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BREAKUP WITH TOXIC MAKEUP
African Inventors have the inspirational opportunity to leapfrog the psychologically and physically dangerous beauty practices of wealthier developed nations. These practices affect the mental and physical health of adherents who buy into the marketing psychology of this multi-billion dollar industry. The opportunities exist to forge new types of makeups and makeup practices especially applicable to Africans worldwide. Read “Foundation Is Dead” to learn a bit more of first-person insights into how the western beauty industry works.
Read further from the article “Many Personal Care Products Contain Harmful Chemicals: Here’s What To Do About It“. Every day, we use soaps, lotions, deodorants, hair products and cosmetics on various parts of our bodies. But in recent years, an increasing number of reports have raised concerns about many of them.
Researchers have found dangerous levels of mercury in skin lightening and anti-aging creams; they’ve linked chemicals in hair dyes and straighteners to breast and uterine cancer; they’ve traced fragrances in soaps and shampoos to poor semen quality and fertility issues. Most American children are also exposed to toxic chemicals — from a wide variety of sources — that may be a cause of learning and developmental disorders, obesity and asthma.
Prof. Oku Singer
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