As a 90s kid, anytime that we got hurt or scraped up, we were told you got to put Neosporn on it. What do we know now about a product like Neosporn that we didn't know then? It uses synthetic antibiotics. It's petroleum based. And up to 20% of people have an allergic reaction to the ingredients, to the synthetic antibiotics. It can be a hormone disruptor, I think, is one of the big things.

If you don't need to put that on your body, on your skin, on your kid's body, it's a good thing to

avoid. It's by far one of the coolest things that I keep under my sink. Why are we still putting 1950s petroleum-based antibiotic ointment on our kids' cuts?

I'm serious.

Every time someone gets a scrape, we reach for something that was formulated decades ago

that contains one of the most common contact allergens disrupts the skin microbiome

and doesn't even address inflammation. Meanwhile, hospitals have been using a molecule for years

that your body literally makes on its own to fight infection, bacteria, and heal wounds. And most

people have never even heard of it. It's quickly becoming a silent threat in the beauty industry because of what it also does for acne.

Joining me is Justin Gardner, founder of active skin repair. Justin has spent over 20 years in the medical space

working alongside hospitals and doctors on regenerative technologies. He's founded and sold multiple

companies and helped bring more than 50 medical products to market.

But when he discovered hypochlorous acid, a molecule produced by our own white blood cells to fight infection and support healing,

he dropped everything to focus on making it accessible to everyday people.

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Tell me the episode that you still can't stop thinking about. Please welcome Justin Gardner, founder of

active skin repair to culture apothecary. As a 90s kid, which is what I am, most of my audience is. Anytime that we got hurt or scraped up, we were told you got to put Neosporn on it.

What do we know now about a product like Neosporn that we didn't know then?

It uses synthetic antibiotics. It's petroleum based. And up to 20% of people have an allergic reaction to the ingredients, to the synthetic

antibiotics. When we use antibiotics on things that don't necessarily need them, what does that do to us?

Well, it can create a resistance, a bacterial resistance, but it's also just not necessary a lot

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