According to the EcoWaste Coalitions report Toxic Expos documenting the online trade of mercury-added cosmetics in the Philippines, such a deeply entrenched craving for lighter skin tone is further enhanced by the beauty standards set by the cosmetic, media and entertainment industries, which tend to inculcate the notion that a whiter skin is desirable and can be a ticket to a successful relationship, life and career. The group once again encouraged Filipinos to shun chemical whiteners , to embrace our natural skin color with pride, and to stand up against color-based bias, prejudice, and discrimination
This is why you'll likely find this ingredient in soothing products or formulations for sensitive skin
Ben Greenfield Yeah, I would say maybe not offensive, but you know, like, inconvenient, just like when, you know, I don't know, you know, Christmas rolls around and you get seven pretty cool gifts and two new books to read, and some complex puzzle to assemble
Methods: Male DKO mice (5-week old) were treated with LCA or DCA (75 mg/L) in drinking water for 15 weeks, while nontreated (NT)-DKO and C57BL/6J wild-type (WT) mice were untreated with BA