The Power of Protons

May 26 2024

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A pHformula Australia podcast for skin specialists. This is where you come to explore the always evolving professional beauty, skin, dermal and aesthetics industry. We cut through the hype to deliver highly researched content designed to empower, educate, and inspire. I'm Danielle Hughes, your host and lover of all things skin! I'm a beauty therapist, turn dermal clinician, turn MBA-graduate and I'm the proud distributor of pHformula in Australia. Tune in every Monday for a fresh, thought-provoking episode.

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Ep. 29: What we learnt at the Art Club, Barcelona

May 26 2024 22 mins

A couple of weeks ago we had the privilege to travel to the pHformula Art Club nestled in the heart of El Born, Barcelona. Accompanied by five enthusiastic skin therapists, we fully immersed ourselves in the culture, the science and the heart of pHformula where we learnt more about the skin, advanced resurfacing techniques, and elevating value that we can offer our communities. Jus

Ep. 28: Screen-face - the era of digital ageing

May 19 2024 27 mins

Gone are the days when the only light source was the sun, and people could only connect in person! These days, our lives are heavily reliant on ubiquitous technology that empowers us to connect, communicate, and process. Technology is highly relied upon for us to do business, deliver education, launch new products, connect with friends and run seminars and conferences. But what eff

Ep. 27: Danielle Renee, Bobbie Charles

May 05 2024 32 mins

Meet Danielle Renee, the powerhouse behind the brand Bobbie Charles. Recently, I had the pleasure to have a candid chat with Danielle and explore some juicy topics like leadership, grace, culture, change, value and innovation. Danielle is an award-winning dermal therapist and owner of the two multi-award-winning Brisbane clinics, Bobbie Charles. Bobbie Charles, the brand, is sy

Ep. 26: Behind the Scenes of pHformula's latest Clinical Study

Apr 28 2024 31 mins

So often when we look at skincare formulas, we first read the impressive claims and see the shiny marketing images. And whilst most raw ingredients that are widely formulated with come with their own scientific evidence, what becomes of a finished product containing a cocktail of ingredients? This episode of The Power of Protons will take you on a behind the scenes tour of the mo

Ep. 25: Avoiding Pigment Bounce Back

Apr 21 2024 36 mins

As we make our way towards the cooler months here in the Southern Hemisphere, it’s likely that your clients will be looking to reverse some of the effects of summer – specifically new pigmentation and brown spots that have been stimulated to the surface. For decades, the professional beauty, dermal and aesthetics industry have approached the treatment of pigmentation with moda

Ep. 24: The Journey of a Baby Skin Cell

Apr 14 2024 20 mins

In today’s episode we are travelling alongside a daughter keratinocyte in her journey from the mother cells in the stratum basale layer all the way up through the epidermis to our skin’s surface, the cells we see when we look in the mirror. This journey is perfectly orchestrated, complex and dependent on several reactions taking place to ensure our skin serves up a sophisticat

Ep. 23: Professionalism - here's what I learnt at Pilates this week

Apr 07 2024 19 mins

I went away from what would usually be a positive way to start my morning feeling icky and thinking "how unprofessional"! And so it got me thinking about professionalism - is it a subjective metric and how can we best deliver professional services within the skin management industry so as to elevate and champion our offering, rather than speaking negatively about someone

Ep. 22: Perioral Dermatitis - and what treatments have worked for me recently!

Mar 31 2024 24 mins

Perioral dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that can cause discomfort and frustration for those who suffer it. With a plethora of known triggers, the condition can become quite complex in knowing the causal factors and the most suitable line of treatment (which as I've come to learn personally, can vary in efficacy over the years). This episode of The Power o

Ep. 21: The key to delivering unbuffered acids without irritation - with Mariona Jimenez, Head of R&D at pHformula

Mar 24 2024 37 mins

Revealing the KEY to delivering unbuffered acids into the skin without the surface irritation or downtime you might expect when formulating with free acids. Mariona Jimenez, Head of Research and Development at pHformula, is back for another episode and this time we're diving into the innovative PH-DVC™ - a unique delivery vehicle complex that rapidly penetrates ingredients b

Ep. 20: There's no room for complacency - it's time to level up the value we offer our patients

Mar 17 2024 22 mins

'No room for complacency' It's one of my favourite lines from pHformula's manifesto - and it could not have more relevance to our industry today, for developing solutions to emerging challenges we face as opposed to just settling for the status quo, and what used to work. In an age where complacency and familiarity with our patients can quickly lead to decreased sp