In this episode of The Skin Science Podcast, Thomas M. Hitchcock, Ph.D., Chief Science Officer, speaks with special guest, Jigna Patel, MD, of Vedaskin, and Angela Wilson McDonald, Global VP, Education and Customer Success, about whether skin aging is correlated to the skin's microbiome.
The Skin Science Podcast is intended to provide listeners with information regarding various topics in the field of skin science. None of the content in this podcast should be interpreted or construed as professional or medical advice. Further, the views and opinions expressed by guests are their own and do not represent those of Crown Laboratories, Inc., and the appearance of any guest on the podcast does not imply an endorsement of the guest or any particular entity they represent.
0:00 Intro
1:24 Special Guest, Jigna Patel MD
5:21 Introduce topic, aging & the skin microbiome
11:10 Aging as a disease state
15:15 Band-aid treatments vs reversing aging
19:50 Relationship between skin microbiome and age
24:40 Commensal vs pathogenic in whole ecosystems
28:20 Nurturing the skin's natural properties
32:45 Microbe diversity and age
37:18 Gut vs skin microbiomes in age
42:27 Closing remarks
Reference at 37:50: Woo YR, Kim HS. Interaction between the microbiota and the skin barrier in aging skin: a comprehensive review. Front Physiol. 2024;15:1322205. doi:10.3389/fphys.2024.1322205
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