Damali Artistry Beauty Bar & Spa

  Damali Artistry's mission is to provide beauty and esthetic/cosmetic treatments to all with sensitive/allergenic skin types, making sure BIPOC with sensitive skin feel confident that their needs and concerns will be addressed before, during, and after services.  

  Ever since she was a baby Cici Damali struggled with sensitive skin and severe allergies, causing her to be extra cautious with every skincare/makeup/hair products and having to read lengthy ingredient lists of everything. The challenges of having sensitive skin/allergies and searching for safe products/services were proved more difficult by being a Black woman, with even less product selection to choose from, and scarcity of services- or service providers experienced let alone comfortable with working on skin tones of BIPOC. Hence, the fear of being turned away for esthetics services BIPOC feel is very real! Cici knew that she wasn't alone, knowing friends, family members and potential clients alike struggled with the same or similar issues. 

  Here are some very interesting and equally troubling stats:

• Multiple studies in the U.S prove that African American/Black individuals tend to have more allergic sensitization than White Individuals. According to a national study by The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES), "non-Hispanic black individuals were more likely than non-Hispanic white individuals to have had at least one positive skin test result among the United States population ages 6-59 years...62% vs 51.3%". (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4888051/)  And according to allergicliving.com, "studies and statistics over the past decade show that Black Americans, and especially children, are significantly more likely than white Americans to have food allergies or asthma – or both." According to medicalnewstoday.com, 7.7% of African American adults have eczema, and  20.2% of African American children in the United States have some form of eczema (https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325066#eczema-in-black-people).
• 82 percent of Black women say it’s important to be well-groomed, and 52 percent of Black women adhere to a set skincare regimen. In 2017 African-Americans captured 86 percent of the ethnic beauty market, accounting for $54 million of the $63 million spent, Nielsen reported.  (https://www.essence.com/news/money-career/business-black-beauty/). 
• In 2017, African-Americans spent $465 million on skincare and $127 million on grooming aids. (https://www.statista.com/statistics/867462/black-consumers-spent-on-bea…)
• In 2018, black consumers spent $54.4 of the $63.5 million that was spent on ethnic hair and beauty aids. In 2019, they were in the 79th percentile of mass cosmetic consumers compared to white consumers, who were in the 16th percentile (https://www.healthline.com/health/how-inclusive-beauty-leaves-black-wom…). 
• A 2018 study found that AfricanAmerican women entrepreneurs accounted for 20 percent of all businesses and had the highest rate of growth in new companies between 2017 and 2018. (https://www.essence.com/news/money-career/business-black-beauty/)
• Of all Licensed Estheticians in the U.S, only 3.4% are Black/African American. 66.7% are White. (https://www.zippia.com/licensed-esthetician-jobs/demographics/)

No wonder there's mistrust and fear among Black people regarding professional skincare services! As a Black Esthetician, Cici strives to change that by establishing trust and confidence in her services to all who seek treatments, so no one feels left out.

  Because of the complexity of providing custom esthetic & hair services & using products free of top allergens (i.e nut oils & gluten), funding will be used to secure two safe spaces/locations, specialized products, equipment, and PPE for Damali Artistry to provide services located in Long Island & New York City since currently services are mobile, and demand is increasing. 

Damali Artistry is currently independently owned and operated. Updated Website is www.damaliartistrybeauty.com

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