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The Eco Well podcast

Mar 31, 2020

In this episode, I talked with Dr Michelle Wong from Lab Muffin Beauty Science in an AMA episode. You sent in your questions and we tried our best to answer as many as we can - including how high of an SPF factor is needed, how much sunscreen should we be applying, is hyaluronic acid something to avoid, are there any...


Mar 24, 2020

This week, I took a break from our regular cosmetic science conversations to talk with Dr. Christopher Labos about the coronavirus. We covered the need to knows - what is the coronavirus, why does it spread so quickly, how can we reduce our chances of getting it, and why is it crucially important for us to all do our...


Mar 17, 2020

In this episode, I talked with Dr Anke Ginzburg about nail polish - about what goes into nail polish formulations and what doesn’t, misplaced fear-mongering such as the whole ‘5-free’ thing and why you shouldn’t be worried, and lots more. We also answered some of the nail polish questions submitted on Instagram....


Mar 9, 2020

In this episode, I talked with Dr. Kevin Folta, professor and former chairman of the horticultural sciences department at the University of Florida - I was really excited to get him on the podcast to talk about “GMOs”. What are they, why are they used, and how can they help us do better. We also broke down some of...


Mar 3, 2020

This episode featured a conversation with Erin from @FoodScienceBabe. An AMA episode about myths surrounding "organic" and "GMO" agriculture. Is "organic" actually the "eco" choice? Long story short, probably not.