The kid-fluencers selling younger looking skin

靠护肤年入50万?13岁博主的吸金内幕

The Global Story

2026-06-24

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Growing concerns over young people using anti-aging products, have prompted industry regulators in Italy to investigate claims that some brands are using young influencers to promote skincare products to other children. Investigators say that the practice is linked to the broader issue of ‘cosmeticorexia’ - a new term coined by some healthcare professionals to describe an obsession with skincare. Asma speaks to the BBC’s health and wellbeing reporter Ruth Clegg, about how harmful skincare is for the social media generation. Producer: Sam Chantarasak Sound engineer: Travis Evans Digital producer: Tom Bage Senior news editor: China Collins (Photo: Young content creator Ellie-May. Credit: Sophie/BBC)
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  • Hey guys, get ready with me for bed.

  • I have had a very stressful day at school, so this is needed.

  • In this TikTok video, you see Ellie May, a young girl,

  • not even yet a teenager, showing off her multi-step skincare routine.

  • Her face is dewy and smooth as she holds product after product up to the camera and applies it expertly.

  • The video has thousands of likes.

  • They smell so good and they're so refreshing.

  • I actually love them so, so, so, so, so, so much.

  • She's part of what some are calling the Sephora Kids generation.

  • Young children now using sophisticated products that were once only the domain of adults.

  • Many of these kids go on social media to show off their haul

  • from some of the biggest and most expensive beauty brands in the world,

  • which has recently prompted industry regulators to investigate claims

  • that some brands are using young influencers to sell products to other children.

  • But it's not just an ethical issue.

  • There's a growing concern from healthcare professionals

  • that this desire to have a flawless complexion is leading some young people

  • to use anti-aging serums that could damage their skin.

  • Some dermatologists and psychologists are so worried

  • they've created a new term for this all, cosmetic anorexia.