Turmeric as a skin brightener
Turmeric is an effective skin brightener that is safe to use, inexpensive and widely available.
RawStory: Ad campaign tells Senegal’s women “all black” is beautiful
Outraged by ads urging women to bleach their skin, a spontaneous movement emerged in Senegal arguing that black is beautiful — and to act otherwise is to risk one’s health.
How to heal your skin from deep chemical damage from toxic creams
Quick fixes are unlikely to restore skin that’s been deeply damaged by long-term use of steroid-based and toxic creams with hydroquinone, monobenzone or mercury. Instead, try slow and restorative healing from the inside out along with natural healing oils.
Rappler: The tyranny of tisay beauty (in Tagalog, tisay means a white-skinned woman)
A Rappler article that asks how to teach a Filipino daughter to survive in a country where brown skin is less desired than white skin.
SBS News Video: African-Australians are bleaching their skin
In Australia, a 22-year old Black woman describes how skin whitening creams are widely used by girls as young as 14 in her Melbourne community. She says African mothers encourage their daughters to use such creams “to become more beautiful”.
Video: Trailer for Dark Girls (a documentary)
The trailer for ‘Dark Girls’, a documentary about skin color, and a must-watch for everyone.