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Podcast: Green Beauty Conversations by Formula Botanica
Episode: Why Black skincare matters
Description: For decades, the dominant portrayal of beauty has been through the lens of white and lighter skin tones. Beauty editorials, advertising and marketing - and of course product formulation - has typically failed to represent, let alone understand the needs of Black and darker skin. Well-intentioned and long overdue conversations are going on in the industry about diversity and inclusivity. And there are some breakthroughs with product ranges such as Rihanna's Fenty Beauty which caters to all skin tones. However, women of colour are still facing the daily challenge of finding beauty products, information and...