them in the good news we kick off again next week with more incredible guests and more fabulous interviews so for now just settle back and enjoy some of my favorite moments i thought it would be quite interesting to start Where all this interest started? So did you always want to be a cosmetic doctor as in the cosmetic industry or was it a case that's evolved?

Do you know what? I think it was nature and nurture.

So I first did medicine and while I was at medical school, my parents had a cosmetics company.

And so I was fascinated with it, as actually a lot of girls are at that age.

And I decided after medical school that I was going to do an apprenticeship with their cosmetic formulator and learn how to become a formulator myself.

And I want to focus primarily on skin of color.

And the reason was a selfish reason.

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Okay.

So it's prevention versus Western, which we tend to go in with harsher acids, stronger retinols to try and treat the problem, whether it's melasma, acne, whatever the issue is, which can also have its own consequences.

So for example, if you go in with retinol that's too harsh for your skin, you can get more flaking.

If you go in with an acid that's too strong for melasma, it can lead to more pigmentation.

So you said hydration, hydration, hydration.

Why don't we all just drink more water? Really important.

And you should.

You tell me.