Teenagers, like Ellie, are increasingly fixated on skincare, with products like Revive serum making faces glowy. This trend has led to a lucrative new customer base for the multi-billion dollar skincare industry. However, the concern arises over whether this obsession with skincare among kids is acceptable, as highlighted on the podcast 'Today Explained'. Additionally, millions of people in North America are anticipating a total solar eclipse this coming Monday.
Tweens are shopping for trendy, expensive skincare products. Gen Z worries it’s “aging like milk.” Are today’s young people too afraid of looking old? Allure editor-in-chief Jessica Cruel and Vox correspondent Rebecca Jennings explain.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained
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