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But many of these contain potentially harmful active ingredients intended for adults only, such as exfoliating acids.
They can provoke allergies or eczema.
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
She was particularly attracted to a product from the company Bubble, which "when you push down, comes up in [the shape of] a flower", she tells BBC News, and US brand Drunk Elephant because "she liked the packaging a lot" and it sold everything from lip balms to moisturisers.
With its bright colourful packaging and cartoon-animal logo, Drunk Elephant is one of the brands most frequently featured in adult and child influencers' online skincare content.
Other content creators have visited beauty stores - as workers at Sephora and US-based Ulta say children frequently abuse in-store testers and clear shelves of products as soon as they come into stock.
Drunk Elephant in particular has become so popular founder Tiffany Masterson has had to tell "kids and tweens stay away from our more potent products that include acids and retinols" on social media.
Parents wanting to address their children's skin concerns should speak to a doctor or dermatologist to "get effective treatments", Dr McPherson adds.
A Boots representative said it was rolling out "additional training" for its 2,500 in-store beauty specialists, which "included specific information for younger customers and their parents".
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