Last year a study performed by The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, was released that found women of color are exposed to higher levels of toxic chemicals from beauty products in comparison to white women. Because the products we slather on our body, two or even three times a day, are absorbed directly into our skin it's time that Black women pay closer attention to their ingredients. During this dynamic panel we will examine the particular challenges facing Black women consumers when buying beauty products and how and why we should become moe concious beauty shoppers.

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