3 Easy But Little-Known Steps To Glowing Skin (Do THIS to Get Rid Of Baggy Eyes, Cellulite & Scars!) With Amitay Eshel

Ben Greenfield

Mar 12, 2026

Episode description

Full Show Notes: bengreenfieldlife.com/younggoose2026

In this episode, I’m joined by Amitay Eshel—the “engineer of beauty”—as we unlock the science behind glowing, healthy skin. We cover breakthrough topics like how your skin produces real light, how mitochondrial health impacts skin radiance, and the secrets to reversing aging using topical methylene blue (without staining!), NAD boosters, and platelet-derived exosomes.

Learn my three-step protocol to support skin vitality: boosting mitochondrial function, using powerful stimuli like red light therapy and enzymatic scrubs, and guiding repair with advanced biologics. Plus, discover real solutions for bags under the eyes, cellulite, wrinkles, and scars.

If you’re ready to biohack your skincare routine and elevate your confidence, dive in! For show notes, product links, and more, visit BenGreenfieldLife.com. Subscribe for potent tips and insights to help you look and feel your best!

Amitay Eshel is Co-Founder of Young Goose and host of the Biohacking Beauty podcast. He helped pioneer at-home red light therapy and brought topical NAD+ precursors, spermidine, methylene blue, quantified exosomes, and DNA repair enzymes into consumer skin science.

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Mindsip insights from this episode:

Apply face scrubs gently for optimal results

For maximum results with minimum irritation, apply a scrub gently, let it sit for 1-10 minutes to enzymatically detach dead skin, and then scrub it off.

Apply KPV peptide spray to prevent scar formation

You can use the peptide KPV, often used for gut health, as a topical spray on new scars or active acne to prevent bad scar formation.

#peptides

#skin

Re-injure old scars to promote healing

To treat an old scar, you must first re-injure the dense collagen deposit with methods like deep microneedling, then apply healing agents like exosomes.

#exosome

#healing

Improve lymphatic drainage to eliminate baggy eyes

Bags and dark circles under the eyes are often caused by poor lymphatic drainage and blood pooling, which can be addressed with neck massage and circulation work.

#circulation

#skin

Apply exosomes at night for optimal skin repair

Applying exosomes at night is significantly more impactful because the body's major window for cellular skin repair is between 10 PM and 2 AM.

#exosome

#skin

Apply platelet-derived exosomes topically for skin repair

Platelet-derived exosomes, which contain MicroRNAs, can be applied topically to provide your skin cells with the correct instructions for repair and regeneration.

#exosome

#regeneration

Control 80% of skin aging through external factors

Only 20% of why your skin ages is due to chronological aging, while the other 80% comes from controllable external factors like sun damage and oxidative stress.

#oxidative-stress

#skin

Combine three steps to reverse aging appearance

To reverse the appearance of aging, you need to combine three steps: fueling the cells (NAD/Methylene Blue), providing a stimulus (red light/microneedling), and giving instructions (exosomes).

#anti-aging

#skin

Illuminate skin health through mitochondrial function

A healthy skin 'glow' is not just a figure of speech, but the literal emission of infrared light from well-functioning mitochondria.

#mitochondria

#skin

Apply topical methylene blue to enhance skin mitochondrial function

Specially formulated topical methylene blue, like in the 'Blue Peptide Spray', can boost your skin's mitochondrial function without staining you blue.