Skin Bleaching

More to be added & to be revisited later...

Tufts U. Study of Advantages of Whiter Skin vs. Blacker SKin

% of Africans, LAtinos & ASians skin bleaching

www.skinbleaching.net -- not a joke

http://www.asianwhiteskin.com/tianggeshopping.html - products to whiten skin & turn nipples pink - not a joke

Skin Lightening Clinics in the Caribbean & Africa

Pakistan bleach + Million Dollar biz to look whiter: http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=23513

BM sued for color discrimination vs. another BM: http://www.bet.com/articles/0%2C1048%2Cc1gb7118-7937-1%2C00.html#boardsAnchor

Proud to be Phillipina/Pinay & not bleach: http://www.inq7.net/lif/2003/jul/05/lif_4-1.htm

African Women: http://www.betweensistersfoundation.org/Health/skin/skin.html

Jamaicans: http://www.caribbean-media.net/articles/article14.htm

Japanese: http://www.glutathionepills.com/

October 2002 issue of The Source magazine titled "Imitation of Life" by N. Jamilya Chisolm that deals with color consciousness and skin bleaching in the Motherland, specifically the West African nation of Ghana.

www.LGLUTATHIONE.com "L-Glutathione for skin whitening is 250mg a day"

http://www.godivaskincare.com

Discussion on black beauty forum about skin bleaching:
http://www.blackhairmedia.com/Forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=164&KW=bleach&PN=0&TPN=1

from essential day spa forum:
"In Taiwan, you can go to the derm and get whitening shots. From what I gathered on various msg boards, they are basically vit c injections, don't know the % though. The effects only last a few weeks and you have to go back to get more shots. Also Fancl has an oral supplements that suppose to whiten the skin. It is quite popular in Japan and Taiwan. "

Skin Lightening Forum: http://whiterskin.proboards15.com