16 juli 2026
11 min
EP326. Have we been wrong all along about "natural" vs "synthetic"?
The beauty industry has spent decades arguing about natural versus synthetic ingredients. Most of that argument, Lorraine Dallmeier has long suspected, is about marketing rather than science. A carbon atom doesn't remember where it came from.
But in this episode of Green Beauty Conversations, something shifts. Following her recent interview with Vikram Pandit of Phycus Biotechnologies, Lorraine asks whether published irritation data on fermentation-derived glycolic acid might finally give the natural versus synthetic debate a scientific footing it has never had before.
If you listened to episode 325 and want to know what Lorraine actually made of it, start here.
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23 juli 2026
EP327. Meet the formulator who thinks your serum is too busy
23 min
9 juli 2026
EP325. The 100-year old secret behind your favourite skincare ingredient
26 min
2 juli 2026
EP324. Why beauty packaging is always the last thought and the biggest problem
8 min
25 juni 2026
EP323. Beauty brands think about packaging last. Here's why that's a problem.
33 min
18 juni 2026
EP322. What the hair loss industry isn't telling you
11 min
11 juni 2026
EP321. What a hair loss specialist wants you to know before you buy your next product
36 min
4 juni 2026
EP320. Why doesn't the beauty industry have to tell you this?
8 min
28 maj 2026
EP319. Your skincare is made from fossil fuels
36 min
21 maj 2026
EP318. Why does natural skincare have to be white?
13 min
14 maj 2026
EP317. He turned coffee waste into skincare. The industry said it was the wrong colour
30 min