Caroline Hirons Tells Us What's Worth Spending On (and What Isn't)

Skincare expert and Skin Rocks founder Caroline Hirons joins us to cut through the industry’s biggest claims, buzziest ingredients, and what to expect in her upcoming book. She ranks PDRN, exosomes, collagen, and peptides by how convincing the evidence actually is, explains where to spend your skincare budget—whether you have $100 or $500—and reveals the pricey product category she’d never pay for. Plus, Caroline weighs in on eye creams, using acids with retinoids on mature skin, the YISE/Jones Road name drama, and why seemingly every beauty brand launched the same eye patches at once. Plus, she shares more about her upcoming book, Skin Rules. 00:00 Introducing Caroline Hirons 00:46 What’s on Caroline’s face? 02:54 Inside the Skin Rocks lab—and plans for U.S. retail 04:53 Talc, reformulations, and skincare fear marketing 07:40 Caroline grades peptides, PDRN, collagen, and exosomes 09:43 Spicules and the next ingredient conversation 10:44 The rise of unregulated injectable peptides 12:02 Where to spend a $100 skincare budget 13:00 What makes a skincare product worth the price? 18:35 Skin Rocks bestsellers and why customers buy refills 19:58 Do you actually need an eye cream? 20:35 How perimenopause changed Caroline 21:31 What eye cream can—and can’t—do 22:54 Caroline’s eye cream application tip 23:24 Why even skin tone makes a difference 24:10 Caroline weighs in on the “Wide Awake” brand dispute 27:42 Undisclosed beauty partnerships and consumer trust 30:21 Building Skin Rocks for the long term 38:32 Caroline’s theory on the eye patch packaging pileup 40:57 Her candid take on K-beauty and climate 42:09 What’s new in Caroline’s upcoming skincare book Shop products mentioned in this video! https://shopmy.us/glossangelespod