"Skinimalism": A Simplified Approach to Skincare | Shiwa Aziz (Bonus Episode)
Minimalist Moms Podcast | Simple Living for Overwhelmed Moms
Diane Boden
4.8 • 952 Ratings
🗓️ 15 July 2025
⏱️ 36 minutes
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For those that are new around here, I release bonus episodes that serve a niche part of my audience so if this topic is something that doesn’t fit what you’re looking for, check out one of the hundreds of other episodes in the podcast archives OR join me back here next week for a conversation that you don’t want to miss!
In this episode, I dive into the concept of skin minimalism with Shiwa Aziz, founder of the clean skincare brand Moon and Skin. Together, we explore how simplifying your skincare routine can lead to healthier, more resilient skin—especially for busy moms and women navigating different life stages. From the essential role of sunscreen to avoiding harmful fragrances and cutting back on unnecessary steps, this conversation is packed with guidance to help you streamline your skincare without sacrificing results.
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Shiwa Aziz is the cofounder of Moon and Skin and a mother of three, whose passion for skincare was inspired by her mother’s wisdom and years at the Lancôme counter. Rooted in the belief that skincare is an act of self-respect, Shiwa’s journey led her from simple routines to struggling with rosacea and ineffective products—until she returned to the basics. Collaborating with dermatologists, she launched Moon and Skin: a clean, minimal skincare line with just four essential products designed to simplify routines and support healthy, radiant skin. Today, Shiwa is on a mission to bring confidence and calm back to skincare for busy women everywhere.
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| 0:00.0 | If you're pregnant postpartum or planning to be, or you've got a friend in that season, listen |
| 0:04.3 | up. There's a lot in motherhood that we can't control, but your nutrition, that's a powerful |
| 0:08.9 | place to start. That's why I've been raving about the company needed. I wish I'd had needed |
| 0:13.8 | when I was in that chapter. Their starter plan is a total game changer, a comprehensive prenatal |
| 0:19.4 | multi, plus the high quality omega-3 designed to meet |
| 0:22.7 | the real nutritional demands of pregnancy and beyond. It's not the bare minimum stuff that most |
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| 0:32.9 | Trusted by over 6,000 women's health practitioners from midwives to obese, they're raising the bar for women's |
| 0:38.6 | wellness. And personally, because I'm out of the prenatal and postpartum, I love their women's |
| 0:43.6 | omega-3, collagen, and stress support. They have an entire section for women's health supplements |
| 0:49.1 | on their website. So if you've been looking for a supplement that checks all the boxes, |
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| 1:03.8 | code minimalist for 20% off your first order. I found that I couldn't find clean skin care that |
| 1:09.3 | was effective for the skin concerns that I have. The 10-step routines are not always good, and it wrecked my skin. And as a result, I got the worst case of rosacea. Because I feel like when we look in the mirror, we're just our worst critics. We're going to look at the worst features and zone in on them. And then we think everybody's looking at that, but that's not the case, right? I don't believe in a $200 serum or a $200 moisturizer because you can find ones that are clean and science-backed and will give you the results that you need for way less than that. You know, the moms that are doing too much, right, thinking like, I'm going to buy these |
| 1:44.7 | really expensive products. It's a 10-step routine. I'm going to do this for my skin, but you're |
| 1:48.1 | actually doing harm to the skin. But I also believe that you can hydrate from the inside out. So |
| 1:53.5 | drink a lot of water, cut the sugar. Sugar is so bad for everything, including your skin and, you know, |
| 2:00.5 | it blocks the collagen. The newest |
| 2:02.1 | thing I'm avoiding is fragrance. I never thought that would be something that would irritate my |
| 2:06.9 | skin, but ever since I've gone fragrance-free with my skin care, it's been a game changer for me. |
| 2:13.0 | Hello and welcome to the minimalist moms podcast. In this episode, I dive into the concept of skin |
| 2:18.4 | minimalism with Shiwa Aziz, founder of the clean skincare brand, Moon and Skin. Together we explore |
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