Skin Freqs is a podcast about honest skincare, intuitive healing, and cutting through the noise of the beauty industry. Hosted by seasoned esthetician and Skin Frequency founder Summer Kingsbury, each episode explores what the skin actually needs—beyond trends, marketing, and overwhelm. For practitioners and skincare lovers ready to unlearn the hype and reconnect with skin on a deeper level.
The Difference You Can Feel: The Story Behind the Bottle
There's a lot that skincare packaging and marketing can't tell you. A product can be beautifully branded, use all the right language, and promise clean, natural, effective skincare but it may still be hard to know who created it, what informed the formula, or how connected the founder is to what is inside the bottle. In this episode, Summer shares what she has learned from working with skin for over 20 years and then stepping into the formulation side of the industry. It is a conversation abo...
3 Jun 2026
Your Skin and the Sun
Our skin evolved alongside sunlight, and that relationship is layered and worth exploring. This episode offers a grounded, holistic look at the sun and the skin. We talk about what different types of light are doing when they meet the skin UVA, UVB, and red and near-infrared. How morning light shapes your circadian rhythm, your sleep, your mood. How to ease your skin into the season after the winter. How the skin barrier affects how your skin handles the sun. The difference between chemical a...
12 May 2026
Retinol, Bakuchiol & Everything In Between
In this episode we go deep on the full vitamin A family, from prescription Retin-A all the way through to bakuchiol and whole plant ingredients. If you've been told you should be using retinol but aren't sure it's right for you, this one is for you. What we cover: The full vitamin A spectrum, retinyl palmitate, retinol, retinaldehyde, HPR, and prescription tretinoin, what each form is doing in the skin and how they convert to their active formWhy retinol causes peeling and sun sensitivity and...
14 Apr 2026
Tuning In - A Practical Guide to Your Skin
This episode picks up where we left off and gets practical. We go through different skin types and conditions, ultra-sensitive, acne-prone, dry and how to build a routine around what your skin is telling you. We also talk about the nervous system connection, seasonal shifts, and why doing less is often the most powerful thing you can do for your skin. For our inner meets outer beauty practice, check out Rewiring Your Frequency: [link]
1 Mar 2026
The Real Reason Your Skin Feels Off
What if your skin isn’t dry, sensitive, or acne-prone but simply compensating? In this episode, we step back from trends, launches, and marketing noise to look at how skin actually functions. We break down why so many convertional routines quietly disrupt them. You’ll learn why water-based cleansers and heavy creams can keep skin in a constant cycle of imbalance, how oil cleansing works differently, and why “more product” is rarely the solution. This conversation also explores how much of the...
13 Feb 2026
Vitamin C: Form, Function and the Barrier
Vitamin C is one of the most used ingredients in skincare. It’s associated with brightness, collagen, and protection and often treated as non-negotiable. In this episode, we slow the conversation down to look at how vitamin C actually behaves, how form, stability, pH, packaging, and delivery systems shape the results and benefits. We explore the difference between traditional ascorbic acid and oil-soluble alternatives and the role of whole vitamin-C–rich ingredients. This is a deeper look at ...
29 Jan 2026
Inner Meets Outer Beauty
In this episode we explore how the nervous system shapes the way we live in our bodies , how patterns form through experience, repetition, and protection, and how they influence our relationship with ourselves and our skin. We talk about the connection between the nervous system and the skin, why appearance pressure and constant comparison land in the body, and how real change happens through safety, sensation, and consistent nervous system support rather than force or discipline. I also shar...
9 Oct 2025
Microneedling: A Holistic Approach
Microneedling is one of those treatments that can create incredible change in the skin, but only when it’s truly understood. In this episode, I’m breaking down what actually happens beneath the surface: the three healing phases, how collagen is rebuilt, why pigmentation and scars respond so well, and why it’s not just about the treatment itself but everything that surrounds it. I’ll also talk about why I take a holistic approach, how timing, preparation and aftercare shape your results, and w...
16 Sept 2025
Exfoliation: What Your Skin Really Needs
Exfoliation promises smoother, brighter skin but how do you know when it’s helping and when it’s too much? In this episode, we look at the skin’s natural renewal process, the role of the acid mantle, microbiome, and barrier, and how common routines like peels or foaming cleansers can shift the balance. You’ll also learn a gentler approach that works for every age, because it’s built around how skin is designed to function. Explore holistic, microbiome-friendly products designed with this phi...
20 Aug 2025
Hydration: Marketing vs. Biology
Hyaluronic acid is everywhere, serums, creams, masks, even cleansers. It’s marketed as the ultimate solution for hydration. But does it actually deliver? In this episode, I unpack the three main issues with topical HA: how it interacts with your environment, why molecule size changes its benefits, and why it often only hydrates on the surface instead of deeper down. We’ll also explore a different approach, one that protects your barrier, supports your skin’s natural hydration systems, and wor...
10 Aug 2025
The Skincare Industry’s Best-Kept Secret
Ever wonder if your skincare is truly unique? This episode pulls back the curtain on how most products are actually made and why so many “different” brands are using the exact same formulas. To explore and purchase our custom formulations visit skinfrequency.ca
26 Jun 2025
Unlearning Everything I Thought I Knew About Skincare
Host of Skin Freqs reflects on her personal skincare journey, from drugstore products to formulating her own line, emphasizing the importance of listening to the skin's needs instead of chasing quick fixes.
11 Jun 2025
Welcome to Skin Freqs
Summer, an esthetician and holistic facialist, introduces Skin Freqs, a podcast that explores a deeper understanding of skin through honest conversations about connection and curiosity.
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