Kids Targeted by Anti-Aging Skincare: AG Warns Parents About Risks

Tejal Somvanshi Tejal Somvanshi

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[{"selector":"#anim-e253afd6-9d4f-4abb-8c58-0121e39339ad","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a909dfde-aced-4724-88b9-66e4c505b7ec","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-804bcfa3-b391-4294-bd07-24a991c54722","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a5504fe9-033d-49e1-88ff-fb258060b356","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.18987%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8017ada0-b93c-4cd4-9269-51ee06bf25e5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] How did Drunk Elephant's "Itty Bitty Midi Committee" set, containing powerful exfoliating acids, end up marketed toward children? Photo Source: Ksenia Chernaya (Pexels) Photo Source: Ksenia Chernaya (Pexels)

[{"selector":"#anim-d6300755-ffe9-45fa-94c6-b71fe76da463","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-50c91cca-d41d-4000-8acf-74655753afa6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -100.05684%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-61dd880c-9cd2-46f8-bc8b-27fc12e443ae","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a74d0556-c1ef-41ba-b955-90c151e32df5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 218.49028%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1cb4a8b1-0952-4015-993e-55533d3f584d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fdef63fb-4895-441a-b9d7-e1af53bc9572","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-116.66667%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Medical experts at Connecticut Children's warn against retinol and anti-aging ingredients causing burns, breakouts, and long-term damage to young skin. Photo Source: Anna Shvets (Pexels) Photo Source: Anna Shvets (Pexels)

[{"selector":"#anim-6a4a13f2-4802-4052-965f-5ef3ee63be4d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7fa8003c-0b3a-4f26-b5e8-82ea99a11579","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1dcc2296-c485-4205-bd70-9112aa62cddd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-12f8bda8-e8ed-4613-a659-9b86642932c3","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.18987%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-86891f40-fad6-4e76-91d7-7155c41c828a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Sephora's website omits Drunk Elephant's crucial warning against use by children under 12, while displaying products containing harsh PHA, BHA, and AHA acids. Photo Source: Phillip Pessar (CC BY 2.0) Photo Source: Phillip Pessar (CC BY 2.0)

[{"selector":"#anim-b676153c-fc36-4082-b8da-39f5849e2790","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-50151a39-2c35-4dbf-b17a-402d968bf8da","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -100.05684%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5f35cc9b-494d-417a-a6f5-4889a482d14f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-84ad369f-5979-4e96-803a-ac63003cc38a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 272.59264%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ba92f79d-46e2-4c93-a582-4e66b05c7816","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a8d74154-8091-4f1c-8a14-d5371fbd5f05","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-116.66667%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] What drives teens like 19-year-old Vivian Fuller toward these products despite medical warnings about skin damage? Photo Source: NIAID (CC BY 2.0) Photo Source: NIAID (CC BY 2.0)

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[{"selector":"#anim-ce2b2254-812d-458d-a4d0-e549e65ce072","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1970cc29-2fb7-43af-b51a-de3456b53390","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -100.05684%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aa5b129c-a4a7-4fcb-a49f-d35de0d04fee","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aca332b0-7a67-4f61-b739-8d8c277a1eb1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 218.49028%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-00f15da1-5896-48ce-a1f9-14fd610b7ac0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-86f99c59-5e0a-4773-a9bb-c70a8aea6635","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-116.66667%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] AG Tong demands answers from Sephora about marketing strategies and staff training for sales to children amid broader tech investigations. Photo Source: Dwight Burdette (CC BY 3.0) Photo Source: Dwight Burdette (CC BY 3.0)

[{"selector":"#anim-e889d5e6-6095-4ae6-9dad-f323742aa79a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0eec8aa8-713e-49c2-9191-a12d14f1a3d1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-53e0ed99-4ca8-4f38-b84d-fddcd5a60efe","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6248df6c-bbf3-460c-8529-1661b41bd904","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.18987%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3480228f-642b-45fd-b98f-795c69ef2a08","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Medical professionals recommend three basic skincare items for young people: gentle cleanser, sunscreen, and lightweight moisturizer. Photo Source: Photo By: Kaboompics.com (Pexels) Photo Source: Photo By: Kaboompics.com (Pexels)

[{"selector":"#anim-26f1f560-d95c-4276-93f0-ba4af36b0693","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c381b5eb-32b7-47c4-a3e2-645e60c6c40a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -100.05684%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d38e932b-bae6-401c-a86c-394839b0afa8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f549db12-5945-4b7f-a020-6e0fa10a65f8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 272.59264%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-197aa832-bea6-445f-a8ea-deede9de528f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bfecffbf-5afe-4e6b-98c9-7773416cb596","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-116.66667%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Parents face mounting pressure as social media influencers push potentially harmful skincare products toward young audiences. Photo Source: ROMAN ODINTSOV (Pexels) Photo Source: ROMAN ODINTSOV (Pexels)

Kids Targeted by Anti-Aging Skincare: AG Warns Parents About Risks

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