“When balancing your hormones, focus on the day-to-day. This is what I tell people: Don’t worry too much about an occasional exposure to an [endocrine disruptor] that you can’t control,” says skin care expert and naturopathic doctor Trevor Cates, N.D. But what you can do is think about the things you do on a daily basis, from the products and practices. Those are the things that add up.” In this episode of Clean Beauty School, host and mindbodygreen beauty director Alexandra Engler chats with Cates about the skin microbiome, how to balance your hormones, and what products are doing more harm than good.

Show notes:

-Learn more about Trevor Cates, N.D. and The Spa Doctor

-Read her book, Clean Skin From Within

-Watch her docuseries Hormones, Health & Harmony

-Research on the season’s effect on hormones

-Research on sex hormones and skin

-How stress impacts skin

-Research on the skin microbiome 

-Read more about topics mentioned in this episode: Skin microbiome, pH of the skin, acid mantle, moisture barrier, skin barrier function, menstrual cycle and skin care, menopause and skin care, sleep and skin, stress and skin, gut microbiome, gut-skin connection, pre- pro- and postbiotics for skin, skin longevity, soil and our sleep, how to take a microbiome-friendly shower, toner, meditation, journaling.

-Shop products mentioned in this episode: The Spa Doctor Cleanser Daily Essentials 4-Step Skin Care System

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