BONUS! What’s next in skin, scalp, hair: reporting live from the biggest dermatology meeting in the world
Breaking Beauty Podcast
Dear Media, Jill Dunn and Carlene Higgins
4.7 • 996 Ratings
🗓️ 6 April 2026
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Happy Monday friends! Live from the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) annual meeting in Denver, Colorado, we are reporting straight from *the* premier gathering of experts and industry (close to 20,000 professionals!) to share what’s next in dermatology — from skincare to aesthetic treatments to the latest research in hair health and much, much more.
And to help us navigate the trends is Dr. Heather Woolery-Lloyd, a board-certified dermatologist and board-certified lifestyle medicine specialist who has authored more than 90 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Heather is an active member of the Skin of Color Society and the American Academy of Dermatology, and she serves as chief medical advisor at Nutrafol. Big thanks to our friends at Nutrafol for inviting us to join them at AAD and for sponsoring this episode.
Tune in to hear about:
- Why longevity is the buzzword on every derm’s lips — and why we think that we’re going to be talking about “cell” care — not just skincare, next.
- How the scalp’s microbiome contributes to good hair days.
- The “skinification” of hair continues — what does the data say?
- How to know if your supplements are safe — and what NSF Certified for Sport has to do with it.
- Why dermatologists are discussing A.I. at the AAD meeting (and it’s not for the reason you may think).
- A new sunscreen filter that’s finally debuting in the U.S. — 20 years in the making.
- The emerging ingredients for tackling dark spots that you need to know about, now.
- The 2026 “It” skincare ingredient: Why iron oxides should be on your INCI list.
- The one lifestyle habit that, according to the latest research, contributes to lifespan most.
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast is a Dear Media production. |
| 0:08.1 | Welcome to Breaking Beauty, the podcast, all about the breakthrough people, products, and moments in beauty. |
| 0:13.8 | We're your host, Jill Dunn and Carleen Higgins. |
| 0:24.8 | Hello, everyone, and welcome to Breaking Beauty Podcast. |
| 0:28.8 | We are back with a very special live episode today. |
| 0:33.9 | Carleen, I'm here with my lovely co-host, Jill Dunn, and we're all about the breakthrough people, products, and moments in beauty. |
| 0:36.0 | Hey, Carleen, and hello to our listeners at home. |
| 0:38.8 | Of course, we are two long-time magazine beauty editors, turned beauty podcasters. |
| 0:43.0 | We've had our show for nine years. |
| 0:45.0 | And we are coming out you today with a very special bonus episode in partnership with our |
| 0:49.6 | friends at Nutrafall, who have invited us on a field trip of sorts. |
| 0:54.5 | Yes. So you might hear the buzzing, the background noise. |
| 0:57.4 | That's because we are live here on the floor at the American Academy of Dermatology, |
| 1:02.6 | that's AAD for short, their annual meeting here in Denver, Colorado. |
| 1:07.6 | This is the premier meeting to be at for all dermatologists, for anyone who's a |
| 1:14.0 | real skincare nerd like we are. This is where everybody goes to find out what the trends truly are, |
| 1:20.1 | what's coming next, not just trends, but in research, in data. What are the actual facts that |
| 1:26.4 | we're going to eventually see in our bathroom |
| 1:28.6 | cupboards at home? Yeah. And it's skincare. It's aesthetic treatments. It's hair health and much, |
| 1:33.3 | much more. And Carleen, I was surprised to learn that there's over 350 vendors here. Like, |
| 1:38.3 | it's our first time, everybody. And my mind is blown at the scale of this event. So we are kind of drilling everything |
| 1:45.9 | down for you today and talking about the trends. That's right. Yeah. And to help us do the crystal |
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