The concept of "clean beauty" has become increasingly popular over the years, with people becoming more aware and conscious about what they put on their bodies.
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Black women are exposed to more environmental chemical exposures. When Black women have higher and more frequent contact points with certain chemical ingredients - such as phthalates and heavy metals - they are at a greater risk for hormone disruption and cancer.
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Now before you try to argue that everything has side effects and the risk may be worth the reward, I have a question for you.
There have been so many harmful and unhealthy effects caused by the use of retinol in skincare that there is actually a term for those conditions caused.
Google retinoid dermatitis.
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When 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
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