Comments on: Skin-lightening for Indian men? Vaseline has a Facebook app for that. http://www.about-face.org/skin-lightening-for-indian-men-vaseline-has-a-facebook-app-for-that/ Sat, 18 May 2013 13:29:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: The best of skin whitening http://www.about-face.org/skin-lightening-for-indian-men-vaseline-has-a-facebook-app-for-that/#comment-1217 The best of skin whitening Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:01:44 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/?p=3684#comment-1217 I read Vaseline's Facebook. I am very interested in skin whitening. It was useful for Indian beauty. I read Vaseline’s Facebook.
I am very interested in skin whitening.
It was useful for Indian beauty.

]]> By: Jackie http://www.about-face.org/skin-lightening-for-indian-men-vaseline-has-a-facebook-app-for-that/#comment-1216 Jackie Wed, 15 Sep 2010 05:25:01 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/?p=3684#comment-1216 I recently read a book called Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry. They discuss how the cosmetics companies put chemicals in their products that have known to contribute to Cancer, and that one of the worst products are skin lightening creams sold in other countries. They say many skin lightening creams contain Hydroquinone, which is a confirmed animal carcinogen, and is toxic to the skin, brain, and immune system. I'm outraged that Vaseline is selling this Cancer in a bottle product. I recently read a book called Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry. They discuss how the cosmetics companies put chemicals in their products that have known to contribute to Cancer, and that one of the worst products are skin lightening creams sold in other countries.

They say many skin lightening creams contain Hydroquinone, which is a confirmed animal carcinogen, and is toxic to the skin, brain, and immune system. I’m outraged that Vaseline is selling this Cancer in a bottle product.

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]]> By: Nidhi http://www.about-face.org/skin-lightening-for-indian-men-vaseline-has-a-facebook-app-for-that/#comment-1214 Nidhi Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:56:08 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/?p=3684#comment-1214 It IS rooted in racism, and it IS completely unnacceptable...but it still happens. And unfortunatly, in India, that IS what people desire. I read a different article about this that said fair skin tone is most important characteristic people look for in a mate. It's absolutly horrid but true. Quite frankly, I don't understand why any skin tone should be considered "ugly". Thankfully I grew in the U.S where my natural skin tone is good enough, even if my figure, my skin itself, or my height isn't. And when you think about it, isn't every cosmetic company doing the same thing, exploiting peoples' insecurities? It IS rooted in racism, and it IS completely unnacceptable…but it still happens. And unfortunatly, in India, that IS what people desire. I read a different article about this that said fair skin tone is most important characteristic people look for in a mate. It’s absolutly horrid but true.

Quite frankly, I don’t understand why any skin tone should be considered “ugly”. Thankfully I grew in the U.S where my natural skin tone is good enough, even if my figure, my skin itself, or my height isn’t. And when you think about it, isn’t every cosmetic company doing the same thing, exploiting peoples’ insecurities?

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