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Key takeaways
- Here’s to a summer of feeling good, living well, and keeping your skin safe under the sun.
- Viewed as an accessory or vanity project, it’s rarely given the respect it deserves for the vital functions it performs for the body.
- One of the most important and critical roles of the skin is to act as a barrier.
Why this matters: practical guidance grounded in recent research or expert insight.
Author: Alexandra Engler May 06, 2026Senior Beauty & Lifestyle Director By Alexandra Engler Senior Beauty & Lifestyle Director Alexandra Engler is the senior beauty and lifestyle director at mindbodygreen and host of the beauty podcast Clean Beauty School. Previously, she's held beauty roles at Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, SELF, and Cosmopolitan; her byline has appeared in Esquire, Sports Illustrated, and Allure.com Image by Aleksandar Nakic / istock May 06, 2026As we kick off summer, we'll be sharing our best advice for achieving Healthy Summer Skin—read all May long. Here’s to a summer of feeling good, living well, and keeping your skin safe under the sun.
We take the skin for granted. Viewed as an accessory or vanity project, it’s rarely given the respect it deserves for the vital functions it performs for the body. Every single day.
One of the most important and critical roles of the skin is to act as a barrier. It’s a dynamic, living shield that protects us from pollution, pathogens, and UV radiation. Because of this, it’s constantly bombarded with external stressors. And that takes a toll.