Did you know....

Our girls need to know that real beauty does not come from a box, bottle or jar

Black women spend close to $10 billion a year on beauty, hair, and body care products and treatments

Some of the harshest, most toxic chemicals are found in products marketed to Black women and girls

Some of these chemicals are found in the breast tissue of cancer patients, and even in the embilical cords of birthing mothers

Black women under 35 have the highest rate of breast cancer than any other group

Other countries have banned hundreds of chemicals from products that are manufactured or imported there; the US has banned 8

Girls (and boys) are more susceptible to the chemicals found in lotions, nail polishes, hair products, and body washes because their bodies are still developing

Big beauty, hair, and body care companies thrive because our girls do not believe their hair, skin, and nails are beautiful as they are

Images in media do not celebrate, honor, or fortify Black girls

The window of opportunity for cancer extends from a girl's prepubescent years all the way back to her in utero development

The Peace & Beauty Project and you can do something proactive about it