The Cheap Hack To Transform Your Skin | Active Skin Repair's Justin Gardner
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Why should we reconsider using Neosporin for skin injuries?
As a 90s kid, anytime that we got hurt or scraped up, we were told, you gotta put Neosporin on it. What do we know now about a product like Neosporin that we didn't know then?
It uses synthetic antibiotics. It's petroleum-based, and up to 20% of people have an allergic reaction to the ingredients, to the synthetic antibiotics. It can be a hormone disruptor, I think is one of the big things. If you don't need to put that on your body, on your skin, on your kid's body, it's a good thing to avoid.
It's by far one of the coolest things that I keep under my sink.
Why are we still putting 1950s petroleum-based antibiotic ointment on our kids' cuts? I'm serious. Every time someone gets a scrape, we reach for something that was formulated decades ago that contains one of the most common contact allergens, disrupts the skin microbiome, and doesn't even address inflammation.
What is hypochlorous acid and how does it benefit skin healing?
Meanwhile, hospitals have been using a molecule for years that your body literally makes on its own to fight infection, bacteria, and heal wounds. And most people have never even heard of it. It's quickly becoming a silent threat in the beauty industry because of what it also does for acne. Joining me is Justin Gardner, founder of Active Skin Repair. Justin has spent over 20 years in the medical space, working alongside hospitals and doctors on regenerative technologies. He's founded and sold multiple companies and helped bring more than 50 medical products to market. But when he discovered hypochlorous acid, a molecule produced by our own white blood cells to fight infection and support healing, he dropped everything to focus on making it accessible to everyday people.
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How does hypochlorous acid compare to traditional antibiotic ointments?
Please welcome Justin Gardner, founder of Active Skin Repair to Culture Apothecary. As a 90s kid, which is what I am, most of my audience is, anytime that we got hurt or scraped up, we were told, you got to put Neosporin on it. What do we know now about a product like Neosporin that we didn't know then?
It uses synthetic antibiotics. It's petroleum-based. And up to 20% of people have an allergic reaction to the ingredients, to the synthetic antibiotics.
When we use antibiotics on things that don't necessarily need them, what does that do to us?
Well, it can create a resistance, a bacterial resistance, but it's also just not necessary a lot of the times. I mean, with our product, we use a natural occurring molecule, hyperchlorous acid. So you're getting all of that antimicrobial power.
What are the potential risks of using petroleum-based products on skin?
You're getting the ability to kill bacteria, viruses, and fungi without having to use synthetic antibiotics, without having to risk that allergic reaction.
What would be the downside of using products that have petroleum in them?
There's a lot of research now coming out on petroleum and that it can be a hormone disruptor, I think is one of the big things. It's not that I think it creates a huge health risk, but it's one of those things that if you can avoid, why not? At Active Skin Repair, we have a liquid and a hydrogel. So you get a hydrogel, you get that ointment feel. You can get that moisturization that you're looking without having to use a petroleum. So it's one of those things that I just, if you don't need to put that on your body, on your skin, on your kid's body, it's a good thing to avoid.
Yeah. And I didn't really know any of that.
How can hypochlorous acid improve acne treatment?
I mean, I grew up in a Neosporin household. That's all we used. I had no idea that there were alternatives at all. And I had no idea that that was just slathering on more chemicals in an open wound. And you're basically just allowing those chemicals to just enter your bloodstream.
I grew up with Neosporin too. We just didn't know at that time. And it was at that point, it was produced by Johnston & Johnson, right? And so a multi-billion dollar corporation with a lot of money to push out, you know, a lot of marketing messages around the product.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why should we reconsider using Neosporin for skin injuries?
0:00–1:15
2
What is hypochlorous acid and how does it benefit skin healing?
1:15–2:06
3
How does hypochlorous acid compare to traditional antibiotic ointments?
2:06–2:56
4
What are the potential risks of using petroleum-based products on skin?
2:56–3:41
5
How can hypochlorous acid improve acne treatment?
3:41–4:13
6
What makes Active Skin Repair a unique product in the market?
4:13–5:00
7
What are some creative uses for Active Skin Repair?
5:00–5:50
8
How does Active Skin Repair ensure product safety and efficacy?
5:50–40:26
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