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Amanda is the Editor of CosmeticsBusiness.com and sister title Pure Beauty magazine, covering the latest news, trends and hot topics. She sits on the British Beauty Council's Media Advisory Board, helping to shape the future of the UK beauty industry.

Amanda May

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Amanda May specialises in writing and editing for B2B publications in the beauty, spa and wellness industries. As Editor of CosmeticsBusiness.com, as well as sister publication Pure Beauty magazine, she is the main editorial contact for all industry news, launches, interviews and hot topics. She is also the key editorial contact for The Pure Beauty Awards.

Amanda also sits on the British Beauty Council Media Advisory Board, helping to shape the future of the UK beauty industry, and was previously Deputy Editor at leading salon-focused publication, Professional Beauty; the Associate Editor of World Spa & Wellness magazine; and has also written for Aesthetic Medicine.

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Ingredients
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Ingredients
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