'Clean' Beauty Swaps: New Ingredients & Headwinds

Jun 28th, 2024

The transition toward 'clean,' sustainable and vegan formulations hasn't been linear; despite this, high-functioning alternatives continue to proliferate.

The transition toward "clean," sustainable and vegan formulations hasn't been linear; despite this, high-functioning alternatives continue to proliferate.

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How quickly is the beauty industry swapping out ingredients that some flag as “problematic”? It depends.

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