Clean: The New Science of Skin

Clean: The New Science of Skin

Constant Wonder

The Strange Science of Perspiration

Episode: The Strange Science of Perspiration

  • Jul 13, 2021 7:00 pm
  • 23:47 mins

Skin care products may do more harm than good. They get rid of our natural microbiome which, just like the gut microbiome, contain helpful bacteria. Besides that, many products are misleading, overpriced, and based on faulty or nonexistent science. And the fact is, you probably shower too much. Guest: James Hamblin, preventive medicine physician, lecturer at Yale School of Public Health, and author of “Clean: The New Science of Skin”