Nerding Out With the Award-Winning Scientist Behind Biophile Skincare, Alison Cutlan

Finding Inspo with Alex Barinka

Fermentation is having its moment with what you put in your body – from kombucha to kimchi. Now, Alison Cutlan, co-founder of biophile, is proving it could be the next big thing you put on your body. Just months after launching her skincare line, biophile’s flagship serum won Indie Beauty Expo’s “Best In Show.” The secret ingredient? Her proprietary fermented mushroom broth. Alison joins "Finding Inspo with Alex Barinka" to talk how science and nature combine for a simpler way of skincare.

Alison, the formula’s creator, is an expert in green chemistry and nature-derived biological innovations, having spent two decades working in product development with global brands like Kiehls and Naturopathica. She wanted to create another option from the 12-step routines that some prefer for their skincare. Her three-product line is simple – just an essence, her award-winning serum and a face oil.

Well, it’s simple for us. What goes into those bottles is incredibly complex. Each one is packed with only natural ingredients that benefit the skin, many of which are the product of biophile’s signature process, fermentation. Verishop’s Alex Barinka got to visit the biophile lab in Gowanus, Brooklyn, to see the scientific process behind the formulas herself, and was struck by the care that goes into every bottle.

Nerd out with biophile's Alison Cutlan and Verishop's Alex Barinka as they talk about the unique science behind biophile and what it can do for your skin. And in a bonus this episode, hear from Jillian Wright, co-founder of Indie Beauty Expo, which awarded biophile the "Best In Show" award. Then, shop biophile's products below.

And like every episode of "Finding Inspo with Alex Barinka," this one is also shoppable. Shop Alison and Alex's favorite products at Verishop.com/inspo. First-time Verishop shoppers can take 20% off their purchase with the code INSPOBIO (exclusions apply, valid through 3/26/20).

Let host Alex Barinka how you are finding inspo from the episode on Instagram or Twitter and she may give you a shoutout on a future episode. See you soon!