What are the positive effects of technology on beauty?

If I were to ask for your opinion about the integration of beauty and technology, your response would most likely be negative. For starters, having witnessed the <a href="https://thred.com/tech/dove-campaign-examines-cost-of-beauty-for-youth-mental-health/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">damaging impacts of social media on our self-esteem</a>, it’s become increasingly difficult not to associate platforms like Instagram with the filters, photoshopping, and polished faces that repeatedly make us question whether or not we look good. Then, of course, is the issue of our ongoing climate crisis, which is being <a href="https://thred.com/change/is-the-personal-care-industry-doing-enough-to-tackle-its-plastic-problem/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">exacerbated</a> by our collective affinity for buying into brands’ relentless marketing tactics that push onto us cosmetics and skincare products encased in packaging we know is made from environmentally toxic materials and will generate a lot of waste. But what if I told you it isn’t all bad and that while there is growing unease about the effects of technology on beauty, some believe it has the potential to transform our relationship with the industry for the better? To begin with, body positivity movements have never had so much traction, particularly the ones encouraging users to embrace the skin they’re in. <img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:700/0*wg1359TrNhvglgB5.jpg" style="height:394px; width:700px" /> ‘Gen Z has played a major role in destigmatizing these beauty narratives as they confidently say no to ‘normal’ and challenge topics previously deemed as taboo,’ says <a href="https://www.wgsn.com/en/blogs/trend-qa-gender-inclusive-skincare-and-more" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Hannah Mauser</a>, analyst at consumer trend forecasting company <a href="https://www.wgsn.com/en" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">WGSN</a>. ‘Thanks to social media we’ve been able to access a multi-diverse pool of representation of what beauty looks like.’ <a href="https://thredmedia.medium.com/what-are-the-positive-effects-of-technology-on-beauty-21de4f02f1cc">Read More</a>