Stories
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When skin bleaching goes wrong
Warnings about permanent health damage don’t deter those using skin-bleaching products for years on end. Read the story of one woman who suffered from liver failure after years of striving to be paler.
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The case for safe skin bleaching
Skin bleaching tends to attract a negative press for a whole host of reasons. But when used to treat medical problems, its positive side becomes clear.
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Colonialism and the origins of skin bleaching
The widespread practice of skin bleaching was heavily influenced by the Western colonisation and slavery of African and South Asian countries. Ngunan Adamu explores this toxic history.
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Enduring taboos and the future of skin bleaching
Many condemn skin bleaching in public while secretly lightening their own complexions. To break away from these taboos, we need honest information and open conversation.
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Bleaching: vats and cauldrons for bleaching cloth. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1804.
Date: 4 February 1804Reference: 44040i
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Bleaching: vats and cauldrons for bleaching cloth. Engraving by A. Bell.
Reference: 44037i
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Bleaching: vats and cauldrons for bleaching cloth. Engraving by A. Bell.
Reference: 44036i
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Bleaching: vats and cauldrons for bleaching cloth. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1803.
Date: 19 November 1803Reference: 44039i
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Bleaching: vats, glassware, and cauldrons for bleaching cloth. Coloured engraving by J. Pass after himself, 1799.
Pass, John, active 1797-1815.Date: 13 January 1799Reference: 44038i