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
- Digital Images
- Online
Hazeline Cream; Protects The Skin/ cBurroughs Wellcome and Co.
- Digital Images
- Online
Rose & Lily Skin Cream: Keeps the skin soft, smooth and white in all seasons.
- Ephemera
The secret of a beautiful complexion and how obtained : Dr. Hebra's Viola Cream for beautifying the complexion : use Viola Skin Soap, medicinal & toilet / G.C. Bittner & Co.
G.C. Bittner & Co.Date: [1900?]- Ephemera
Skin care ephemera. Box 1.
- Ephemera
Skin diseases ephemera. Box 1.