Today, I talk to someone who wears a lot of hats, a cosmetic chemist, an MD PhD candidate,

the chief product officer at Hello Skin, a short and long form video creator,

and honestly, one of my favorite people I've had the privilege of getting to know.

Carter Gottlieb, also known as Aviba Carter.

And what sets Carter apart isn't just his resume.

It's his relentless curiosity in an industry that is known for bending to hype, quick wins, and marketing gimmicks.

I mean this when I say this. Carter is one of the rare voices who doesn't settle for what's good enough, and that's what makes him so special.

He's not driven by profit. He's driven by genuine obsession to understand, to explore, and to push the science of skin, hair, and the dermatology field forward. He's the kind of thinker who looks at what exists today, asks why it exists that way, and then imagines what should exist instead. His content doesn't just hand you answers. It takes you on a journey through the dead ends and detours that most of us would stumble into on our own, but not have the strength or knowledge to move past, showing you how to find a better path that

actually works.

A lot like me, Carter doesn't just want good, he wants great, and in today's conversation,

you'll hear why that mindset pair with his depth of knowledge makes him one of the most

valuable voices in the world of skin and hair science.

In this episode, we dive into the fundamentals and the frontiers of how to actually treat

acne versus what's myth and what most people are doing that actually makes it worse.

Why sunscreen might be the single most powerful anti-aging tool we have, and why Korean

sunscreens and other countries are so far ahead of what's available to us in the States,

along with how to get them. What carotenoids and supplements can do to change the look and resilience of your skin and how to separate big rocks from gimmicks in your routine.

We get into the in-clinic treatments versus what you can do at home, the future of skin technology,

and then shift into hair, breaking down what really works for growth and

thickness from monoxidil to fanastride and even microneedling with the fundamentals most people

miss, men and women. If you care about your skin, your hair, or just how curiosity and science

can change the way we take care of ourselves, you're going to want to hear this. My co-host,

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