The Melanated Skin Registry
The Author Library

Books by the practitioners we feature

A growing shelf written by the practitioners and educators we feature — books about melanin-rich skin, and about the business of caring for it. We don't sell these books. We point you to the people who wrote them.

Charmaine Cooper
Founding author

Charmaine Cooper

The Skin Theologian, Inc. · Educator and author · Monthly columnist, DERMASCOPE

The library began with Charmaine. Her four-volume series on melanin-rich skin is the collection this shelf was built around, and her full author page carries the books, her published writing, her speaking and her recognition.

  • The four-volume series For your clients · Her collection on caring for melanin-rich skin, written from the treatment room. Also available on Kindle. Visit her library page
Her author page Read her editorial
Armenthia Carr

Armenthia Carr

2026 ASCP Esthetician of the Year · Master Educator · Contributing author, Milady Standard Esthetics, 13th Edition

A licensed esthetician and educator specializing in melanin-rich skin. She practices at Ur Skin Therapist in North Little Rock, Arkansas, teaches through IAMA Artistry LLC, and serves as the subject matter expert for skin of color in the forthcoming 13th edition of the Milady esthetics textbook.

  • Booked, Paid & Unapologetic For your practice · A step-by-step guide for licensed beauty professionals on building authority online, creating UGC, pitching brands, pricing the work, and landing paid partnerships without trading away professional standards. Find the book
Her registry profile Read her article Upcoming classes
How authors get here. The Author Library isn't a storefront and it isn't advertising. Authors are added because we've featured their work — the books stay theirs, the sales stay theirs, and we simply point readers to where to find them. If you're a practitioner or educator we've featured and you've written a book, tell us.
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