Our obsession with making ourselves beautiful is making the planet uglier. Beauty is a global, booming $446 billion industry. But it creates a lot of pollution. Skincare and makeup products use a lot of plastic packaging, much of which isn’t refillable or recyclable, which will clog up a landfill. Then there’s the question of what goes into those bottles and tubes. Most beauty brands don’t disclose their full ingredient list, nor their climate footprint. This lack of transparency makes it...

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