Did you know that the vitamin C in your favourite serum is probably not from an orange? Most of the time, it's synthetic. But is that a bad thing?

Australian native extracts have become very sought after natural functional actives in skin care. So what makes them so great? 

To walk us through the power of Aussie plants we've brought in Cosmetic Chemist and founder of Biologi, Ross Macdougald.

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR GUEST:

Ross Macdougald

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Host: Shazzy Hunt

Producer: Cassie Merritt

Audio Producer: Leah Porges

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