Clean Beauty School

Jan 07 2025 166 ep. 47 mins 81
Clean Beauty School Podcast artwork

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.

  Health & Fitness
RSS feed Share
Copy RSS


Subscribe on Podcast Addict


165: Is facial acupuncture really “natural Botox”? | Debbie Kung, DAOM, LAc

Jan 07 2025 43 mins  
“We market it as cosmetic acupuncture, but in fact, I like to say it’s the ultimate acupuncture treatment you can get in general,” says board-certified Doctor of Chinese Medicine and a NCCAOM Licensed Acupuncturist Debbie Kung, DAOM, LAc. In this episode of Clean Beauty School, mindbodygreen beauty director and host Alexandra Engler chats with Kung about what you need to know

164: Beauty habits to stick to & quit | esthetician Natasha Glasgow

Dec 03 2024 46 mins  
“I think it's also important to distinguish the difference between appearance and beauty. Those are two very separate things,” says esthetician and beauty curator Natasha Glasgow. In this episode of Clean Beauty School, host and beauty director Alexandra Engler chats with Glasgow about how she curates a routine for her top-level clientele, dropping the “hustle culture” mind

163: The clean beauty backlash | clean cosmetic chemist Krupa Koestline

Nov 12 2024 34 mins  
“There’s so much noise out there. Right now every influencer is recommending the Rhode Blush, but what about the blush you recommended two weeks ago?” says clean cosmetic chemist Krupa Koestline, founder of KKT Innovation Labs. In this episode of Clean Beauty School, host and beauty director Alexandra Engler chats with Koestline about what MoCRA gets right and wrong, the clea

162: How facial tension ages you | Holistic esthetician Katey Kristabelle 

Oct 29 2024 40 mins  
“Our skin is a reflection of what is within. How can you be rubbing all of these antioxidants on the surface, but then not matching that same energy from within?” asks holistic esthetician Katey Kristabelle. In this episode of Clean Beauty School, beauty director and host Alexandra Engler chats with Kristabelle about the benefits of facial massage, improving skin’s overall oi

161: Vitamin C, retinol & peptides | Daniel Isaacs, Chief Product Officer of Medik8

Oct 08 2024 42 mins  
“We believe that anyone can have great skin—regardless of your age, skin tone, or type—if you focus on the things that really work,” says scientist Daniel Isaacs, Chief Product Officer & Co-founder of Medik8. UK-based Medik8 is a science-driven, clean, and sustainable beauty brand founded by Isaacs and his brother. “And there are some ingredients out there that visibly im

160: The new rules of aging | Aesthetic specialist Lisa Goodman, MPAS (rerun)

Sep 24 2024 51 mins  
“Wrinkles are a sign of life. Wrinkles are earned. Wrinkles do not make people look bad,” says aesthetic specialist Lisa Goodman, MPAS, founder of Goodskin Clinics. Welcome to a bonus drop episode of Clean Beauty School! Today we're re-sharing one of our all-time favorite (and best performing) episodes that covered everything from the five elements of facial aging to what we’

159: How trauma & brain health affect the skin | Board-certified dermatologist Keira Barr, M.D. 

Sep 03 2024 44 mins  
“I have worked with so many women who, at one point in time, felt that their voice was not being heard—so instead, it was their skin that started to visibly shout. The body wanted to be heard in one way another,” says board-certified and mindbodygreen collective member dermatologist Keira Barr, M.D. “I cannot tell you how many times I have seen that experience where there i

158: How to color your hair without the damage | Celebrity hair colorist Jenna Perry

Aug 26 2024 37 mins  
“I remember a manager of mine before I went out on my own, she was like ‘You’re never going to be successful because all your clients look so natural when they leave—it looks like you didn’t even do anything.’ I was just like, sorry, this is just what I do!” says celebrity colorist Jenna Perry, whose clients include Bella Hadid, Kendal Jenner, and Chloe Sevigny. In th

157: Dark spots, large pores & wrinkle solutions | board-certified dermatologist Muneeb Shah, DO

Jul 09 2024 44 mins  
“When I started getting into skin care myself, I was like ‘I have this texture, these bumps, and I’m starting to develop fine lines, what are the things I can buy?’ It’s always been very problem-solution focused. If we understand how to get these concerns, then we can understand what ingredients to look for in a product and then we can find the right products to really he

156: The most important clean swaps to make | Lindsay Dahl, sustainability & consumer protections expert

Jun 25 2024 39 mins  
“Any issue that becomes a lighting rod means it’s powerful. ‘Clean’ is a term that people now debate. Some people love it. Some people hate it. But to me, clean living is just about making choices that are good for people and the planet. Simple as that. And I don’t think there’s any superiority to the term, either,” says sustainability and consumer protection expert L