IntheUKover£9billionayeararespentonbeautyproductsthatpromisetoimproveandtransformus.Buthowmuchofwhattheseproductspromiseisbasedinscientificevidence,andhowmuchissimplymarketingmanipulation?CherryHealeyteamsupwithindependentscientiststoputeverydaycosmeticstothetestlikeneverbefore.InagroundbreakingstudycarriedoutbytheUniversityofSheffield,andwiththehelpof25volunteers,shediscoversthatmoisturisersmightnothavethebenefitspeoplethinktheydo.
