What Lurks Behind TikTok Skin Care Trends: Destruction & Desperation in Myanmar’s Jade Mines
Gua Sha and Jade Roller treatments have become viral skin care fads on TikTok. But these tools are typically made from jade stone, a symbol of destruction and devastation in Myanmar. 2L staffer Brooklyn Brown discusses the ongoing environmental & human rights abuses in Myanmar’s jade industry & and advocates for the U.S. & its allies to take a more direct approach to help the citizens of Myanmar.