Alcohol acts as a solvent, preservative, emulsifier, and foaming agent. It is often used to make creams and lotions feel lighter, preserve the overall product and to help ingredients penetrate our skin.
As an ingredient, certain alcohols are known to break down your skin’s protective barrier and leave your skin dry. This only exacerbates oil production & removes the skin's ability to retain moisture. In addition, with dry skin often comes breakouts.
Read MoreYou’ve seen the words endocrine disruption a lot if you’ve been a part of this community or if you’ve read any of our previous blogs.
But do you know what endocrine disruptors are? Do you know what they do?
Read MoreWho told us that Black people don’t need to wear sunscreen? Who started this bald-faced lie?
Did anyone ever stop to think about how it was possibly seeded in racism? Think about it. The medical field has been historically known to give Black people less than adequate care, including minimizing our pain. What makes us think that dermatology is any different?
Read MoreWhen it comes to Black women, not only do we use more products, but the ones we use are more harmful. An example of that is shown by a study the Silver Spring Institute conducted. They tested hair products that are made specifically for Black women. Of those products tested they found that 72% of them contained methyl-parabens
Read MoreDid you know that one of the ingredients in laundry detergent is nonylphenol ethoxylate (an endocrine disruptor) has actually been banned in many countries… just not the US. We have to talk about this.
Read MoreTo Black women self care is not buzzworthy, it’s life affirming. In order to live, flourish and survive as both a woman and as black, the act of self care becomes radical in the place of indulgent. In today’s climate the disappearance (both figurative and literal) of black women, happens quietly and without attention.
Read MoreDo you know why ice cream, hiking boots, pizza boxes and firefighting form are alike? I didn’t either, but we should know!
Read MoreWe’ve heard about Johnson & Johnson and their usage of cancer causing ingredients. But is there more to the story?
Read MoreDo you know what formaldehyde is? Do you know what a human carcinogen is? If you use smoothing products or are a fan of brazilian blowouts, you should know about both! #blackgirlmagic
Read MoreDo you know what’s in your hair products?
For the sake of our crown, we should at least know what to avoid.
Read MoreWhy should we care about clean beauty as black women? What can we even do?
Read MoreWhy is clean beauty for black girls so important?
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