Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
If there was a brand new drug that preserved collagen, improved wound healing, improved hair and skin health and reduced inflammation, it would be advertised everywhere. Yet we do have this already - body identical hormones (progesterone, estradiol and testosterone).
But hormones aren’t new. They’re not expensive. And there’s very little opportunity for pharmaceutical companies to profit from body identical hormones in the same way as newer drugs so the benefits don’t get so widely shared.
In this week’s podcast, consultant dermatologist @dr.rajpar_dermatologist and I discuss why the benefits of hormones for skin health are still so overlooked, despite the growing evidence around collagen, ageing, inflammation and healing.
Listen to the full episode now wherever you get your podcasts of via the link in our bio 🎙️ E71 S2
If there was a brand new drug that preserved collagen, improved wound healing, improved hair and skin health and reduced inflammation, it would be advertised everywhere. Yet we do have this already - body identical hormones (progesterone, estradiol and testosterone).
But hormones aren’t new. They’re not expensive. And there’s very little opportunity for pharmaceutical companies to profit from body identical hormones in the same way as newer drugs so the benefits don’t get so widely shared.
In this week’s podcast, consultant dermatologist @dr.rajpar_dermatologist and I discuss why the benefits of hormones for skin health are still so overlooked, despite the growing evidence around collagen, ageing, inflammation and healing.
Listen to the full episode now wherever you get your podcasts of via the link in our bio 🎙️ E71 S2
