endless war
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Women are under pressure from society to meet unrealistic beauty ideals and as a result damage themselves and other women. Endless war. Constantly worrying and obsessing. Unrealistic beauty icons. Trying to please someone who doesn’t exist. Going to extremes to alter their appearance. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Women are under pressure from society to meet unrealistic beauty ideals and as a result damage themselves and other
women.
Endless war
Constantly worrying and obsessing
Unrealistic beauty icons
Trying to please someone who doesn’t exist
Going to extremes to alter their
appearance
Starts young
Jealous Mother Syndrome
Suffer from the lowest levels of self-esteem
18-24 year olds approve
cosmetic surgery
72%worldwide
50%would consider
cosmetic surgery
1 in 3 pre-adolescent
girls
3-6half of
year olds
AnorexiaBulimia
Binge Eating
Disorder
Behaviors:Intense overwhelming fearBody type = self-worthStarvation, fasting, or severe restriction of foodHiding foodChewing/cutting up food for an extended period of time
Infertility
Heart irregularities
Kidney failure
Muscles and organs become energy source
Behaviors:Recurring episodes of binge eatingFeeling ashamedSecretivePurgingStrenuous exercise
Behaviors:Obsessive thoughtsFrequent episodes followed by guiltNo controlSecretive
Imagined
Ugliness
20%drop out
Unnecessary risks
1 in 3 girls
ages 6-12
20-40%diet by age 10
$7 billionper year
“I counted 19 products in all --- 230
chemicals, most of them applied…before I
even left the house.”-Stacy Malkan
UVB
UVA
Basal Cell Carcinoma
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Melanoma
Dose-response Effect
Hydroquinone
When you first use it, as fast as 3 days, the skin starts to peel and it gets really red…you can see the veins, and
the peeling doesn’t stop. The skin gets lighter and lighter
and thinner and thinner.
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Chromium & Mercury
20 – 23 inches