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27 Mar

Experts Speak Out About Carcinogens Found In Braiding Hair

Experts Speak Out About Carcinogens Found In Braiding Hair
Peathegee Inc / Getty Images Last month, a Consumer Reports study found cancer-causing carcinogens in ten synthetic braiding hair brands, including Sensationnel and Shake-N-Go. After testing two samples from each, lead was detected in 9 out of 10 of the brands along with other volatile organic compounds (VOCs), like acetone and benzene. Nevertheless, experts query whether the findings are cause for serious concern. “They concluded all ten products contained levels of lead that exceeded the utmost allowable dose level as set by California, because there isn't a national level for this,” cosmetic chemist Javon Ford said in a TikTok video. “Nevertheless the MADL (maximum allowable dosage level) they went off of is for drinking water, which is just based on oral exposure...
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25 Mar

‘Less Is More’ Black-Owned Beauty Products To Try –

‘Less Is More’ Black-Owned Beauty Products To Try –
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23 Mar

Glow Like Beyoncé With This Game-Changing Highlighter – Essence

Glow Like Beyoncé With This Game-Changing Highlighter – Essence
beyonce.com For her historic Vogue September cover, Beyoncé opted to go there and go bare along with her makeup look. The star gave us glowing skin with just a touch of color, showing us her glam-free side. Her trusted makeup artist Sir John spilled the deets on the makeup inspiration for the shoot. // Check for DoubleVerify Quality Targeting signals before rendering the player if ( 'undefined' !== typeof PQ ) { PQ.cmd.push(function() { // If DVQT signals are not available after 500ms, render the player anyway. const timeout_id = setTimeout( jwPlayerRender, 500 ); // Get the "Authentic Direct" signals. PQ.getTargeting({ signals: ['abs'] }, function(error, targetingData) { clearTimeout(timeout_id); jwPlayerRender( error ? undefined : targetingData ); }); }); } else { jwPlayerRender(); } function jwPlayerRender( dvqt_signals="" ) { let jw_ad_tag = {"client":"googima","adscheduleid":"G7hR9pQ2","schedule":[{"tag":"https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ads?correlator=&iu=/21698916284/ess/VideoBeauty&env=vp&gdfp_req=1&output=vast&description_url=__page-url__&tfcd=0&npa=0&vpmute=1&vpa=auto&vad_type=linear&url=__page-url__&unviewed_position_start=1&pmnd=0&pmxd=60000&ad_rule=1&v=AAViqamR&sz=400x300%7C640x480%7C1000x1%7C1920x1080","cust_params":"frnch=__item-franchise__&ttid=AAViqamR&environment=production&kwblock=dis%2CBui%2CAbb%2CMicrosoft%2CAir%2CDIS+2%2CCapOne2%2CLincoln%2CCoca%2CUPS%2CVG%2CATTCric%2Cmcd%2CBuick%2CToyota%2Cdentsu%2CTylenol%2CDisney%2CAT%26T+2023%2CAT%26T+Dream%2CKISQALI+420491%2CHulu%2CPubW+Precision%2Cattefoc%2Cattefoc3%2CWalmart%2CHyundai2023%2CHuluPMP%2CCokeBWIH%2CAxSpA&pos=pre-roll","offset":"pre"}],"bids":{"bidders":[{"id":"jw-video-AAViqamR","name":"jwdemand","publisherId":"evcxFIDZ","siteId":"WT5iFegj","placementId":"24399785"},{"id":"jw-video-AAViqamR","name":"connatix","siteId":"WT5iFegj","placementId":"23419a80-fc77-4fd5-bd0c-2a4807a66a6c"}],"settings":{"disableConsentManagementOnNoCmp":true,"mediationLayerAdServer":"dfp","floorPriceCents":200,"floorPriceCurrency":"usd","buckets":[{"increment":0.1,"max":30,"min":0},{"increment":0.5,"max":50,"min":30}]}}}; // On-the-fly ad tag configuration...
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19 Mar

Study Finds That Black People Who Discover As Mixed-Race

Portra Images A recent peer-review study found that black individuals who discover as mixed-race are considered more attractive.  Published within the June 2016 issue of Review of Black Political Economy, the study’s findings are based entirely off of perception and didn't take conventional variables like hair texture and skin tone under consideration. “The straightforward perception of exoticism sways people to see multicultural blacks as better-looking,” said study creator Robert L. Reece, an African American doctoral candidate in sociology at Duke University. The identical held true even when the person was not actually of mixed race, so long as they identified as such. In a series of controlled interviews, Reece attempted to check and measure the ability of perception. 3,200 black subjects were asked questions on their racial...
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