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Are beauty products serving black women?
Across Africa, the beauty and skincare market is booming.
Across Africa, the beauty and skincare market is booming. Scroll through social media and you鈥檒l find no shortage of beauty tips and must-have products.
Despite this, fake cosmetics are common on the market, while many global brands imported to the continent are not tailored towards black skin. So, what impact does this have? And are we starting to see change?
In this episode of Focus on Africa: The Conversation, host Nkechi Ogbonna speaks to Zithobe Macheli, a skincare influencer from South Africa and Jessica Molefe, a make-up artist from Botswana. They explain why more Africans are demanding better and safer beauty products.
