Stories Tagged as
Cosmetics
Companies might find microplastics cheap, but the environment is paying the price
by
Janet Nguyen
Apr 29, 2022
A study released this year detected the presence of microplastics in human blood for the first time.
How TikTok is becoming a powerful consumer marketing tool
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 16, 2021
The app can cause certain products to blow up overnight, Vox's internet culture reporter Rebecca Jennings says.
Bringing bacteria to the market
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bennett Purser
Apr 29, 2019
A slew of new companies are selling bacteria they say can improve our health.
For sale: A brand that pioneered cosmetics for women of color
by
Erika Beras
Apr 11, 2019
The company that launched Ebony and Jet magazines — Johnson Publishing Company of Chicago — has filed for bankruptcy. Johnson sold off its magazines in 2016, but held on to Fashion Fair, its cosmetics brand. When the brand hit the market in 1973, the department store counters that sold it were among the few places where […]
Young shoppers are giving the makeup industry a makeover
by
Erika Beras
Oct 8, 2018
With big chains like Sephora and Ulta on the move, department stores are playing catch up.
Botox is a multi-billion dollar, potentially deadly monopoly
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Emily Henderson
and Sean McHenry
Oct 31, 2017
The product comes from a substance so lethal that it could be used as a potential agent of bioterrorism.
YouTube beauty videos for people over 35 are a huge hit
by
Sean McHenry
Oct 27, 2017
Yes, many social influencers are millennials. But the category to watch might be the over-35 crowd.
For public good, not for profit.
How tech is finding its way into your beauty bag
by
Erika Beras
Mar 16, 2017
Turns out algorithms are just at good at assessing your pores as analyzing data.
The new CoverGirl is actually a boy
by
Jed Kim
Oct 12, 2016
CoverBoy? He refers to himself as a CoverGirl, so we will too.
'Second skin' may end up fixing more than wrinkles
May 10, 2016
Its inventors think it could take on wrinkles and deliver drugs.