tough skin
just like every vitiligan, our journey began with a spot. our founder, jasmine abena colgan developed tough skin from the advice of her late grandmother who reminded her, “you gotta have tough skin,” shortly after she was diagnosed with vitiligo by her dermatologist.
colgan is an activist and philanthropist who has globally travelled to meet vitiligans all around the world to hear their journey and create life long friends who are family.
through her experience, colgan accumulated information and knowledge and integrated several ways that vitiligans everywhere may have experienced. tough skin is a non-profit organization that provides educational resources for vitiligans.
jasmine abena colgan
colgan was diagnosed with vitiligo in 2011, and since her journey, she has collaborated and engaged with several people around the world who have vitiligo, human piebaldism, albinism, and many other skin conditions. jazz believes that vitiligans are the future, “we are redefining skin color.”
photograph by Lisa Christianson