What Your Skincare Is Really Doing to Your Hormones with Nicky Hughes l EP44

Episode TitleWhat Your Skincare Is Really Doing to Your Hormones (with Nicky Hughes, Intrinsic Skincare)Episode DescriptionDid you know that the average woman absorbs hundreds of synthetic chemicals through her skin every single day — many of which are known hormone disruptors? In midlife, when our hormones are already in flux, this matters more than ever.In this episode of The Midlife Awakening, host Odilia sits down with Nicky Hughes — founder of Intrinsic Skincare and a student doctor of naturopathy — for a conversation that will change the way you look at everything in your bathroom cabinet.Nicky shares her own extraordinary story: how a desperate search to heal her son's chronic acne scarring during lockdown led her to formulate her own natural skincare, how that grew into a 30-product clean skincare range now sold across the UK, USA and South Africa, and how she eventually used the same principles to reverse her own menopausal weight gain and exhaustion — coming off HRT and losing 10kg through diet and clean skincare alone.You'll Learn•       Why ingredients labelled “fragrance” or “parfum” are a legal loophole that lets brands hide hormone-disrupting chemicals•       How chemical sunscreen ingredient oxybenzone has been shown to remain in the bloodstream for 21 days and affect testosterone production•       Why your body becomes far less “forgiving” of processed food and toxins after menopause•       The truth about magnesium — which type to take, and why it's linked to over 400 functions in the body•       Why Nicky reverses thyroid issues with Brazil nuts instead of medication (and the real story behind it)•       The collagen mistake almost everyone makes, and the cheap trick to make it actually absorb•       Her simple “would you eat it?” test for deciding what's safe to put on your skinThis is an honest, practical, and genuinely eye-opening conversation — exactly the kind of information every midlife woman needs and deserves to hear.Guest LinksWebsite: www.intrinsicshop.co.ukInstagram: instagram.com/intrinsicskincareukFacebook: facebook.com/IntrinsicskincareukYouTube: youtube.com/@IntrinsicSkincareUse code NEWSITE10 for 10% off at intrinsicshop.co.uk (valid until end of June, excludes promotional items). Nicky also offers free 30-minute skincare consultations — email her directly via her website to book Send us Fan MailSupport the showRate the Show : RateThisPodcast.com/midlifeFacebook Community : https://www.facebook.com/groups/1717887919057641/Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/the.midlife.awakening/Substack : https://themidlifeawakening.substack.com/The Awakened Community - https://themidlifeawakening.substack.com/subscribeTo submit your story to be featured on...