Book excerpt: Beauty is powerful. Beauty is physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual. Beauty is obtainable. Skinside Out recognizes that every culture defines for itself what beauty is. Each contributor represents a different culture and cultural perspective. The book was written for those that care for women and those that women care for. It is a valuable reference for health care professionals, salon professionals, doctor moms and regular people. Skinside Out was written for you. Skinside Out is 50 topics covered in 50 chapters. The book answers questions, dispels myths and provides insight to cultural differences, old wives tales differ among Black and Hispanic grandmothers. The German family beauty secrets may be quite different from Asian family traditions. The final chapter, Chapter 51, Sex is for Women explains the science that relates beauty to sex and offers everyone another level.