In many parts of the world today, there is a profitable market for products which lighten or whiten people’s skin. Outline the reasons for using such products and discuss what effects they have in terms of health and society.

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Nowadays, the cosmetic industry has been
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market. Many
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, all around the world, desire to lighten their
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. Media and old-fashioned beliefs are the main reasons for the
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of those cosmetics.
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trend has detrimental impacts on one’s
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health and society's economy. Many reasons encourage
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to wear whitening
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products.
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, the media determined the beauty standard and persuaded individuals to use
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type of
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care. As a case in point, advertisements on television and the Internet aim to lighten
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color
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. They compel
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to follow a
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trend in which fair complexation is better than brown
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. I have seen an eye-catching advertisement on the Internet that noted that if you want to be the
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of attention, you can lighten your
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color
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with our production.
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previous generations' mindset about
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color
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led to the
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of having fair
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. To clarify, incorrect beliefs
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down from our ancestors about the priority of white-skinned dwellers. In the past,
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citizens stayed inside, and their
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was whiter compared with
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and farmers who worked out.
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of their high-status
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, they were prone to the sun, and their
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got
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burned
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and
tenacious. These days,
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misjudgement causes
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popularity
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the popularity
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of whitening
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productions
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.
People
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's health and society's economy have been threatened by the privileging of wearing lightening
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cosmetics. Since most of those products contain toxins and harmful substances, their consumers are more likely to face
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cancer.
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, my cousin was diagnosed with
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cancer after using whitening cream on a regular basis. Her doctor believed that her
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's melatonin was completely ruined by lightening cosmetics. The tendency to use these forms of
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production brings out a lack of budgets in many communities.
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the fact that a large amount of society's revenue should be devoted to doing research on
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type of cosmetic, most societies face economic issues. Manufactured
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production contains a wide variety of animal and human examinations.
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, their research is expensive. In conclusion, whitening
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becomes popular because of manipulating advertisements in the media and discriminatory
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color
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beliefs.
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popularity
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threatens one’s
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health
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puts
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hefty pressure on the community's economy by providing budgets to meet expensive research.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Skin lightening
  • Whitening products
  • Cultural standards
  • Beauty ideals
  • Media portrayal
  • Socioeconomic status
  • Colorism
  • Self-esteem
  • Toxic ingredients
  • Hydroquinone
  • Mercury
  • Melanin
  • Dermatological health
  • Consumer awareness
  • Regulatory bodies
  • Ethical marketing
  • Natural remedies
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