By ESSENCE Beauty Editors ·Updated July 8, 2024
To close out the 30th anniversary of ESSENCE Festival, the Beautycon stage began with cosmetic chemists Javon Ford and Sister Scientist debunking beauty’s biggest myths. Taking us In The Lab, they let us know “clean beauty” is not as clean as we may think, how ingredients are sourced, and all about the Youthphoria foundation scandal, moderated by our senior beauty editor Akili King.
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