In a recent interview with Vogue India, the cover star said she once did a commercial for a skin whitening product. “In India they advertise skin-lightening creams: ‘Your skin’s gonna get ...

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Skin lightening products-- also known as bleaching creams, whiteners, skin brighteners, or fading creams -- work by reducing a pigment called melanin in the skin. Most people who use lighteners do ...

It seems clear that people who seek to “lighten” their skin using creams/concoctions invariably ... fad it is today — jobs at front desks in commercial offices as well as banks and insurance ...