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Fake makeup can be an easy buy – and a health hazard

This piece originally aired Dec. 6, 2017.

There’s a warning about the dangers of using counterfeit makeup and other knockoff products like toothpaste and cologne. US Customs and Border Protection seized a record number of counterfeit goods last year, worth nearly $1.4 billion. One of their top priorities is spotting fake toiletries that can be dangerous to your health.

Customs agents seized more than 2,000 shipments of counterfeit beauty products last year alone. They say fake personal care items are now even more common than knockoff handbags.

CBS News correspondent Jamie Yuccas and her team visited a warehouse near the

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Why is there so much fake news on beauty TikTok?

From hormone-disrupting haircare to DIY sunscreens, beauty influencers are spreading lies on social media – and it’s becoming increasingly dangerous for our health

With the internet at our fingertips, we have infinite access to information. But it also means endless exposure to fake news, misleading claims and cherry-picked facts. With TikTok – a platform that favors attention-grabbing content – ​​gaining prominence, the spread of misinformation has never been more rampant. The fact that we can often see the faces of those speaking, creating the feeling of intimacy and an authentic connection, makes it all the easier to believe what we

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‘High Priestess of Health & Beauty’ Dies in Canterbury Home

Monday, November 28 2016, 1:04 pm
Press Release: Convergence

For immediate release

Leslie Kenton, Author 1941-2016

Award-winning writer, broadcaster and teacher Leslie Kenton wrote more than 40 books on health, beauty and personal development – ​​many of them bestsellers. She conceived the original Origins skincare product range for Estée Lauder, was a consultant to the European Parliament for the Green Party, and was the first chairperson of The Natural Medicine Society in Britain.

She was revered in the press. Time Out London said, ‘If there is one health expert who can genuinely be described as pioneering and visionary, it’s Leslie

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French industry speaks up for octocrylene as health agency calls for a ban

The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (ANSES) is calling for a ban on octocrylene in sunscreen products. The information revealed at the end of last week by French media has been confirmed by the Agency.

Controversial sunscreen

Octocrylene is commonly used as a UV filter protect the skin from the harmful effects of sunlight. In recent years, however, this substance has been criticized for its effects on the environment. In coral, octocrylene has been shown to accumulate in the form of fatty acid conjugates and trigger mitochondrial dysfunction [1]. A 2021 study also

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Why The Beauty Health Company Stock Dropped Today

What happened

Shares of The Beauty Health Company (SKIN -3.60%), which specializes in facial treatments, dropped on Wednesday after an analyst downgraded his rating for the stock. As of 10:10 am ET, Beauty Health stock was down 12% and had touched all-time lows.

So what

Stifel (NYSE:SF) analyst Jonathan Block downgraded his rating for Beauty Health stock, according to Street Insider. Previously, Block called Beauty Health stock a buy. Now he rates it as a hold. But he maintained his price target of $10 per share, according to TipRanks.

He is reportedly concerned about slowing growth for the

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