Overview
Makari is a line of moisturizers, anti-aging agents, and skin lighteners geared towards women and men of color. This brand relies heavily on plant and caviar extracts as a natural way to deal with skin issues. It is one of the few skincare lines featured in beauty stores, and it also has locations in Europe, making this skincare line accessible to everyone. They mostly offer skin lightening creams which supposedly even the tone of skin and lighten the complexion, but they also offer a couple of anti-aging skincare creams that claim to repair the skin with natural botanicals. For its price, it seems to be a good deal (most creams cost between $30.00 to $50.00), and combined with visible testimonials listed with each product, this is sure to be a top product among older consumers.
The only concern with Makari is how exactly it promotes skin lightening without the use of bleaches or other synthetic substances. They say botanical extracts are enough to cause this change, but some skeptics don't think that this is necessarily the case.
Product Details
According to Makari, these products use ingredients such as algae, aloe vera, caviar, citric acid, lemon, malic acid, mulberry, salicylic acid, and seaweed in a majority of their products. Most of these ingredients contain skin-nourishing vitamins and minerals, including caviar, a potent source of vitamins and protein. Some studies note that egg protein does help increase the firmness of skin. There are even more positive benefits concerning mulberry extract. One study showed this potent extract increased the skin's ability to heal and promote healthy skin cell production, a major plus for consumers. Seaweed has an equal amount of benefits as well, including strong antioxidant properties. None of these ingredient help lighten the skin, as Makari states. These ingredients may help promote skin elasticity with its antioxidant properties, but there are simply no skin lightening benefits available here.
The Good
- Made specifically for people of color.
- Most ingredients contain vitamins and minerals that aid in skin health.
The Bad
- Does not appear to contain any ingredient that help lighten the skin.
- Some testimonials state Makari severely dried out user’s skin and caused it to flake.
- It is not explained why these ingredients benefit one race over another.
The Bottom Line
Makari's approach is truly unique, but its ingredients do not differ from most products available today, bringing into question why this will benefit certain races over others. These ingredients may offer some skin-related benefits, however, so it is not necessarily a bad product line – just a product line that fails to explain why its products benefit one skin type over others. Some ingredients also cause adverse reactions, and this is something Makari should fix if they truly want to cater to their chosen group.
