Skin Sobering: Throw Out Your Lotions & Potions with Dr. Erin Tjam

Aug 16, 2023

Dr. Erin Tjam is a health scientist and professor, and she’s here with us today to give us some tough love about what we’ve been doing to our body’s largest organ – our skin. In her new book, Skin Sobering: 99% of Products Age and Harm Your Skin, Dr. Tjam and co-writer Dr. Ryuichi Utsugi break down why we’ve been mistreating our skin by relying on skincare products, how we’ve been deceived by the billion-dollar beauty industry, and what we can do to stop the damage we’re doing. Skin sobering is a natural and unique approach to keeping our skin at its healthiest and most vibrant.

So tune in and join us as we dig deep into a skin treatment that Dr. Tjam says is better for your health, better for your appearance, better for your wallet, and better for the environment!

“Our population right now, the biggest problem is we are so dependent on these chemical topical products called skincare products, creams, and lotions that we believe we cannot go without it. But all science point to the opposite of that we…

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What we discuss in this episode:

What skin sobering is, how it works, and what the benefits are.
Your skin’s purpose and how beauty products inhibit your skin’s ability to function properly.
How chemicals in beauty products can hurt and exacerbate skin problems.
How the beauty industry influences us to buy their products.
Why cleansers aren’t necessary.
How long it takes for your skin to recover.
How to naturally protect your skin from the elements.
The top things Dr. Tjam recommends to make skin healthier.