“By the time we see symptoms manifesting at the surface, that means there’s a chronic history of issues going on internally. It takes time to heal—often, more time than we want it to,” says famed holistic esthetician Kristina Holey. Her first step in addressing troubled skin? Reworking the diet: “Blood sugar, fiber, and variety. If you address those three things in your diet, I guarantee you'll see significant results in your skin.” In this episode of Clean Beauty School, host and mindbodygreen beauty director Alexandra Engler chats with Holey about her best nutrition tips, skin care ingredients to soothe inflammation, and her favorite at-home facial tools!

Show notes:
-Learn more about Kristina Holey
-Research on the gut-skin connection
-Research on the skin barrier function and microbiome 
-Learn more about Kristina Holey’s practice and her partnership with Marie Veronique
-Read more about topics mentioned in this episode: compromised skin barrier, sensitive skin, types of acne, skin microbiome, gut-skin connection, niacinamide, retinol, acid mantle, skin barrier function. 
-Shop products mentioned in this episode: Marie Veronique Multi-Retinol Night Emulsion, Pure + E.O. Free Oil Cleanser, Balancing HypoTonic, Intensive Repair Serum, Soothing B3 Serum, Barrier Restore Serum, Barrier Lipid Complex, Protective Day Oil, Vitamin C+E+Ferulic, Everyday Coverage Tinted Sunscreen, Lyma Laser, TheraFace

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