They have names like Fasco Herbal Cream and FC Lemon Herbal Whitening Cream. And they're widely sold in local immigrant communities, with labels saying they contain nothing more ominous than vitamins and natural plants. But on Wednesday, Minnesota health officials said they detected dangerous and illegal levels of mercury in almost a dozen types of skin-lightening products.
Indian advertising is about to get a little darker. And that's a good thing. On Tuesday, the Advertising Standards Council of India, a self-regulated advertiser group, issued a new set of guidelines that will ban all ads that depict those with darker skin as being inferior in any way.
Reuters / Yuriko Nakao Anti-racism activists are demanding health food chain Holland & Barrett remove a skin-whitening cream from its shelves, calling the product a "throwback" to "the racial hierarchies of colonialism and segregation." The product in question is stocked in a number of the retailer's 620 British stores and its online shop.
If you have dark spots on your skin, you may use make up to conceal them. But you may make it worse if you slather your skin with layers of foundation or powder. Thick layers of make up can cause clogging of pores.
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