audience:adult-womanCosmeticorexia: Why I Won't Sell Anti-Aging Serums to Fifth GradersItaly is investigating skincare marketing to kids. A clean-beauty founder on cosmeticorexia, tween skincare, and what actually belongs in the basket.
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audience:adult-womanCosmeticorexia: Why I Won't Sell Anti-Aging Serums to Fifth GradersItaly is investigating skincare marketing to kids. A clean-beauty founder on cosmeticorexia, tween skincare, and what actually belongs in the basket.
audience:teen-girlThe 5-Product Teen Skincare Routine (And Why More Is Worse)A teen skincare routine should be five products or fewer — a gentle cleanser, a barrier moisturizer, mineral SPF, a spot treatment for active breakouts, and a lip balm. More than five products on developing skin usually disrupts the barrier and worsens breakouts. The fix isn't more steps or trendier serums. It's fewer products, better formulas, and the right ones for skin that's still figuring out how to be itself.
audience:teen-girlClean Lip Gloss for Tweens and Teens: What's in the Tube, DecodedMost flavored lip glosses marketed to tweens contain phthalates, synthetic fragrance, petroleum derivatives, and artificial dyes that get ingested in small amounts every time they're reapplied. Clean lip glosses use food-grade ingredients, mineral pigments, and disclosed flavor sources. The category isn't regulated by the FDA for what counts as "for kids," so the back of the tube does the work the front of the tube won't.