Podcast 208: Is beauty actually the beast?

Have you ever ever felt remoted because of a magnificence concern, pondering you’re the one one struggling? Final week on the Inexperienced Magnificence Conversations podcast, we uncovered a startling actuality about hair loss among women, a subject too typically shrouded in silence.

This week, we dive deeper into the wonder business’s untold tales, difficult the myths that make us really feel like anomalies. Be a part of host Lorraine Dallmeier in an eye-opening episode that not solely questions the requirements set by the wonder business, however celebrates our distinctive human variety.

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Inspiring quote:

“Humanity is a big numerous pot of individuals. All of us look totally different, wrestle with totally different points, and are available from totally different walks of life. It’s time we have fun this variety and illustration of our humanity.” – Lorraine Dallmeier

Key takeaways embrace:

• The sweetness business is complicit: The business exists to make merchandise that clear and improve look, so they are going to give attention to what you appear to be, as a substitute of enhancing your total bodily and psychological well being.
• Hair loss in girls: The silence round feminine hair loss contributes to a way of isolation amongst girls. Excessive-profile tales, like Jada Pinkett-Smith’s, are uncommon however important for consciousness and assist.
• Hyperpigmentation realities: Usually perceived as a flaw needing correction, hyperpigmentation impacts extra girls than males. Sluggish adjustments in business illustration don’t absolutely counteract the narrative of ‘abnormality’.
• The parable of cellulite: Framed as an ugly situation by the wonder business, cellulite is a standard characteristic of all physique sorts, difficult the push for ineffective beauty options.
• Celebrating variety: The decision for illustration throughout the wonder business is rising. Celebrating humanity’s variety means acknowledging and showcasing our variations, shifting past superficial promoting.

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Lorraine Dallmeier is a Biologist, Chartered Environmentalist and the CEO of Formulation Botanica, the award-winning on-line natural beauty science faculty. Learn extra about Lorraine and the Formula Botanica Team.