How to Improve Skin Health & Appearance

Fish oil (liquid form)

“I personally am a big believer in supplementing with liquid form fish oil that's what I do”— Andrew Huberman

Dove soap (unscented bar)

Dove

“I've always used unscented unfragranced Dove soap ... I have no relationship to Dove soap ... that's what's worked for me”— Andrew Huberman

Cetaphil

Cetaphil

“there are things like Cetaphil these are some brand names and there are a bunch of other more sophisticated gentle cleansers that one could use”— Andrew Huberman

Hydrolyzed collagen peptides

“when people supplement with anywhere from 5 to 15 grams ... of hydrolized collagen per day in particular in combination with vitamin C ... can observe some visible improvements in skin composition”— Andrew Huberman

Niacinamide (vitamin B3)

“they mentioned supplementing with niacinamide ... taken at twice per day at a dosage of 500 milligrams per dose ... can increase the production of ceramides”— Andrew Huberman

Hyaluronic acid

“hyaluronic acid is a natural component of the skin that provides a physical substrate for holding in water so moisture within the skin”— Andrew Huberman

Vitamin C

“that whole process can be augmented can be improved through ingestion of 500 to 1,000 milligrams of Vitamin C as well”— Andrew Huberman

BPC-157

“one of the more common of these peptides being used nowadays is one ... called bpc157 body protection compound 157 ... I can't in good conscious recommend those products”— Andrew Huberman

Copper (trace mineral)

“copper has been shown to play a key role in DNA repair which is a critical component of the turnover of collagen and other proteins in skin”— Andrew Huberman

Tretinoin / Retinol (retinoids)

“things within the so-called retinoid pathway such as retinol ... Trenton Noah is the common name for it ... derivatives of vitamin A”— Andrew Huberman

Vitamin D (supplement)

“many people nowadays supplement with vitamin D anywhere from a th000 IUS to 5,000 IUS”— Andrew Huberman

Salicylic acid

“there are also a lot of products out there that contain what's called salicylic acid ... it tends to reduce cattiny stickiness”— Andrew Huberman

Zinc oxide mineral sunscreen

“mineral-based sunscreens so-called inorganic sunscreens containing things like zinc oxide or titanium dioxide are designed to reflect back UV light”— Andrew Huberman