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By: Brittney Strickland What is the Clean Beauty Movement While searching the #CleanBeauty hashtag on Instagram, I found there’s an astonishing 1.7M post associated with it.  In fact, #CleanBeauty has more post than #OrganicBeauty. Well, what exactly does Clean Beauty mean? The definition of Clean Beauty differs from company to company. However, the consensus is Clean Beauty is the offering of products that are non-toxic, safe and efficacious. This includes offering consumers ingredient transparency and ensuring product safety.  This doesn’t mean that a product is all natural or organic, but rather proven to be safe for use.  According to Statista,

Article by Sarah Snow. Featured in the Q4 Newsletter of The Cosmetic Summit. Cosmetic Chemists have had a push for natural products, but now there is a trend for vegan or vegan friendly products. Vegan can mean a few different things, but the overall need is the removal of all animal derived products. The major ingredients this affects in cosmetics are things like lanolin, collagen, beeswax, and albumin from eggs. The trend for plant-based or vegan options has already been felt by the food industry, and we can use some of their tricks to make consumer satisfying formulas. The largest