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Hello there, listeners, and welcome back. My name is Stephanie Safarian,

and you're listening to episode 348 of Sustainable Minimalists

at Twice Weekly Show about Intention intentional and eco-minimalist living.

When it comes to skin care, there are an awful lot of products on the shelf, aren't there?

There's also a lot of confusing information

out in the world.

And there are so many examples of women and men but particularly women and men in the

spotlight who have seemingly found that magic elixir that top secret way to not

age gracefully but to stop the aging process all together.

So what is the average person to do? What should we be buying, does price mean anything when it comes to

skin care? If we want to age gracefully, where and how should we focus our efforts.

Today I'm speaking with Dr. Mary Alice Meena about all these questions and more.

She is a board certified dermatologist and she argues, spoiler alert, she argues that pairing down

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