8 Trends in Beauty — Targeting Child Labor Mica Mining, Russian Beauty, HNB Powder, Torriden LMW HA Toner and More

Jun 27th, 2024
Rachel Grabenhofer, C&T
Searches for 'mica cosmetics' (in Japanese) are up 1,450% in the past week, according to Google Trends, with a recent news report exposing child labor mica mining in Madagascar.
Searches for "mica cosmetics" (in Japanese) are up 1,450% in the past week, according to Google Trends, with a recent news report exposing child labor mica mining in Madagascar.
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Each week, C&T digs into growing trends in web searches and hashtags related to cosmetics. Emerging this week are: mica cosmetics, mining, child labor and taking action; discontinued/free cosmetics and the Russian beauty market; Kat Von D makeup; HNB Cosmetics Soft Focus Loose Powder; tô.que.to cosmétic (the official store of Grupo Boticário and other cosmetic brands in Brazil); pirate makeup; Torriden Dive-in Low Molecule Hyaluronic Acid Toner; and birch juice moisturizer and toner.

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