Must-have mature skincare ingredients, with Faiza Hussain
Age Better with Liz Earle
Liz Earle
4.6 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 25 July 2025
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
How do we know if our skincare is working? Cosmetic scientist Faiza Hussain joins Liz for this podcast to reveal the science-backed ingredients that will enhance your skin's longevity.
Faiza walks Liz through innovative skincare delivery systems, such as liposomal and nano-technology, and the science behind neurocosmetics, plus how melanin impacts the efficacy of 'anti-ageing' products.
They also take a deep dive into next-generation ingredients for ageing skin, such as peptides, tranexamic acid, and gluthatione - and the ones to avoid!
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| 0:00.0 | So neurocosmetics are either ingredients or a full product which contains an ingredient, which |
| 0:07.0 | works with the skin's nerve endings. It works by calming the skin in terms of irritation and |
| 0:13.5 | information. So as the skin ages and predominantly in women, which are experiencing paramedopause |
| 0:19.0 | and menopause, the skin can be quite itchy. |
| 0:21.6 | So it's really amazing for soothing the skin, as well as relaxing muscle tension, which is really |
| 0:28.1 | ideal for, you know, reducing fine lines and wrinkles. |
| 0:33.1 | Pfizer-Hussain is a cosmetic scientist and she's going to reveal the latest science-backed ingredients |
| 0:39.7 | that will enhance your skin's longevity. Keep us looking younger for longer. I'm Liz Earle, a very warm |
| 0:47.0 | welcome to the Lizar Well-Being Show. This is the podcast helping us all have a better second half, |
| 0:54.0 | an even better skin perhaps, |
| 0:55.9 | because my mission is to find ways for all of us to thrive in our later life |
| 1:00.5 | by investing in our health and our well-being today. |
| 1:04.4 | And that includes choosing the lotions and potions that we spend our hard-earned cash on. |
| 1:12.9 | Now, last week, of course, we learnt about lots of brilliantly clever, cheap, natural at-home hacks to keep our skin looking and feeling |
| 1:19.2 | in fantastic health. This week, I want to do a deep dive into the latest high-tech skin care options. |
| 1:27.0 | Everything that we need to know about the new ingredients |
| 1:29.4 | and the innovative delivery systems |
| 1:32.3 | that are really making sure that those ingredients |
| 1:35.0 | get to where they are supposed to get to. |
| 1:38.0 | I know so much about the ingredients that we're supposed to be using, |
| 1:41.8 | but how do we know that they're working |
| 1:43.9 | and they're actually getting through the skin but how do we know that they're working and they're actually |
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