299: Huge news that will transform your skin from the inside & out! | Alexandra Engler, mbg Beauty Director

Big news: We’re launching a beauty podcast, hosted by mbg’s own beauty director, Alexandra Engler. We believe the conversation about the intersection of beauty and wellbeing is more important than ever. As Engler says: “Whether it be mental health, your body, skin, any number of things, beauty is real life. Your skin is you. It's important that we talk about it in this way." Engler joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss what you can expect from our brand new beauty podcast, Clean Beauty School, plus: *How we define "clean beauty" at mindbodygreen* *How to decode your skin care labels* *How your skin reflects your internal health* *Why you should treat your skin care routine like an elimination diet* *Why perfectionism is never the goal* Referenced in the episode: - Our new Clean Beauty School podcast. - Study showing barrier repair moisturizers reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines in the blood . - Ingredients to look out for on labels: Cyclic silicones: Cyclotetrasiloxane (D4) Cyclopentasiloxane (D5) Cyclohexasiloxane (D6) Cyclomethicone Formaldehyde releasers: Bronopol DMDM hydantoin Diazolidinyl urea Imidazolidinyl urea Quaternium-15 PEGs, or polyethylene glycol: Polyethylene glycol Propylene glycol (PG) Butylene glycol (BG) *Fine when plant-based Enjoy this episode! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices