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It goes without saying that beauty comes in many forms. For some, beauty is enhanced by makeup, for others, it's about having clean, fresh, glowing skin. But for everyone, beauty comes from within. Beauty means different things to every woman, and when it comes to skincare, there's no two skincare routines that are exactly the same. But skincare is an expression of self-love and empowerment. On this Women's Equality Day, we're exploring beauty in all its forms.
Skincare isn't just about improving the way your skin looks. For many women around the world, skincare is about self-care and self-love. Whether it's a five-minute mud mask or a day spent at a luxury spa, this time spent caring for your skin is precious and beautiful.
That’s why women have been pampering themselves with treatments for thousands of years. For the elite women of ancient Rome, they used a nightly mask called a tectorium, which they washed off with milk in the morning, or a scrub made with olive oil, rinsed with water, and scented oils of cedarwood, myrrh, and saffron. Modern-day women in West Africa might enjoy a fragrant moisturizer made with shea butter, extracted from the African shea tree. No matter what their skincare routine is, women all over the world are looking for opportunities to take time out for themselves. It’s the simplest form of self-love, but for the sedentary lives of modern women, self-care can be as simple as that.
Skin is a map to each woman's background, identity and being. The lines, wrinkles, sunspots and stretch marks are the result of years of laughing, working, creating and growing. We can trace a woman's life story through her skin, but we can also learn a lot about her person by looking at how she takes care of her skin.
Researchers have found that women around the world adapt their skincare routines to their lifestyles in order to maintain beautiful, healthy skin, no matter what the world throws at them. For example, in rural China, women protect every inch of their skin, which means that their skin starts to wrinkle slower than the average woman, even though they work outside the home most of the year. Like these women, women around the world use skincare to maintain their health, maintain their femininity, and build their own identity, no matter their age.
In many cultures, self-care is what connects women of different ages. Some skincare practices are so deeply ingrained in history that they become an expression of identity. The use of spices in skincare is a prime example. For women in Indonesia, turmeric and other cleansing spices are used as natural scrubs, rich in cleansing, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. For women in Myanmar, villagers grind a stick called thanaka and apply it to their skin as a sunscreen. In addition to protecting the skin, this ancient formula also serves as a decorative pattern on the face.
For the women mentioned above and women everywhere else, these skincare recipes and practices have been passed down from mother to daughter, empowering women for generations.
How people care for their skin may vary from continent to continent, country to country and even family to family, but its importance is understood the world over. For every woman, pampering and caring for their skin is a source of identity, protection and self-care. From soaps and serums to moisturizers, cosmetics and supplements, self-care says a lot about who we are as women and as individuals. This Women's Day, we celebrate the diversity of skincare, products, ingredients and skin types that, when combined, create a spectrum of beauty.
