Children of all races will be able to accurately represent themselves. Thanks to Crayola, children of many different backgrounds can have access to crayons that are reflective of their own skin tone.

That expensive serum promising miraculously clear skin might be sitting on your bathroom shelf, but the real magic ingredients for a glowing complexion could be waiting in your kitchen. While the ...

Nina Jablonski was at the helm of researching skin color evolution in the 1990s. Since then, she's worked with other scholars such as Henry Louis Gates Jr. to give young students a chance to ...

Over-the-counter products such as retinol, vitamin C creams, and niacinamide may improve an uneven skin tone. Other treatments include laser therapy and microdermabrasion. Although most cases of ...

When you choose a sunscreen, you obviously want it to be protective but you don’t want it to be sticky, stinky, or make you look pasty. “A sunscreen’s scent and feel, and the way it looks on the skin ...

There’s a growing consensus among physicians and government regulators that pulse oximeters measure oxygen levels less accurately in patients with darker skin and need to be fixed. There’s another ...

After evidence surfaced in 2018 that leading face-analysis algorithms were less accurate for people with darker skin, companies including Google and Meta adopted measures of skin tone to test the ...

A tattoo is a permanent piece of art on the body that, for many people, acts as a form of self-expression. Several factors can affect the design, healing, and appearance of a tattoo. For optimal ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Google is partnering ...

The Apgar test grades infants in five areas, including skin tone. Babies of color score lower, and may be subjected to unnecessary treatment. By Roni Caryn Rabin Shortly after they’re born, infants ...

Once or twice a year, we start itching for a hair change and consider dabbling in a new hair color. Most of us have the seasonal changes to thank for that, but others simply have the desire to step ...