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 ...

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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) ...