“You don't know what you don't know until you know it, or you don't know how good you can feel until you feel it.”Rachel is the COO of Annmarie Skin Care, a skincare line that creates clean and effective products utilizing organic and wildcrafted ingredients. Her favorite parts about her job include research on ingredients, formulation, sustainability efforts, and working to increase education on organics, chemicals, and the skincare industry as a whole. She believes we should all have a say in what goes into and on our bodies—pure food, clean water, non-toxic skincare & medicine alike. In her spare time, Rachel may be gardening, renovating & designing her house, blending essential oils, playing in the yard with her Akitas, or just mellowing out in her house with a cuppa tea, a good book, and some music with her cat, Koko.Dr. Lauryn and Rachel will guide you to learn a little bit more about upping your skin health game from the inside out. They will enlighten you on choosing the right skincare products for your special needs and what to avoid in choosing your skincare product. Rachel will also enlighten you that it's possible to use products that help your skin age gracefully and reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and help to revitalize your skin but you're not gonna change the way you look.Press play to discover: • What to look for in true skincare products? • How skin health is an inside job? • What are the toxin chemicals doing to our bodies? • What are the common misconceptions within holistic health space and skincare?Episode highlight[00:35] Introduction to Rachel Pachivas[01:06] What to avoid in choosing skincare products[02:43] A lot of our skin health is related to what is going on in the gut microbiome[04:08] What we put on our skin affects the inside and it makes a big difference[04:16] Rachel's backstory[06:12] More people are waking up to the fact that toxins are a thing[06:48] Rising awareness of people wanting cleaner products and wanting something to change[08:58] Companies are making their packaging unique to attract people[10:35] Rachel's insights on what chemicals do in makeup to skincare products?[14:58] Fully take your time to research what you're putting on your skin