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Sunscreen to Shoppers: Pick Your Poison

As unchecked facts infiltrate the health and wellness market, indie sunscreen brands are burning out on misinformation — and getting heated in the comment section.
An image of two billboards: One is Primally Pure's May 2025 sunscreen campaign, and the other is Ultra Violette's response to that campaign, taking aim at its controversial "sunscreen is poison" message.
Australian SPF brand Ultra Violette's digitally-altered billboard, at left, was a response to Primally Pure's out-of-home campaign in Los Angeles and Chicago. (Instagram)

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DIY haircare recipes made with red onions and stovetop rice water are taking over TikTok’s algorithm. Do they represent a fad, or a shift in the way people want to talk about beauty in uncertain economic times?

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Faran Krentcil

Faran Krentcil is a contributing writer at The Business of Fashion. She is a New York based writer, editor and lecturer with a focus on fashion and beauty.

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