Lure of Fair Skin Pushes Many to Drastic Measures
From Africa to Asia, fair skin is put on a pedestal. The recent debut of Oprah Winfrey’s Light Girls highlights the harmful epidemic of skin lightening products that has been seen around the world....
View ArticleGrowing Trend of Instant, Temporary Breast Augmentation Raises Eyebrows Among...
According to the most recent statistics from the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, of the 23 million cosmetic procedures performed in 2013, 87.2 percent were performed on women, and...
View ArticleLink Between Menopause and Beauty Products Exaggerated
You may have seen recent headlines proclaiming that using beauty products will inevitably lead to early menopause. It’s the sort of story we’ve all seen before, seized by media outlets as perfect...
View ArticleFDA Warns Cosmetics Manufacturers Claiming Medical Cures
Consumers place an immense amount of trust in the labels on products they wish to buy. For any kind of complex manufactured goods, consumers are entirely reliant on product labeling to understand the...
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For Millions of Black Women, a Lack of Options for Makeup is an Everyday Battle
Ify Yvonne walked into a Walmart in Canton, Ohio, searching for Maybelline’s Fit Me face foundation, in hopes of adding to her ever-growing makeup collection. The 26-year-old beauty and lifestyle...
View ArticleNew Report Shows Male Cosmetics Boom Starting with China
According to recent studies and insiders in the cosmetics industry, the baby boomer generation of men in China is taking time to tinker with their appearances. “The change of men’s skin care concept...
View ArticleSnaggleteeth Trend in Japan Sparking Debate Among Oral Health Experts
The yaeba or snaggletooth trend surfaced in Japan over the past few years, posing a large threat to oral health, leading to gum disease and gingivitis. The tooth trend is visible throughout Japanese...
View ArticleThe Avon Lady: One of a Dying Breed
The Avon Lady is “one of the most enduring and iconic images of women’s entrepreneurship,” according to Avon itself, and congruent with popular culture. And at over 120 years old, Avon Products is one...
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Fueling International Criminal Gangs, Counterfeit Cosmetics are Now at a...
Stocked on shelves next to your regular big-name cosmetic brands that have been vetted through governmental regulations and years of bureaucratic alignment are counterfeit blushes, eyeliners and...
View ArticleAvoiding the M-Word: Labeling Men’s Beauty Products to Reflect Power and...
Men are from Mars, and women are from Venus. The differences between the genders have been expanded, condensed, crossed-over and contorted more so than ever in just past few years as gender identity...
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