Put the Lotion in the Basket

Another installment of our Crème de la Mer investigation! This time, we look into new claims about the brand's scientific bona fides, with the help of ChatGPT. Spoiler: We're still not buying, literally or figuratively.Music: www.purple-planet.com

Today, a comprehensive review of some top-of-the-line yet affordable European sunscreens, and where to buy them in the U.S.

Today we talk ingredients and business with Stephanie Boethin, founder of Noella B., a homegrown, all natural skincare line. Our first conversation with a brand founder!Music: www.purple-planet.com

Patrick's newfound obsession with makeup mogul Jeffree Star, and the documentary Don't Die. Music: www.purple-planet.com

A conversation with Dr. Peter Grossman, a world-renowned burn surgeon and plastic surgeon based in L.A. Of course, Patrick and Anna are most interested in what his burn expertise can tell us about the veracity of the La Mer origin story, but this wide ranging conversation covers a lot more ground too!  Music: www.purple-planet.com

Today: Patrick's discovered some amazing products from Charlotte Tilbury, and Anna has a problem with the word "crone."Music: www.purple-planet.com

The one week review of Moxi laser. Also, Korean skincare products and "Dermorexia." As you might guess, we reject the latter.

Anna has entered the world of lasers, and she's here to tell you all about it.Music: www.purple-planet.com

We're baaa-aaack! Happy New Year all! Today we bring you a major update in our ongoing investigation into the beginnings of the luxury skincare brand La Mer. Enjoy! Music: Purple Planet Music

Unboxing the first week of the Anthropologie beauty advent calendar! Fragrances, skincare, lip stuff...hurray!Music: Purple Planet Music

'Tis the season!! Beauty advent calendars and gift ideas.Music: Purple Planet Music

Our investigation into the origin story of La Mer, an OG luxury skin cream, continues. Plus, "skinimalism" and the enduring powers of Botox.Music: www.purple-planet.com

Crème de la Mer is an OG luxury skincare brand. But can its outlandish origin story really story be true? We start an investigation into the evidence.Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Attention lab rats! We pH test some of our favorite skincare products and compare them to household cleansers and lemon juice.Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

The backstory of the extremely expensive skin care brand Crème de la Mer sounds like a bunch of bull. But is it it? We learn what we can from stories like this one.Music: https://www.purple-planet.com 

La Mer has "MRA-3." Augustinus Bader has "TFC8." What does it all mean, if anything?Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Today we're talking pumpkin spice products, a theory about how Heather Graham has such amazing skin and microcurrent devices. Oh, and don't forget Trader Joe's desserts! Heather, if you're listening, email us: lotionbasketpodcast@gmail.com.Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

What do we know about nutrition and skin? We know we're not listening to bio hackers, that's for sure.Music: https://www.purple-planet.com 

Walgreens is making dupes of some of our favorite products! Need we say more? Also we're back on the tretinoin train.Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Are we a weekly podcast or a sporadic podcast? Do we come out on Wednesdays, or just some Wednesdays? Who knows anymore! But we're still fun, we promise, and thanks for hanging in there with our latest pod. This week: Botox news, a skincare quiz and annoying celebs.Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week we prove we can find the skincare angle on anything, including this incredibly sad story. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

What's a better fix for under eye hollows and circles, PRF gel or filler? We discuss. Also, revisiting the mystery of Dr. Brenner.Music: https://www.purple-planet.com 

We have a "no politics" policy on this show, but when a politician gets Botox, that's a different story! Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Today we share a major find: a sort of old-school product that's truly a facial in a jar! That plus an amazing facewash and the tea on Dr. Julius Few's new skincare line.Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

We dissect Andrew Huberman's recent podcast episode about skin. Is he in the pocket of Big Sun? Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Today we're going deep on daily routines, makeup and favorite products with the amazing and hilarious writer, performer, Golden Girls aficionado and skincare enthusiast H. Alan Scott!!Key topics:Danessa MyricksGlossierCharlotte TilburyKiehl'sCeraVeVanicreamMusic: https://www.purple-planet.com

Today we have both a beauty story and a business story. Patrick and Anna both raided the beauty shelf of Trader Joe's and share their finds, as well as insights into how the store develops its skincare products, straight from the source. Key finds:Watermelon overnight maskUltra hydrating gel moisturizerHyaluronic moisture boost serumRose water facial tonerDaily facial sunscreenMusic: https://www.purple-planet.com

Is Trader Joe's the new skincare hotspot? Listen to be convinced.

A new Aesop store is opening in Patrick's neighborhood! But is it worth the price? Plus, a BONUS conversation at the end with sunscreen expert and organic chemist Dr. Nadim Shaath.Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Our top sunscreens for summer! What more can we say?Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Will our journey to find the perfect sunscreens ever end? Only time will tell! Plus, an amazing Instagram find.Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

We are on the hunt for the perfect SPF! The search continues.Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

We have some fun at the expense of Brad Pitt's skincare line, Beau Domaine. Also, our search for the PERFECT sunscreen officially kicks off today. By the first week of June, we vow to bring you our very best summer recommendations.Music: https://www.purple-planet.com 

All about peptides today! What are they, how do they work, and most importantly, what happens when you put them on your skin? Anna and Patrick discuss, along with special guest Dr. Suzanne Ferree. You can find her book here, and the peptide serum she mentions here.Music: https://www.purple-planet.com 

Anna has found a true miracle product. Patrick is skeptical! Plus, we talk through a skincare routine video by Bryan Johnson, the tech CEO who's devoting his life to aging backwards.Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Can a skin cream using a cutting edge longevity drug help reverse age your skin? Anna breaks down for Patrick and listeners her conversation with the fascinating, notably unsalesmanlike Daniel Tawfik, founder of Healthspan. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Quiz time! Patrick tests Anna on skincare myths and truths. We both learn some things, and hopefully you will too. (Mostly that we're in the tank for chemicals.)Music: https://www.purple-planet.com 

Today, a hugely exiting guest! Distinguished chemist Dr. Michael Pirrung of UC Riverside joins us to talk about his research debunking the popular claim that hyaluronic acid, a moisturizer ingredient, can hold 1,000 times its weight in water. Anna and Patrick look for the culprit brands repeating this myth.Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Can a pill make your skin look better? How about a cream made from an immunosuppressive drug? We're diving into the world of anti-aging supplements! Anna lays out a plan to turn herself into a walking science experiment.Washington Post article about rapamycin: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/03/15/rapamycin-longevity-drug/Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Patrick did a deep dive into the skincare items in the Oscars goodie bags and came away deeply disappointed. Also, Anna's having another sunscreen meltdown. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

A new study suggests that a common claim about hyaluronic acid isn't true. But what to make of this news? If only we understood chemistry! Also, a follow up on SeoulCeuticals and Patrick walks us through the routine responsible for his new glow.Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

The brand SeoulCeuticals makes some great looking and sounding products. And it gets ingredients from Korea. But...is it really a Korean brand? The answer is more complicated than you think! Also, a catch up on our never-ending quest for the perfect sunblock, and Anna tries slugging.SeoulCeuticals: https://seoulceuticals.com/Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Today we discuss all things Super Bowl, meaning Brock Purdy's remarkably smooth face and Usher's skincare routine, natch. Also, should we trust the Yuka app? Anna has a sunscreen revelation.Music: https://www.purple-planet.com​

Today Anna and Patrick truly get schooled in all things skincare by special guest Sam. We're talking serums, sunscreens, lasers procedures...EVERYTHING. Sam blows our minds and makes us rethink everything we thought we knew! Go to our Instagram on Wednesday for a complete product list, it's too much to put here! We are @lotioninthebasketpod. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Patrick tests an eye mask in real time! Also, Anna's having her annual sunscreen meltdown, and why Michael Cera shouldn't be the face of CeraVe skincare.Peter Thomas Roth eye patches: https://linktr.ee/AforeBeauty?fbclid=IwAR37YWPxdqpLyV1_-LsVYTEtpJsY2VFGTZRN9MRWHk6ezweL3BpdRXuNubEMusic: https://www.purple-planet.com

We discuss Pamela Anderson's move into skincare with Sonsie. (Yawn?) Then, an Old Hollywood beauty quiz. What were the tricks and routines Joan Crawford, Marilyn Monroe and Gloria Swanson swore by?Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Patrick brings us the tea from Dr. Daniel Campos, DNP, on three cutting edge new treatments to try (or try to get for free in our case) in 2024. Also, new year, new active ingredients! Should we swap vitamin C serum for kojic acid? Sometimes it all gets a bit exhausting.

It's a new year and we're just as grouchy as ever! We talk about what might be behind Patrick's recent breakout and Korean sunscreens, and Anna finally cracks the Dr. Brenner mystery (maybe). Also: Why Dr. Bronner is for straight men.

It's the end of the year and we're dragging ourselves to the finish line. Our faces feel the strain! We discuss some "best of 2023" skincare advice we've never heard before, the status of the Dr. Brenner investigation and snail mucin. Or should it be slug mucin?

Anna's gone full Bob Woodward on trying to figure out who's behind the Dr. Brenner skincare brand! We also talk orange veggies, spray tans, skincare trends that don't work, and a kooky nighttime routine from a TikTok skinfluencer.Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

We talk holiday skincare deals, growth factor serums (what are they? Which ones should you buy), the tween skincare routines that are allegedly horrifying dermatologists, and a strange skincare mystery. Move over, Serial! The Estee Lauder "11 full-size favorites" box: https://www.esteelauder.com/117184/holiday-beauty-sets-gifts/blockbuster/11-full-size-favorites?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAsburBhCIARIsAExmsu5b4UF_zoDKhNNoByTEUleQcZZugcj1Db0AKJIO9cce87uksD9jQlcaAjsHEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.dsBenev growth factor serum: https://shop.benev.com/gf-dna-serum-18ml/Dr. Brenner: https://www.drbrennershop.com/Music: https://www.purple-planet.com