The Summer Skincare Routine That Keeps Your Skin Glowing All Season

About this episode

MJ Gandon discusses skincare, aging, and biohacking techniques to improve skin health.

MJ Gandon, aesthetic medicine expert, joins Biohack-it to expose what is actually aging your skin, why 80% of facial aging comes from photo damage, and what your doctor is not telling you about your lab results. In this episode: the one SPF ingredient most sunscreens are missing, why Korean skincare will not save you, how to biohack your skin from the inside out with retinol, antioxidants, and hormones, plus a real-time live blood work review revealing low ferritin, insulin resistance, testosterone issues, and what to do about all of it. Topics covered: UVA vs UVB protection, titanium oxide SPF, melasma and hyperpigmentation, hydroquinone, tranexamic acid, retinol vs retinal, CO2 laser, HRT for women, testosterone and DHEA building blocks, progesterone and sleep, functional vs conventional lab ranges, iron infusions, ferritin, peptides, and more. Subscribe to Biohack-it for weekly episodes on longevity, hormones, aesthetics, and performance optimization.

People in this episode

Host: Iman Hasan

Guest: MJ Gandon

Topics covered

• skincare
• photo damage
• biohacking
• hormones
• aesthetic medicine
• blood work review

Keywords

• SPF
• Korean skincare
• UVA vs UVB
• functional lab ranges
• iron infusions
• peptides

Mentioned in this episode

Products: retinol, antioxidants, hormones, hydroquinone, tranexamic acid, CO2 laser

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