Episode Details

My Anti-Aging Secrets: Skincare, Botox, Micro-Needling & What Actually Works

It's The Gay Bit — where Zach packs all the gay into one episode. This week, he's pulling back the curtain on his full anti-aging routine: the supplements, the devices, the spa treatments, and yes — the salmon sperm.

In this episode:

Zach breaks down everything he does to fight aging at 53 — from his 18-pill morning supplement stack (collagen, NAD, multivitamins, and more) to his double-cleanse routine with oil and soap-based cleansers, multiple toners, serums, vitamin C, and SPF. He talks about the LED face masks he buys and never uses, a $2,000 red light wand from South by Southwest that did absolutely nothing, and the treatments that actually make a difference — including micro-needling with salmon sperm facial, Botox every three months, and lip filler.

He also gets candid about quitting smoking in January 2020, gaining weight during COVID when the gyms were closed, hating his 40s, and why turning 50 actually felt like a relief. Plus — he's signing up for a personal trainer twice a week at the fitness studio at the end of his block, because accountability is the only thing that gets him to the gym.

Oh, and he definitely went on Facebook to look up his straight high school classmates and feel good about himself. No shame.

Topics covered:

18-supplement morning routine: collagen, NAD, multivitamins, and horse-sized pills

Double-cleanse method, toners, serums, and SPF

LED face masks, red light wands, and skincare devices (mostly gathering dust)

Micro-needling + salmon sperm facial — yes, really

Botox every 3 months, lip filler once a year

Quitting smoking in January 2020 and gaining weight during COVID

Joining a personal trainer studio twice a week

Being 53, gay, and aging on your own terms

The Facebook scroll of shame (looking at old classmates)

Want to know the exact collagen supplement Zach swears by? Send him a DM on Instagram!

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