Extra: Does science back up weird skincare trends?

About this episode

The episode explores the scientific validity of various unusual skincare trends with expert Dr. Xinyi Du-Harpur.

Guest: Dr Xinyi “Beibei” Du-Harpur, NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer at St John’s Institute of Dermatology and King’s College London

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan McCrea

Guest: Dr Xinyi “Beibei” Du-Harpur

Topics covered

• skincare
• science
• trends
• dermatology
• health

Keywords

• skincare trends
• science
• dermatology
• health
• Dr Xinyi Du-Harpur

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: St John’s Institute of Dermatology, King’s College London

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