At BeautyMatter’s recent FUTURE50 event, Irina Barbalova, Global Lead of Health and Beauty at Euromonitor, spoke about the convergence of physical and psychological well-being and predicted that further scientific research will continue to reinforce the importance of mental and emotional well-being as an intrinsic component of consumer’s beauty routines. In line with this, a new study from Clinique explored the correlation between skincare and emotional wellness and uncovered some surprising insights about the “mind-skin” connection, including how skin moisturization can significantly impact a person’s mental health.Conducted earlier this year, Clinique's “Skin is the Window to the Mind" survey was extensive. Clinique partnered with Material, a marketing services and technology company, to conduct a survey of 5,012 moisturizer users between the ages of 16 and 70 years old in the US, UK, Mexico, Japan, and Spain. The international sample has a margin of error of +/-2%, and each country sample has a margin of error of +/-3%, per Clinique. The survey was designed in partnership with triple-board certified dermatologist Dr. Mamina Turegano, MD, FAAD, and Collette Eccleston, PhD, the latter of whom specializes in applying behavioral science theory and methods to solve business problems and help brands understand what drives consumer behavior.“The mind can have a really big impact on skin and skin issues, namely with stress,” says Dr. Turegano. “That stress can increase inflammation. There's a whole host of different inflammatory skin diseases that can be more pronounced or exacerbated by stress.