Skincare
Skin colour – what and why?
This blog is part one in a series around skin colour and how cosmetics seek to regulate skin pigment, melanin, thereby giving lighter skin.
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Fabindia de-pigmentation cream
I am always pleasantly surprised to find a stash of whitening products to test. I am strange that way.
Skincare
The colorism bandwagon
Today’s topic personally affects me, and I was in two minds about writing this post. However, if I do not speak for myself, companies and two-a-penny social influencers have taken it upon themselves to be my mouthpiece. The falsetto tones
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ANEW Fairness Night Cream
ANEW is Avon’s contribution to fairness creams. Its Rs 1,500 and find out if you should buy it.
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L’Oreal White Perfect Clinical Day Cream
I will be applying this test Q1) Are harmful chemicals present? Yes. This fairness cream contains parabens, which I avoid. Parabens are cheap and effective preservatives that are endocrine system disruptors (estrogen mimickers). (See also Chemicals to Avoid – Parabens). If you
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Fair & Lovely fairness cream
Product review of India’s No 1 fairness cream. This has been around since 1975 so let’s find out what the fuss is about.
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Brillare Skin Lightening creme
I will be applying this test This is an unashamedly simple product. It has no harmful chemicals that I look for and therefore all that remains is to highlight the ONLY skin lightener in this product: Niacinamide. Niacinamide is present
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O3+ Professional White Day Cream SPF 15
This product has to be one of the cleverest products I have reviewed in a while. Find out why.
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Lotus Herbals Whiteglow Skin whitening & Brightening Hand and Body lotion
I will be applying this test: Q1) Are there harmful chemicals contained in this product? Some of the harmful chemicals I look for include parabens and this contains, methyl- and propyl- paraben. Parabens – are cheap and effective preservatives that
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kaya brightening day cream
Review of kaya’s white lumenis skin lightening product
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swiss image Absolute Radiance Whitening Day Cream
Product review of an absolute radiance whitening cream
Vedic Line Natural Fairness Lotion
This product says its designed to “promote fairness & Sun Block.” Today, I won’t hold the appalling grammar against this company. I would only stress to you that there is no chemical or sunscreen that makes you 100% resistant to
Jolen Whitening Cleansing Gel
I will be applying this test to check whether you should purchase this product or not: Harmful chemicals? This contains both methyl- and propyl- paraben. I am not a fan of parabens (see Chemicals to Avoid – Parabens) and therefore,
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Garnier White Complete Fairness Night Cream
This is one of Garnier’s fairness creams that occupies every pharmacy and mom & shop in India. Should you be rushing out to buy it?
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VLCC Skin Whitening Day Cream SPF 25
This is a popular product for skin whitening. Should you be buying it?
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Skin whitening injections
Glutathione is a fabulous anti-oxidant. Its found in all her cells. Should we be taking it intravenously to lighten skin?
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Kiehl’s Turmeric & Cranberry Seed Energizing Radiance Mask
I have a love-hate relationship with Kiehl’s. Some of their products I really love…at the moment, I am using their Butterstick Lip treatment, a product which I don’t know how I managed to survive without. However, I dislike the fact
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Skin lightening ingredient: Azelaic Acid
Azelaic Acid has been used as a prescription grade treatment mainly for melasama, acne and roseacea. However, recently you may have noticed the plethora of products that contain Azelaic Acid ranging from The Ordinary’s 10% Azelaic Acid to Paula’s Choice
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Skin lightener: sandalwood oil
Before I started researching this blog, I wrote out everything I knew about sandalwood. As you can see, it would neatly fit onto a matchbook: Grows in Australia and India Possibly the plant equivalent of an endangered species (?) Used
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lixirskin VITAMIN C PASTE
This is a quick morning mask that contains 10% Vitamin C. It promises to protect and correct in one…
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Skin lightening ingredient: Kojic Acid
The trade names “Dermawhite HS”, “Vegewhite” or my favourite, “Melarrest” are all trade name mixtures where the principal skin lightener is kojic acid. Kojic Acid is a natural agent that’s obtained from koji malt, which has been used for the
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Skin lightening agent: Licorice
How is licorice extract – what we know as a sweet – a skin lightener?
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Skin lightening agent: Aloe vera
The origin of the words Aloe Vera is majestic. Aloe vera derives from “Allaeh” (an Arabic word that means “shining bitter substances”) and “Vera” (Latin word that means “true”) (Sánchez et al). If you live in a hot and dry