“Na een studiereis in het zuiden van India kwam ik wat donkerder dan normaal terug. Toen
ik aankwam in de luchthaven stond mijn familie me op te wachten. Terwijl ik iedereen …

Background: Skin lightening products (SLP) are widely used cosmetics among people that
may result in lightening of skin complexion and may damage the skin. There seems to be a …

Through a walking ethnography exercise, we intend to present an ethnography of the
cosmetic offer aimed at depigmenting the skin in the heart of Lisbon, focusing on a fragment …

Purpose of the study: This study attempt to analyse the frame of online advertisements from
Watsons and Guardian. Both companies utilized the similar storyline in advertising its …

Background:-Production and marketing of skin lightening products has become a multi-
billion dollar industry, servicing all parts of the world, making it one of the most common …

This paper represents an analysis of skin lightening through interviews, focus group
discussions, and survey questionnaires with informants in Eritrea. Findings suggest that skin …

The present study examined the impact of self-esteem, the desire for lighter skin, and gender
on levels of depression, anxiety, and stress among university students in Thailand. The …

This study explores how changes in skin tone surveillance predicted by:(a) skin tone
satisfaction,(b) preference for lighter skin tone,(c) internalization of cultural standards of …

Skin lightening is widely practiced on all continents. Long-term use of skin lightening cream
can cause dermatologic, nephrological and neurological disorders. The aim of the present …

The purpose of the study was to investigate the impact of cultural misorientation (CM), and
beliefs about racial identity on female, African descent college students' skin color …