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They Didn’t Just “Forget” About Us: How Toxic Beauty Targets Black Women

Mainstream beauty products haven’t just “missed” Black women; they’ve often put us at greater risk. From a history of medical exploitation to today’s reality, where many products marketed to us contain hormone‑disrupting and cancer‑linked ingredients, the pattern is hard to ignore. And now, with corporations disguising themselves as “Black-owned” through branding alone, it’s more important than ever to question what we’re buying, who we’re supporting, and what we’re putting on our bodies.