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What's "normal"? Unilever decides to stop using the word.

Mar 9, 2021
The consumer-products giant will no longer use the term to describe skin or hair care brands such as Dove, Axe and Vaseline.
Black and brown women have often been told that their hair and skin are not "normal." Will Unilever's eliminating the term make a difference?
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Sephora teams up with iconic black hair brand

Mar 28, 2016
Madam C.J. Walker's legendary hair line is being relaunched for the 21st century.
Madam CJ Walker products displayed at Sephora. 
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