The Beautywell Project aims to expose the serious health risks of skin-lightening

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The Beautywell Project aims to expose the serious health risks of skin-lightening

From an early age, Amira Adawe got the message that she was less than perfect. “People would comment about my skin color,” Adawe said. “When I was as young as seven years old, people would say things like, ‘She’s dark. She’d be more beautiful if she were a little bit lighter.’” These comments stung, but Adawe said they were deflected by her mother, a strong-willed, “protective” woman who carefully guarded her daughter’s self-esteem: “She’d alway…