Skin bleaching? . I'm of Asian descent and I was horrified by this article.
(Edited): "On sale in the high street: a face cream called Maxi White, a £4.79 gel with overnight results. [This is] the biological equivalent, of paint stripper. It removes the top layer of skin, increasing the risk of skin cancer. If the chemical - which is used in certain industrial processes - enters your bloodstream, it can cause fatal liver+kidney damage, headaches, nausea, convulsions and permanent scarring.
Elizabeth Arden's Indian 'whitening' range is represented by Catherine Zeta Jones. Another advert, by Unilever, which markets several whitening products in India, shows a young Indian woman dreaming of being famous, but her skin is too brown. One day her sister hands her a tube of Fair And Lovely skin cream. Then the advert flashes forward: her complexion has changed dramatically; she is pale and has landed her dream job."
VILE. What the hell is going on???
2007-01-24
04:14:24
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Wildamberhoney
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