Expert insights on dietary supplementation with rosemary extract and the impact on skin quality from the inside out.

Episode 1—Jacqueline Watchmaker, MD, and Vivian Bucay, MD: The Effects of Glycative Stress on the Skin

In this first installment of a six-part series, Drs. Watchmaker and Bucay explore how glycative stress impacts skin health and aging. Their discussion focuses on the process of glycation—where sugars bind to proteins like collagen—leading to structural changes that contribute to visible signs of aging.

Topics Covered

The biological process of glycation and its effect on collagen and elastin
How glycative stress accelerates visible skin aging (wrinkles, loss of elasticity)
Lifestyle and environmental contributors, including diet, UV exposure, and pollution
Potential interventions to reduce or prevent skin glycation

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Episode 6—Zoe Draelos, MD; Jacqueline Watchmaker, MD; and Vivian Bucay, MD: BioRewind Skin Health Dietary Supplement—Patient Outcomes and Clinician Experience

Here, Dr. Draelos summarizes the patient-reported outcomes of a recently published study in the March 2025 issue of JCAD,¹ reviewing results from the subject self-assessment

Episode 5—Giuseppe Valacchi, PhD: BioRewind Skin Health Dietary Supplement—Reversal of Glycation in the Skin—Histological Evidence

Dr. Valacchi reviews histological findings from a study published in the March 2025 issue of JCAD,¹ which investigated a dietary supplement’s effect on biomarkers of

Episode 4—Zoe Diana Draelos, MD: BioRewind Skin Health Dietary Supplement—Findings from a Double-blind, Randomized Placebo-controlled Clinical Study

Dr. Draelos discusses methods and findings of a study published in the March 2025 issue of JCAD,¹ which evaluated the safety and efficacy of a

Episode 3—Zoe Draelos, MD, and Giuseppe Valacchi, PhD: The Role of Plant Extracts on Skin Glycation

The third video in The Science of Skin Glycation series features Drs. Zoe Draelos and Giuseppe Valacchi, who discuss research on the potential of rosemary

Episode 2—Jacqueline Watchmaker, MD, and Vivian Bucay, MD: A Dietary Supplement with Rosemary Extract—Reversal of Glycation

Drs. Watchmaker and Bucay explore how rosemary extract may help counter glycative stress and improve visible signs of skin aging from the inside out. Topics

Click below to read the latest skincare research published by Zoe Draelos, MD; Vivian Bucay, MD; Jacqueline Watchmaker, MD; and Giuseppe Valacchi, PhD, in The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology.

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