EntreSesiones #7 · Mau Castillo Álvarez, pharmacist

What this video is about

In this episode of EntreSesiones, Alberto Moreno talks with Mau Castillo Álvarez, a pharmacist with training in human nutrition and dietetics who shares content on social media about skincare and make-up. She explains that she started on Instagram during the pandemic, at a difficult time in her personal life, and that creating content helped her keep her mind occupied and regain confidence. Today she combines the family pharmacy, which she runs with her sister, with social media, and highlights naturalness and credibility as the keys to the way she communicates.

The conversation addresses the pressure to post daily, exposure to criticism, the need to have people close by who help keep your feet on the ground, and her decision to speak publicly about her cancer diagnosis, after which many people wrote to tell her they had gone for check-ups. As a mother, she also expresses her concern about girls’ and teenagers’ very early interest in make-up and skincare, and about the effect of filters on body image.

Finally, she talks about how she balances work, social media and motherhood, the value of exercise, walks and time alone, and sums up what she considers the basics of skincare: cleansing, moisturising and sun protection, without obsessing over perfection.

Topics: social media, body image, authenticity, work-life balance, skincare