The Skin Deep Podcast

The Skin Deep is SkinLabs®' audio series for people who want the ingredient-science version of a skincare conversation, not the marketing version. Each episode takes one question a South African reader actually asks us — is this active worth the price jump, does SPF really need reapplying over makeup, why does the same "hydrating" serum feel different in Durban humidity versus a Joburg winter — and works through it the way we'd write a briefing or a review: what the evidence says, what it doesn't say yet, and what that means for a shelf stocked with South African products at South African prices.

We record with the same editorial independence as everything else on SkinLabs: no brand pays for a mention, no episode is scripted around a sponsor's talking points, and when we're unsure about something we say so on air instead of smoothing it over. Episodes run roughly 20–35 minutes, organised around recurring topics — actives and formulation, budget-versus-clinic comparisons, skin myths worth retiring, and the industry side of South African skincare (regulation, local manufacturing, what "clean beauty" actually means here).

New episodes drop every Friday at 12pm SAST, with full show notes and the products or studies discussed linked directly to the relevant SkinLabs review or Daily Skinny briefing, so you can go from listening to reading in one tap. Streaming on major podcast platforms is coming soon — for now, every episode is playable directly from this page.