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Introducing the 2024 SELF Healthy Beauty Awards!
We scrubbed, slathered, swatched, and styled our way through 1,300 products to find the best new skin, hair, body, makeup, and oral care products of the year.
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After testing 1,300 products, we have messy bathrooms, strong opinions, and everything you need to upgrade your routine.
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