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I Went to Japan and Totally Transformed My Sun Protection Routine—Product Recommendations

In the US, sunscreen is classified as a drug, and because of that, its formulations (and the chemicals in them) must go through long, meticulous drug approval processes with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These processes typically result in ingredient limitations, which is why “there hasn’t been a new [chemical or mineral] approved for use in sunscreens in …

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Fund manager reveals what needs to change for her to invest in luxury stocks

A slump in Chinese consumer confidence is holding Sanlam investments’ Hannah Gooch-Peters back from buying luxury stocks like LVMH. Speaking to CNBC’s Silvia Amaro, the portfolio manager said she would need a “larger margin of safety” before investing in the world’s largest luxury group. “A lot of these European companies were really deriving their growth from the Chinese consumer and …

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