Ep 358 – Hailey Bieber’s Facialist Biba De Sousa On Debunking Breakout Triggers, Oil Cleanser Truths and Is Your Skincare Clogging Your Pores?

October 30, 2024


Los Angeles-based celebrity esthetician Biba De Sousa counts “It Girls” like Hailey Bieber, Billie Eilish and Miley Cyrus as loyal clients. A “problem skin” expert, Biba has been treating skin challenges like acne, rosacea, folliculitis and irritated skin for the past 20+ years.

In this episode we discuss:

  • How Rosie Huntington-Whitely’s skin woes inspired Biba to create her super popular “Pore Clogging Checker” on her website
  • Why the long-time esthetician isn’t a fan of cleansing balms and double cleansing oils – is single cleansing back??
  • Whether slugging is a do or a don’t, according to the expert
  • How to know if you’re overdoing it on microneedling
  • Which foods *actually* trigger acne
  • Did Biba create the first “barrier cream”?

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