A recently introduced bill in California is calling for skincare products labeled as “anti-aging” to be illegal to purchase by minors. Democratic assembly member Alex Lee of San José introduced this bill, targeting products formulated with active ingredients such as vitamin C, alpha hydroxy acids and vitamin A — including […]
Tag: Beauty standards
Lack of body positivity in media will continue to impact beauty standards
As much as I would like to argue that as a society we are making strides toward being more body-positive and accepting — I don’t think this is the truth. In the past couple of years, there has been a surge of body-positive messages and influencers making their way to […]
What kind of pretty are you?: TikTok perpetuates harmful beauty standards
Social media is no stranger to beauty trends. With everything from color analysis to high vs. low visual weight, TikTok is now sorting beauty into animal categories, asking the question, “Are you bunny, cat, fox or deer pretty?” The trend has users taking quizzes and self-evaluating their physical features to […]