Promotion of beauty products to young girls may fuel compulsive habits and potential health risks, says watchdog

Italian regulators are investigating Sephora and Benefit Cosmetics over the apparent use of “covert marketing strategies” to sell beauty products to young girls that might be fuelling an unhealthy skincare obsession called “cosmeticorexia”.

The Italian Competition Authority said it was looking into promotions for skincare products such as face masks, serums and anti-ageing creams that in some cases appeared to target girls under 10.

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The popular fitness trend is all over social media, and curious, I tried a few classes – they left me totally out of air

I have spent years in and out of the gym, trying the latest fitness trends. Consequently, my social media feed often populates with shirtless, sweaty men promising to transform my workouts.

Then it started. First, it was the occasional video of athletes grinding through a series of Herculean tasks: pushing plate-laden sleds, collapsing over rowing machines, sprinting laps and throwing weighted balls at a wall inside of what looked like an aircraft hangar. That trickle became an avalanche, and I became curious.

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From alcohol-free fizz to sips as dirty and spicy as they come – quench your seasonal thirst with these twisted classics

From alcohol-free kir royal at the top to punchy pours toward the bottom, we have all your spring sips covered.

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De financiële ruimte voor het kabinet om de economische gevolgen van de oorlog in het Midden-Oosten op te vangen zijn beperkt: er zijn tegenvallers op de lopende begroting, waardoor het begrotingstekort oploopt, zo blijkt uit de Voorjaarsnota.

De vader van Catherine de Vries, hoogleraar politicologie, ging na zijn zestigste PVV stemmen. In haar boek beschrijft ze de opmars van radicaal rechts – met haar vader als middelpunt. „Ik wilde zijn onvrede, en die van Europa, begrijpen.”

Het nieuwe, negende album van de Zweedse zangeres Robyn (46) zit vol tegenstrijdigheden. Zo gaat het over de chemische reacties die ons gevoelsleven mede bepalen en behandelt het een ivf-traject. Maar tegelijkertijd spat het leven er vanaf.

Belgorod region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said one drone struck a vehicle in the border village of Malomikhaylovka, killing the driver.

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