• 3 Countries Unveil a $14 Million Plan to Address the Skin Bleaching Industry

    1 month ago - By Pop Sugar

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    The adverse effects of Eurocentric beauty standards have been well-documented, especially over the last few decades. From race-based hair discrimination to colorism , people have become more vocal about pushing back against these ideals however they can. One industry that has long profited from these ideals , however, is the skin-bleaching sector. For years, countless brands around the world have sold cosmetics with the promise to slow the body's production of melanin, touting lighter skin, fewer freckles, and faded dark spots. This has only perpetuated the message that whiteness...
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