know, you. Now that you've removed all the dead cells, make sure that you follow with hydrating calming products such as bio barriers, such as hyperbaric masks, such as youth daily. All of them work correct you.

[Amitai]

In humid cold climates, the structure Stays the same but with less occlusion.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

So in that case, Happy break mask is one to two nights a week bio barrier only where needed, like dry zones or flaky areas on your face.

[Amitai]

Okay, now let's talk about tier three. So this is basically biological skin age of 60 plus.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

This is where skin has more pronounced dryness, thinning and slower recovery. So the barrier is fragile and we often see sensitivity or eczema tendencies. Lots of rosacea.

[Amitai]

Yeah. The mission here is to maximize barrier integrity, fuel recovery and build a strong foundation for mitochondrial and collagen for function.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah. So morning, just wash your warm, wash your arm, wash your face with the lukewarm or cold water. Skip the cleanser if you can, because your skin is very dry. It's better not to use cleansers. And then follow, I would really suggest for this bracket, definitely try amplifying essence. It's like you like to say game changer. So it's the hydration game changer really moves the needle there.

[Amitai]

Correct. You could also. You could. Technically you could add blue peptide spray before that. But amplifying essence would be the, the one kind of prep step product I would emphasize here. Then vampire exosomes, then you. Three sets.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yes. Then eye care for the eyes and youth daily for the face. Consider youth neck and chest for your neck and the collette.

[Amitai]

By the way, if people are really, really, really, really, really, really, really dry, really dry, it's a secret. I tell them to use the youth firming neck and chest on the face.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

I know you do. Yes, yes. We didn't tell you.

[Amitai]

No. But also label use of youth firming neck and chest.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yes. But don't do it with the body cream. The body creams don't do that. Then don't think that you can take it one step further. Yeah. For me personally, if I was to put neck and chest cream on my face, I would have been so shiny. Like you could cook an egg on my skin because it's too oily, too.

[Amitai]

Apparently very warm because you can cook an egg. Anyway, let's not forget bio barrier. It could, it could be another serum you can use, you know, after vampire exosomes and before your moisturizer, especially again over cheeks, temples, mouth area again, anywhere that you need extra protection. And of course, let's not forget BioShield SPF 40.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yes, yes. Now guys, for any of you, like driving right now, obviously you can take notes and I hope it's not too repetitive, but it's worth repeating. Whenever you arrive to where your destination is, you can go to the show notes and you can download the PDF so then you can print it and follow along. But the evening routine is pretty similar actually to the morning routine, so very similar ingredients in products. Just, I mean, additionally, definitely use that to Genius cleanser in the evening, especially if you, you know, wear makeup. Sunscreen really helps. One of the big actually takeaways for me from your episodes with Neri Dejoy, the celebrity facialist. She was saying that a lot of people these days don't spend enough time cleaning their face and when that debris accumulates, that can be very irritating to your skin. So she spent a lot of time talking about that you need to spend time cleaning your face. And that really stayed with me. So, yes, definitely use adaptogenic cleanser in the evening to start your routine. And then, you know, layer hydration if you can. Blue peptide spray first, then amplifying essence, then your essence, Then your serum of choice. Could be Vampire exosomes, could be U3 set, could be bioretinol, your treatment serum of choice. Then follow with the moisturizer, such as Youth Daily, and then occlusive, such as Hyperbaric Mask. I think that's, that's the stack for 60 plus.

[Amitai]

I love it. Okay. And nail polish again, should only be used once every two weeks and only if the barrier is stable.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Okay. Yeah, I think like honorable mention to firming neck and chest morning and night.

[Amitai]

Shout out to firming neck and chest.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yes. I mean, we live in Florida and I'm like religious with my firming neck and chest because I am somebody who's experiencing a lot of tech neck and I do see the difference when I'm consistent. And I'm also whenever, whenever I'm applying neck and chest, I think it's also natural to spend a little bit more time, kind of like as you apply properly to like do a little bit of a massage and lymphatic drainage. So that also really helps. So anyway, firmin neck and chest morning and night if you can. And then especially in the winter, Firming body cream.

[Amitai]

Yeah.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

You'll see, like, if you have a little bit of dryness or crepiness really helps. Actually recently glanced at our reviews of the body cream and I was like, really moved. People are saying really, really great things. So I'm very happy about it.

[Amitai]

Is it like the podcast where people leave a lot of reviews about the products? Maybe in the Bodi review they left a lot of reviews about the podcast. No. And that joke did not land. Never mind.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Sorry.

[Amitai]

We're going to continue if you're in a humid winter environment, reduce biobarrier to the driest zones. If you are using it, just bear that in mind. Use hyperbaric mask. Maybe less, if need be, maybe two to three times a week. But again, you could definitely use it every day. The structure is basically the same. It's just lighter on the, on the layers. And one last thing, no matter what tier you're in, body, neck and hands need support.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yes. So that's why we mentioned the neck and chest and body cream products. By the way, I also always move my skincare routine to my hands. So hands also show your age quite fast. And so it's pretty impressive how younger looking hands can, you know, make you look younger. And you don't need to do full routine. You have to put like a thousand serums on it. But even just using your moisturizer could be the body cream moisturizer, if you don't have it, could be even use daily moisturizer. Just put the leftovers on your hands. And I always put sunscreen on my hands. I really recommend. And it's never too late to start this routine because even if you already have some pigmentation on your hands, actually, first of all, you can work on it. We record a pigmentation podcast in the past, so you can go back to see what you can do to alleviate pigmentation, but then protect from not getting more sunspots on your wrists.

[Amitai]

Okay, let's wrap. That was. That was. That was good. You guys got protocols, you can download them. Let's wrap with a practical takeaway and answer maybe a question or two that we've gotten about how to personalize your winter routine before. So this is kind of plucked.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Okay. And do you have questions handy?

[Amitai]

Yeah. So let's bring this all together maybe with a few takeaways that we can use right now. Okay. So number one, winter skincare skin doesn't need more products. It needs smarter products or smarter layering. Focusing on ingredients again for, for barrier support, fuel cell function and help your skin heal better, not just look better.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

And number two, your habits matter just as much as your skincare. So we talked about humidity, sleep, movement, and diet. All of it affects how your skin functions in winter. So support your skin from both the inside and the outside, especially that people.

[Amitai]

Again, are engaging in more pro. In more procedures during the winter. So all of those things are so important because what happens is people are sure that because they're exposed to less uv, that's the time to do procedures, but they're not supporting the Other areas, the extra increased inflammation, reduced hydration, barrier function, all of those things. And UV by the way, that actually go. Go against the, that rejuvenating treatment that you did. Again, don't skip your spf. Right. So I mean you talk a lot about uva.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah, I mean, yeah. So spf Non negotiable. Okay, let's get into some questions. This one is from Kara Biohacks and she's asking is it okay to use red light therapy in winter if my skin feels extra dry? I don't want to overdo it and make things worse. Actually, I'm so happy we got this question because I forgot I wanted to include red light therapy is one of the habits that we recommend.

[Amitai]

So yeah, maybe I designed it like that, that it will remind us, which I didn't. I'm just trying to get some points. Well, it is a great question.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah.

[Amitai]

The short answer is yes. Red light or rlt. Red light therapy, photobiomodulation, whatever you want to call that is actually perfect in the winter because you want to prep your skin beforehand and hydrate afterwards.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yes. So if you are doing red light therapy in the evening, make sure that you do a proper cleanse. So using the genius cleanser, you cleanse your face. And then the stock that I recommend would be blue peptide spray. Metal and blue works so well with red light therapy. Just really helps to improve mitochondrial function, which rather therapy is all centered around. And then we have ladder serum. So on top of blue peptide spray you lay your ladder serum and there we have photosomes, the enzymes that literally are getting activated by the red light go in and repair like UV damage accumulated. Maybe this is a good time to. To mention Nick's results.

[Amitai]

Nick, the problem is that we don't know how to pronounce the last name.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Okay, well.

[Amitai]

Anger. Angerer.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Amitai]

So anger.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

See, he had a six weeks experiment, eight weeks, eight weeks experiment where he did the VZA scan before introducing red.

[Amitai]

Maybe we should explain what the visioscan is.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

So visia scan, for those of you that don't know, it's a machine that using imaging to take a deep look inside your skin. And it can assess your hydration. And that kind of says depth of wrinkles. It can set many things. But one of the, I think most valuable things that it does, it shows you pigmentation deep inside your skin. So for example, me right now, I actually don't see any pigmentation on my skin. But if I do a VZ scan, I can actually see that there is some deep Deep inside, thankfully still in the green there. But anyway, it's not about me, sorry. The point is that you are able to assess things with this technology. So when we are talking about pigmentation and this is actually why I mentioned my case, so sometimes you might be like, I don't need protocols to improve pigmentation. I don't have any. Because you don't see any right now. With Nick, it's similarly, he's actually has beautiful skin. So his skin looks really, really great. He's really into skin health. He's a biohacker. He's like on the mission to live healthy long time and optimize everything. So his skin looks great. But then when you do the VZ scan, it shows you the percent of your photo damage of the pigmentation, sunspots, age spots, et cetera. So within this eight weeks period with the regular use of ladder and red light therapy, by eight week he got 20% reduction in pigmentation. It's wild.

[Amitai]

Wild. There's no other product that can do anything close, including prescription. Just really for you guys to know. So.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

So yeah, definitely the red light therapy is a great modality, but I think the original question was asking about dryness. Do you want to speak to that red light therapy for dryness?

[Amitai]

Well, so you do. You do the latter and after that you, you need to seal it in with again bio barrier use daily. That is, is if you want that level of occlusion, if you're feeling really fragile, you can add vampire exosomes before. So as the first product after you use red light therapy, that's not only for extra recovery. We're going to do a extremely deep dive, a very nerdy series about red light therapy and which I wanted to.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Do today, but I wanted this episode for you guys who even so, if you like this episode, the Winter Skin Protocols, I am the one you need to thank because if not, we would have today started the series about red light therapy, which you will anyway get soon.

[Amitai]

Yeah. Oh, believe me, I hope this is helpful.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

I hope this is helpful, guys.

[Amitai]

But what I'm saying is that we're going to cover how there is a very special relationship between red light therapy and exosomes. Spoiler alert.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

They said they don't have to have watched the series.

[Amitai]

Yeah, series done. Okay.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Okay. So actually I'm going to link in the show notes also video of me prepping my skin before the red light therapy and doing the after so you guys can see the products in action. But yes, the reason that after the red light therapy we want to use use daily. We want to use if it's in the morning bioshield if it's an evening hyperbaric mask. Is that you're stacking your light therapy with ingredients to tell your skin. We are in repair mode now. And that's how you get maximum benefit with, like, no irritation.

[Amitai]

Yeah. Well, I think that's it for today. If you're you. If you've. You've been following along and need help building your exact routine, of course we have our quiz online. You could reach out to. To serviceangoos.com to get a very personal touch and design for your routine or check out our Winter Protocol library or ebook we've built and is in the show notes.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yes, and if this episode helped you leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. Every week we pick one to read and we send that person a free product.

[Amitai]

Yes. And if we read your. If we've read your review, just email [e-mail] or DM us on Instagram and we'll send you your free product right away.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yes. And that's it. That's it for this episode. Remember, winter is when most people's skin ages faster.

[Amitai]

Remember, winter is coming.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Winter is coming. Winter is the most. Is when the people's skin ages the most. Sorry, I can't speak anymore. But it's also when you can make the most visible gains.

[Amitai]

We should do like a. Like an AI image of Jon Snow saying winter is coming and holds a young goose product.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

Yes. Chelsea, did you hear that?

[Amitai]

I hope you heard him. Okay, guys, keep your barrier strong, your NAD levels high, your routine consistent, and as always, thank you for biohacking your beauty with us.

[Anastasia Hojaiba]

We'll see you next time. Bye, Sam.