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The Best Chinese Ancestral Skin & Longevity Secrets | Tina Cheng Craig

August 24, 2026

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Tina Cheng Craig grew up watching her Chinese grandmother eat pig skin, drink bitter gourd tea, and simmer bone broth on the stove every single day. That grandmother died at 97 without ever having Botox or a facelift. For Craig, that was the proof she needed that skin longevity is not about vanity—it’s about cellular health, consistency, and treating the body like a system, not a surface to be scrubbed. In this conversation with Dr. Will Cole, she explains how those ancestral habits shaped her approach to skincare, why she founded UBeauty, and what she’s learned about inflammation, intuition, and the limits of Western medical benchmarks.

The Siren Capsule: Why Delivery Matters More Than Ingredients

Craig’s frustration with the skincare industry was personal. She had tried every luxury brand, but as she aged, products that once worked began causing irritation and rosacea. The problem, she realized, wasn’t the ingredients themselves—it was how they were being delivered. Most active ingredients (vitamin C, retinol, AHAs) are applied blindly across the skin, hitting healthy cells as well as damaged ones, which causes inflammation.

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What you'll learn

  • 1 (05:04) **Tina Returns & The Children’s Cancer Fund Gala** - Tina and Dr. Will Cole catch up in person for the first time in five years.
  • 2 (08:13) **The UBeauty Origin Story: Frustration Led to Innovation** - Tina explains why she co-founded UBeauty, driven by her own skincare frustrations and a chance dinner conversation.
  • 3 (09:32) **The Siren Capsule Technology: A Peer-Reviewed Breakthrough** - Tina breaks down the science behind UBeauty’s proprietary delivery system, which is backed by a published white paper.
  • 4 (10:28) **The "Eight Products in One" Resurfacing Compound** - Tina details the first product she created, which combined everything she wanted into a single step.
  • 5 (15:37) **Why Retinol and Vitamin C Together Was the Holy Grail** - Tina explains the specific importance of combining these two powerhouse ingredients.
  • 6 (19:31) **The "Four C" Routine: Cleanse, Compound, Cream, Cover** - Tina lays out her simple, memorable skincare protocol for daily use.
  • 7 (24:13) **The New Barrier Bioactive Serum Mist** - Tina introduces a brand-new product that functions as a high-performance serum in a spray form.

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Guests on this episode

Dr. Will Cole

Show Notes

Tina Cheng Craig — co-founder of U Beauty and one of the most joyful people in the wellness and beauty world — returns to The Art of Being Well in person for her first in-studio conversation with Dr. Will Cole. Tina breaks down U Beauty's Siren Capsule Technology (recently peer-reviewed in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology), explains the Four Cs skincare protocol, introduces the brand new Barrier Bioactive Serum Mist launching at Sephora, and shares the Chinese ancestral wisdom she grew up with — from cold water on the face to snow fungus and bitter gourd — that Western science is only now beginning to understand. Plus: Ozempic face, intermittent fasting for women, micro-moment exercise, and the Year of the Fire Horse. For all links mentioned in this episode, visit www.drwillcole.com/podcast.


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