Author name: The Beautywell

This educational video was created by youth leaders involved in Beautywell’s Young Women’s Wellness and Leadership Initiative, the Youth Advisory Board, and young women leading community initiatives. The video’s purpose is to mobilize youth and raise awareness about colorism, skin-lightening practices, and chemical exposures within the youth population. #youthempowerment  #youthleaders  #endcolorism  #redefineyourownbeauty  #endskinlightening #loveyourskin

In this short documentary, we discuss the impact of colorism, the skin-lightening practices and chemical exposures. Through the voices of Beautywell and partners who have been working on this issue for many years, we explore the societal pressures and cultural narratives that drive the desire for lighter skin and biomonitoring research that has been done …

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This animation video focuses on educating communities of color about hydroquinone exposure from skin-lightening products to raise awareness of the health and psychological impact of these toxic products. The lack of culturally specific and sensitive educational materials, social pressures, and lack of solid regulation systems that can regulate those toxic chemicals all contribute to this …

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This animation video focuses on educating communities of color about Mercury exposure from skin-lightening products to raise awareness of these toxic products’ health and psychological impact. The lack of culturally specific and sensitive educational materials, social pressures, and lack of solid regulation systems that can regulate those toxic chemicals all contribute to this issue. The …

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This animation video focuses on educating communities of color about Steroid exposure from skin-lightening products to raise awareness of the health and psychological impact of these toxic products. The lack of culturally specific and sensitive educational materials, social pressures, and lack of solid regulation systems that can regulate those toxic chemicals all contribute to this …

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