Dozens of research studies have shown that skin tone and other racial features play powerful roles in who gets ahead and who does not. These factors regularly determine who gets hired, who gets convicted and who gets elected.
Pearl powder can be applied as a face mask or drunk in a tea. It contains amino acids, protein, calcium, polysaccharides and more than 30 essential trace minerals.
In Tanzania, many women regret using bleaching creams. Some faced skin damage and burns, and others developed skin cancer.
Skin whitening creams with mercury make their way all over the world, and sellers are able to get away with it due to poor government safety controls in many places. Online sales also make it easy to completely avoid detection and checks.