COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh - Swirls of yellow paste made from ground tree bark decorate the cheeks of Rohingya Muslim women and girls in the refugee camps of southern Bangladesh. Thanaka, a type of sun ...

Thanaka is a traditional skincare product made from tree bark. For thousands of years, people in Myanmar have been using thanaka to protect and care for their skin. It's worn by both adults and ...

Swirls of yellow paste made from ground bark decorate the cheeks of Rohingya Muslim women and girls in the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar in southern Bangladesh. Thanaka, a type of sun protection that ...

Thanaka, a face mask made from Thanaka tree bark, has been worn by Burmese men and women for centuries. The mask is made with paste that is ground onto a stone using water. Then, it is safe to apply ...

A Rohingya refugee girl named Majuma, aged 10, poses for a photograph as she wears thanaka paste at Kutupalong camp in Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh, April 2, 2018. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne. (Reuters) ...