Video: Documentary about minorities in the UK seeking surgeries to look Caucasian
Watch this riveting documentary about how Asians and Africans living in the UK are seeking to change their facial appearance to look more Caucasian.
Manchester Evening News: Beyond the pale?
In South Asia, lighter skin has been linked to social class and status. Lubna Khan, 32, uses Lightenex skin whitening and concocts her own treatment. She hides away from the sun and would never consider going on a beach holiday. “It’s been drilled into me by my mum and grandmother that being pale is to be pretty.”
Sammy Sosa blames skin colour change on moisturizer
Former baseball star Sammy Sosa, a native Dominican, was photographed with markedly whiter skin. In an interview with Spanish-language TV show Primer Impacto, Sosa blamed the change on a skin moisturizer.
In India, skin whitening commercials raise questions of racism
In India, skin whitening commercials send a clear message to men — get whiter skin, and you’ll get the girl and job of your dreams.
Smoking may be more addictive for those with darker skin
Smoking is especially bad for people with dark skin because melanin hangs onto nicotine. Stronger addiction means it’s harder for those who are darker-skinned to kick the habit. In fact, white smokers are 15% better at quitting than blacks even though they smoke more cigarettes a day.
History lesson: lead, mercury and leeches were used to whiten complexions in the 1400s
During the Renaissance period, an ideal beauty meant a white face with reddened lips and cheeks. But as a pure white complexion is impossible for a healthy person to attain naturally, women then used creams and other methods to whiten their skin.
Rice Powder — an Asian skin whitening secret
Rice powder contains para aminobenzoic acid, ferulic acid and allantoin. When applied as a paste on the skin, rice powder has been shown to inhibit tyrosinase (responsible for starting melanin production).
Black skin, White skin, Asian skin – what’s the difference?
It’s more than color that separates Black, White and Asian skin. Based on ethnicity, our skin also differs in thickness, water content and fat.