Differences
in societies
The way different peoples look after their skin
is often dictated by the degree of affluence.
In rural parts of Africa women
still make crude bars of soap using crude potassium
hydroxide produced from burnt tree bark. Many use
coconut oil as a moisturizer.
In addition many women try to
lighten their skin by using skin creams containing
certain drugs. Steroid creams are freely available
for sale in some places, as are creams containing
skin-lightening ingredients called hydroquinones.
In the developed world these ingredients can legally
be incorporated in low concentrations in well-formulated
cosmetic preparations. |
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This Asian lady uses chemicals (hydroquinones)
to lighten her facial color. |
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