Ep 21 Biologique Recherche’s Dr. Philippe Allouche, from the Founding Family of P50 Lotion

In partnership with Biologique Recherche

We are so excited for our very first sponsored episode!! Because the more partnerships we do, the more damn good stories we can bring you about the best-selling beauty products lining store aisles. And great news, we partnered with the holy grail of all skincare peels, for reals!

AHA’s, BHA’s, glycolic, salicylic—acids are back, baby! Just when it feels like everyone is talking about peels these days, we chat with the O.G. of the at-home acid peel, Dr. Philippe Allouche, whose family invented the iconic—nay, MYTHICAL—Biologique Recherche Lotion P50 back in the 1970’s. Even with the scores upon scores of peels promising to obliterate acne, wrinkles and visible pores today, this breakthrough beauty product still ranks number one by the likes of YouTube skin expert Caroline Hirons and among glowing model faces like Paloma Elsesser today. In this episode, you’ll find out exactly why it’s deserving of its cult status.

And you know we love a good backstory. Find out what led Dr. Philippe Allouche’s parents, Yvan and Josette, to develop the balancing exfoliating formula in the first place, and what kinda gross product used to be their number one seller until it was banned back in the 1990’s. Plus, Dr. Allouche junior reveals why skin health isn’t just marketing jargon Biologique Recherche throws around (medicine is seriously in this family’s genes, people). And, he shuts down those rip-your-face-off formulas, revealing why they could even lead to the death of civilization as we know it (no joke!)

And lastly, YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS the tale of Dr. Philippe Allouche’s wild days living in New York City, including what he’s been experimenting with behind-the-scenes with some surprising, A-List collaborators. Listen right through for the serious scoop—it will be worth it, we promise!

Products mentioned in this episode: Biologique Recherche Lotion P50T; Biologique Recherche Lotion P50 Capillaire; Biologique Recherche Shampooing Traitant VIP 02; Glossier Solution; Omorovicza Acid Fix; Pixie Glow Tonic; Nip + Fab Glycolic Fix Daily Cleansing Pads

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