SKIN WHITENING SCIENCE

Skin lightening or skin bleaching, as it is known in some cultures, has existed for thousands of years. The desire for pale skin has roots that run deep in India's history. It's entwined with Hinduism's complex social hierarchy, or caste system. In India, white skin is considered as a mark of class and caste as well as an asset. A white complexion was seen as noble and aristocratic. Those higher up the scale generally tend to have paler skins because the rich and educated could afford to stay indoors, while the poor and uneducated were forced to work outdoors. In Asia, women were deeply influenced by the concept that a white complexion is powerful enough to hide a number of faults. In ancient China and Japan the saying "one white covers up three ugliness" was passed through the generations. Asian countries have long histories of utilizing white skin as a key criterion of personal beauty. In China, "milk-white" skin is a symbol of beauty. In Korea, flawless skin like white jade and an..