Clean Beauty School
A beauty podcast from mindbodygreen, the leading brand in health and well-being. Hosted by mbg’s beauty director, Alexandra Engler, Clean Beauty School explores the intimate and intricate relationship between beauty and wellness, including physical, mental, environmental, and spiritual health. Through this series, we’ll dive into the science and soul of beauty’s most pressing topics.
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89: Cycle skin care & other hormone tips | mens...
Lulu Ge discusses her roots in Traditional Chinese Medicine, why we’ve come to normalize period discomfort, and how to better advocate for yourself, your health, and your body.
46 min
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88: Buzzy ingredients for skin aging | board-ce...
Zion Ko Lamm, M.D., discusses her unique approach to skin care and her favorite ingredients—from tried-and-true to buzzy new superfoods.
44 min
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87: Tips for acne & aging | board-certified der...
Naana Boakye, M.D., discusses why it’s so important to find a skin care pro you trust, stress management tips that will help clear up skin, and her go-to ingredient combo that will give you healthy skin for life.
38 min
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86: Product myths, debunked | Cosmetic chemists...
Gloria Lu & Victoria Fu discuss industry pet peeves, why formulations are never black and white, and why we should stop focusing on ingredient percentages so much.
57 min
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85: Gen-Z, body neutrality & the potential retu...
Alex Light discusses body neutrality, her hopes for Gen-Z and future generations, and the return of “thinspiration” culture on social media.
49 min
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84: The best skin-longevity tips | Celebrity es...
Joanna Vargas discusses the latest in spa treatments and technology, ingredients she loves for all skin needs, and why you should address the whole body (not just the face) in your skin care routine.
49 min
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83: How did beauty get this polarized? | beauty...
Jennifer G. Sullivan discusses the many gray areas of the modern beauty industry. Plus, why the pillars of her beauty routine are good health, exercise, and injectables.
47 min
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82: Glossy hair, color trends & more | Celebrit...
Justin Anderson discusses hair color trends, how to identify your most natural color, finding a colorist you trust, and at-home color maintenance tips.
55 min
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81: The clean beauty backlash | tech & beauty e...
Jaleh Bisharat discusses how machine learning can improve the beauty shopping experience, why the consumer shouldn't need to be “armchair chemists” to shop smarter, and leaving the world a little more beautiful than you found it.
49 min
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80: Makeup tips for aging skin & less-is-more b...
Jenny Patinkin discusses finding your signature detail, little makeup touches that can go a long way, and why we need to rethink consumer culture in beauty.
49 min
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79: Hair loss, dandruff & scalp irritation | bo...
Iris Rubin, M.D., discusses COVID-related hair loss, hairline acne, and how allergens may impact your hair growth.
41 min
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78: The ultimate brow episode | Brow specialist...
Joey Healy discusses the basics of brow care, ingredients that may be irritating the hair fibers, how to grow back struggling strands, and what brow products you need to have in your arsenal.
51 min
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77: Optimizing skin health, biotech & testing |...
Barb Paldus, Ph.D., discusses how she moved from biotech into the beauty industry, the changes she wants to see in the space, why we must consider the skin microbiome health when using beauty products, and how to optimize skin health through diet.
51 min
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76: The ultimate guide to pregnancy safe skin c...
Sam Ellis, M.D., discusses the complicated nature of “pregnancy-safe” skin care, her journey as a new mom, and why pregnant people should give themselves some grace.
52 min
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75: A supermodel's daily health & beauty habits...
Miranda Kerr discusses becoming a certified health coach, how she infuses mindfulness into small acts throughout the day, and her daily habits to feel balanced.
49 min
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74: How to be a better beauty consumer | beauty...
Jenn Harper discusses the current challenges in finding sustainable packaging, how to be a better beauty consumer, and why we should all redefine what success actually looks like.
49 min
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73: What the West got wrong about Korean Beauty...
Christine Chang & Sarah Lee discuss how to stay on top of the beauty zeitgeist, what Western beauty media got wrong about Korean Beauty, and why we need to limit interacting with “perfect, flawless” images on our social media feeds.
45 min
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72: Celeb beauty, indie sleaze & the new wave o...
Jamie Schneider and Alexandra Engler discuss what celebrity-founded beauty products are actually worth the money, what innovative ingredients are on the horizon, who to follow to get beauty news, and why Y2K Tumblr-grunge is back.
53 min
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71: Why postbiotics are the frontier of skin ca...
Whitney Bowe, M.D., discusses a multi-level approach to skin care, the latest on the skin microbiome research, and why the clean beauty industry often seems so messy.
54 min
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70: The connection between anger and wrinkles |...
Krista Buccari discusses how the body’s flow, tension, and emotions influences how our face ages, as well as easy stretches and massage techniques you can use daily.
52 min
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69: The unnatural side of natural skin care | C...
Javon Ford discusses the unnatural side of natural beauty, product testing (or lack thereof), and his favorite ingredients for a wide range of skin concerns.
55 min
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68: Why we should treat skin care like nutritio...
Lara Devgan, MD, MPH, FACS, discusses today’s most in demand ingredients, why we should treat skin care like nutrition, and how daily micro-decisions influence our skin.
39 min
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67: What’s the deal with millennials & beauty? ...
Nikita Upadhyay discusses ayurvedic beauty traditions, favorite DIY products, and how to stop being “influenced.”
50 min
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66: How to feel more beautiful every day | Ange...
Angela Jia Kim discusses the role of rituals in her life, her journey to self-love, and why beauty habits can inform your overall well being.
47 min
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65: How to look younger for longer | Holistic p...
Shirley Madhere, M.D., discusses her rules of beauty, why support systems are important, and how to look better for longer.
50 min