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PARIS — Sweden’s Apotek Hjärtat pharmacy chain is taking steps to ban the sale of advanced skin take care of the under-15 set. A swell of tweens, often known as “Sephora kids,” have found their technique to the skincare aisles, especially within the U.S., thanks largely to the mounting prominence of beauty chatter on social media. Apotek Hjärtat, the leading Swedish pharmacy chain, said in a press release that to ensure that people to purchase advanced skincare, they need to be above 15 years of age, have their parents’ approval or have a skin condition justifying the products’ use. Advanced skincare, in accordance with the pharmacy, includes AHA acid, BHA acid, vitamin A, vitamin C, enzyme peeling and mechanical peels with physical grains. “We would...