Form & Taste

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A young child surrounded by numerous adult skincare products in a bathroom, highlighting the inappropriate marketing of beauty products to children.
Beauty

Tween Beauty Marketing Fuels Unnecessary Skincare for Kids, Doctors Warn.

At least 90 TikTok posts analyzed by The Guardian featured babies and toddlers demonstrating elaborate skincare routines, revealing a disturbing trend of extreme youth exposure to beauty culture.

Sofia Mendes·April 24, 2026
A young child looks overwhelmed by a large collection of expensive skincare products, symbolizing the ethical concerns of TikTok's beauty trends for minors.
Beauty

TikTok child skincare videos raise ethical alarms over six-product routines

In one viral TikTok video, a child's skincare routine showcased products with as many as 21 potentially irritating active ingredients, far exceeding what is safe for developing skin.

Sofia Mendes·April 22, 2026