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.

In

this

contemporary era, using synthetic chemicals that make the

skin

tone lighter is an ongoing trend in several regions around the globe.

This

is primarily

due to

a general preference of white

individuals

in certain areas which, in turn, increases the purchasing tendency of these items.

Nevertheless

, these chemicals have a negative impact on the physical health of consumers and will lead to dire consequences in the long-term future. To embark on, there is a traditional notion among commoners, particularly, those who live in popular regions that in order to meet the beauty standards,

individuals

, particularly women, have to be white in

color

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. To illustrate, numerous

number of

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males prefer to get married to

a

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white

femal

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females

because they have

raised

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to consider the white

skin

tone as a main beauty

criteria

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.

Accordingly

,

this

way of thinking put females in those societies under consistent pressure to light their

skin

by any measure. Eventually, they tend to consume a large amount of whitening materials without paying attention to the consequences of these materials .

For instance

, in Iraq, there is a high consumption rate of

lightening

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lighting

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items in some popular societies because over there the society

prefer

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white

individuals

over

colored

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coloured

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ones.

However

, whitening products are mainly made of steroids which, in turn, have a detrimental impact on the physical well-being of

costumers

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customers

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.

In other words

, steroid is a drug that

mainly

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used to treat patients with adrenal gland insufficiency, but one of its side effects is hypopigmentation.

As a result

, some cosmetic companies have been using

this

drug as a main ingredient of its topical products to reduce the pigmentation of

skin

.

However

, prolonged exposure to

steroid

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steroids

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will activate other side effects

such

as adrenal crisis, hypertension, and

phycosis

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psychosis

.

This

can be exemplified by research papers carried out by a group of Iraqi dermatologists that revealed approximately two-thirds of females who have been on topical steroids for a quite long period are suffering from uncontrolled blood pressure and are unable to cope with stress. In conclusion,

after

this

essay has reiterated the above-mentioned points, it can be assumed that certain beauty standards who prefer white

individuals

over

colored

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individuals

are the main culprit of

this

phenomenon, and

this

will cause serious health complications in the foreseeable future

due to

the harmful ingredients of these products.