Personal care industry review: Top read in 2023
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This year, companies raced to fulfill consumer desires for plant-based products and unveiled some exciting innovations, while the influences of AI and social media proliferated. Regulators in Europe made headlines for trying to ban “toxic” chemical ingredients and California, US, aligned with regulators across the Atlantic to cancel out dozens of chemicals from beauty products in a nod to safety and sustainability. However, EU regulators also appeared to back track on animal testing for cosmetics.