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EP290. Is it time to break up with natural beauty?

EP290. Is it time to break up with natural beauty?

Update: 2025-11-06

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The beauty industry has sold us the idea that natural automatically means good – good for us, good for the planet, good for everyone. But is that really true?

In this episode of Green Beauty Conversations, Formula Botanica CEO Lorraine Dallmeier asks whether it's time to break up with natural beauty. From deforestation to monocultures, the word natural is unregulated and often meaningless – it can hide a thousand sins.

Listen now to rethink what natural beauty really means and discover how we can create a beauty industry that truly honours the ecosystems it depends on.

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EP290. Is it time to break up with natural beauty?

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