Attention lab rats! We pH test some of our favorite skincare products and compare them to household cleansers and lemon juice.

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The backstory of the extremely expensive skin care brand Crème de la Mer sounds like a bunch of bull. But is it it? We learn what we can from stories like this one.

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La Mer has "MRA-3." Augustinus Bader has "TFC8." What does it all mean, if anything?

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Today we're talking pumpkin spice products, a theory about how Heather Graham has such amazing skin and microcurrent devices. Oh, and don't forget Trader Joe's desserts! Heather, if you're listening, email us: lotionbasketpodcast@gmail.com.

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What do we know about nutrition and skin? We know we're not listening to bio hackers, that's for sure.

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Walgreens is making dupes of some of our favorite products! Need we say more? Also we're back on the tretinoin train.

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Are we a weekly podcast or a sporadic podcast? Do we come out on Wednesdays, or just some Wednesdays? Who knows anymore! But we're still fun, we promise, and thanks for hanging in there with our latest pod. This week: Botox news, a skincare quiz and annoying celebs.

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This week we prove we can find the skincare angle on anything, including this incredibly sad story.

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