Facts do not have opinions.

Just don't let perfection be the enemy of good good.

Welcome to a special bonus episode of the whole view.

I'm Stacy Toth of Real Everything and instead of our usual deep dive in how we can find

happiness and health, I wanted to address a topic I have been getting a lot of questions

on lately and I'm excited to introduce an accessible brand affordable and available

nearly everywhere with clean ingredients that we are self-use in our own home,

TN Dickensons, and why our guests today, Dr. Sparks, and I both recommend it.

But before we get started, a reminder that this podcast is for general educational purposes

and is not intended to diagnose, advise, portray any physical or mental illness.

And while Dr. Sparks is a board certified OBGYN, she is not your doctor.

And we always recommend that you see a licensed health professional accordingly.

I will say to get us started as the mom of four teams and someone who

struggled with acne when I was a teenager.

I was under the very wrong impression of what an astringent is and how to use it and

what I should be using it for and definitely chose the wrong types.

And so from using it incorrectly in my youth to not utilizing it enough as a mom,

especially of young children, like it didn't even occur to me to use it for other purposes we'll

talk about today. I wanted to specifically address what it is, what are the best uses,

the types of ingredients you'd find in it because a lot of people have been asking me where it

belongs in a skincare routine, especially for kids and those entering their twins and teams.

So we have the expert here to help clear up the confusion. Dr. Nicole Sparks, MD is an

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