Stories
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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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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 desire for lighter skin
Discover why some Black people feel more attractive with lighter skin. Ngunan Adamu speaks to three women who explain how they got hooked on skin bleaching.
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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.
Catalogue
- Ephemera
Hazeline cream protects the skin / Burroughs Wellcome & Co.
Burroughs Wellcome and Company.Date: [between 1910 and 1919?]- Ephemera
Caladryl cream or lotion : soothes the pain of sunburn : trade mark R81061 / Parke-Davis.
Parke, Davis & CompanyDate: [1979?]
- Ephemera
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Skin like velvet : Wellcome Toilet Lanoline : keeps the skin soft and supple.
Date: [between 1935 and 1945?]
- Ephemera
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Kid's stuff! : Dioderm: effectively controls infantile eczema and dermatitis - without risking the patient's skin.
Date: [approximately 1975]
- Ephemera
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Genacord : compare this base......for spreading power and consistency.
Date: [approximately 1959?]