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Ever feel like there\u2019s a new beauty ingredient you can\u2019t stop seeing and hearing about? That all of the sudden, it\u2019s in every product and all over your Instagram feed? This is what our Beauty Buzzwords<\/a> series is all about \u2013 helping you learn more about these mysterious ingredients and why everyone is raving about them.<\/em><\/p>\n

What is spirulina, and why should beauty lovers care? You may be familiar with this green powder in smoothies – but did you know it has many beauty benefits? Learn more from Indie Lee<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ever feel like there\u2019s a new beauty ingredient you can\u2019t stop seeing and hearing about? That all of the sudden, it\u2019s in every product and all over your Instagram feed? This is what our Beauty Buzzwords series is all about \u2013 helping you learn more about these mysterious ingredients and why everyone is raving about […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":185,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[406,622],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","hentry","category-skin-care","category-video","post_format-post-format-video"],"yoast_head":"\nBeauty Buzzwords (feat. Indie Lee!): Spirulina - WellBeing by Well.ca<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What is spirulina, and why should beauty lovers care? 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