Dija Ayodele lands book deal

Aesthetic therapist, founder of West Room Aesthetics and Aesthetic Medicine editorial board member Dija Ayodele is to publish a book. 

Black Skin: The Definitive Skincare Guide will be published by HarperCollins as a fully illustrated “inspirational skincare guide” for black women, along with contextual social and historical insights into beauty and what it means to be a black woman.

In the book, Ayodele will share education and advice around things like skincare ingredients and common skin complaints affecting darker skin tones. She will also seek to dispel myths and misconceptions surrounding black skin in the beauty industry. 

Commenting on the announcement of the book, she said: “It’s been an absolute honour and joy to write Black Skin and I’m thrilled to finally be sharing my knowledge and experience with the world. 

“My mission has always been to ensure all Black women are seen in skincare and over the last ten years, I’ve witnessed the anxiety that Black women experience in accessing information and treatments to care for their unique skincare needs. It stops here! Like me, this guide is sassy, fun and plain speaking. 

“I am really proud of Black Skin and excited to be putting skincare for Black women on the map in a way that’s never been done before.” 

Black Skin: The Definitive Skincare Guide will be realised on 25 November 2021. 

Ayodele is a member of the Black Aesthetics Advisory Board, a collective of aesthetic professionals pusing for better, fairer represention of black practitioners and patients.