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The body-care category is enjoying its "skinification" moment, eschewing simple scented creams for "facial-grade" formulas packed with ceramides and actives. Gen Alpha consumers (or social media-savvy 8- to 15-year-olds who boast $95 billion in spending power, according to DKC ) are increasingly tapping into all things body care, as seen in these so-called " Sephora kids" descending upon the skin-care aisles. But, in light of Gen Alpha skin-care enthusiasts flocking to anti-aging creams and retinols years before their first wrinkle even materializes, how can body-care brands formulate products that work with — rather than against — these tweens' growing skin? "Children's skin is biologically different from adult skin," Dr. Tiffany Libby , a Rhode Island-based double board-certified dermatologist and Mohs surgeon, tells Fashionista. "It has a more delicate barrier and can be more susceptible to irritation." Thanks to their...