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Nail care brand essie is adding a plant-based twist to its popular polishes with a new line—Love by essie.

The collection is the brand’s first 80% plant-based nail polish formulated with such ingredients as cotton, corn and sugarcane, the company said.

Included in the Love by essie collection are 17 pigmented shades that are vegan, 8-free, not tested on animals, and aim to provide salon-quality wear, color and shine.

The formulas are not only environmentally friendly, but the product packaging is also the brand’s lightest bottle yet with a 25% recycled glass bottle, 93% recycled plastic cap and a plant-based bristle brush, the company said.

Retailing for $12 each, Love by essie polishes will be available for purchase at Amazon, Target, CVS and Ulta Beauty beginning July 15.

Ocean Spray launched a new on-the-go snacking option that blends together sweet and tangy dried fruits.

Snack Medley, which contains dried cranberries and other fruits, is available in cran-blueberry, cran-pineapple and cran-mango options.

“Our team at Ocean Spray is always looking for ways to bring delicious and nutritious options to families,” said Kelvin Vuong, senior director of brand marketing, USA foods and snacking, at Ocean Spray. “With Snack Medley, we've created a perfect combination of flavors that will satisfy cravings needed for busy days. We are excited to introduce this delightful new snack experience to our customers.”

Available for purchase at Walmart stores nationwide, Ocean Spray Snack Medley will expand distribution to retailers like Kroger, Meijer, H-E-B and Stop & Shop later this summer.

O Positiv is launching a brand-new product designed to help provide temporary and multi-symptom relief from menstrual pain.

Flo PMS Complete features such ingredients as acetaminophen, caffeine and pyrilamine maleate to help alleviate such menstrual and PMS-related discomfort as cramps, aches, bloating, fatigue and water-related weight gain, the company said.

“We’ve been so proud to offer a proactive PMS relief supplement. This move into an over-the-counter formula lets us offer relief for urgent symptoms that so many women everywhere have needed,” said Bobby Bitton, O Positiv CEO and co-founder.

Currently, Flo PMS Complete is available for purchase online in 3 packs of 24 tablets that retail for $22.47.

Spascriptions is debuting a brand-new product collection designed to exfoliate and nourish skin for a healthy and glowing appearance.

The Fruit Glow collection, which features fruits and vitamins, consists of a Brightening Facial Cleanser, Illuminating Eye Balm, Glowing Facial Moisturizer and three Exfoliating Facial Polishes.

Available in playful packaging to help attract younger consumers on the hunt for affordable beauty products with trending ingredients, the line is available for purchase online, the brand noted.

Korean-born skin care brand Belif is debuting a new product that looks to provide the skin with exfoliating, soothing and hydrating benefits in one.

The Aqua Bomb PHA Exfoliating Toner Pads are soaked with PHA, cica, panthenol, hyaluronic acid and Napier’s aqua formula. The ingredients are designed to aid in exfoliating dead skin cells while giving skin a burst of hydration, the company said.

In addition, the pads are dual-sided, with the gauze side designed to aid the PHA with gentle physical exfoliation and the embossed side is ideal for a softer application, the company said.

Retailing for $24, Belif’s Aqua Bomb PHA Exfoliating Toner Pads are available for purchase at Sephora.com and Ulta.com.

Takis is adding an extra dose of heat with an added sweetness to its spicy rolled tortilla chip snacks.

New from the brand is its dragon sweet chili chips, which embrace its classic heat intensity with an electrified sweet heat, the company said.

In addition, the brand shared that its dragon sweet chili snacks come in packaging that can be recycled via TerraCycle.

Additional information, including on where to purchase the snacks, can be found on the Takis website.