Younger Children’s Growing Obsession with Beauty Products Raises Concerns

Younger children are using more beauty products than ever before. Children from the ages of eight to twelve are being seen in cosmetic and beauty stores like Ulta and especially Sephora. It seems as though children are growing up faster. With the rise of social media and phone usage among children they are being exposed …

Exploitation and Destruction: The Price of Beauty

Despite its seeming innocuousness, the cosmetics industry generates hundreds of billions of dollars each year through rampant unethical practices and patterns of exploitation. Like most industries relying on globalized supply chains, the production of skincare, haircare, make-up, fragrances, and toiletries is dependent on the exploitation of vulnerable people.  According to a 2023 report published by …

Savannah Hasham

Prof. Gilligan Civic Media in the Digital Age (Journalism 2.0) Topic: The Beauty & Cosmetic Industry Today’s Beauty World In today's world, we are practically engulfed with beauty and the standards that society places on us. Although, beauty standards and cosmetics affect both women and men; in this blog, I will harp on a woman’s …