Comments on: Why do we still use whitening products?

By: Rashel Ahmed

Rashel Ahmed — Sat, 03 Apr 2021 14:03:22 +0000

Very useful post. I really appreciate your post. Thanks

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 00:41:16 +0000

In reply to Tijana. If it's a reputable brand and not regulated as a drug, it'll be formulated to be gentle enough that it mostly just evens out skin tone.

By: Tijana

Tijana — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 04:22:36 +0000

Can you please opine in which category clinique’s even better dark spot corrector falls? I have super pale european skin with some photo damage and occasional breakout scarring and this is so far the only thing that pales my scars and pigmentation without making me ghostly white in process. I thought it perhaps be skin tone evening.

Btw my son is mixed as my husband is Caribbean and i used the same corrector on some of his mosquito scars and it evened the skin wonderfully without whitening or bleaching it

By: Leanna

Leanna — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 23:59:23 +0000

I am very glad I came upon this article. Lately, I’ve been seeing a lot of my most trusted, favorite Korean and Japanese skincare brands being accused of “encouraging whiteness” and looking down on 1 particular ethnicity/race. I feel very sad that they are being misunderstood due to cultural differences.

Thank you very much for writing this. I struggled with acne scars and an uneven skintone throughout my teenage years and in my early adulthood — it was hard to find any products in the US that helped so I turned to the Asian market. It changed my life forever!

By: Drew

Drew — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 22:48:19 +0000

In reply to Amy B. Hoang. This is one of the best comments on this post I've read so far. I haven't much to add (I'm white) except thanks for sharing your perspective, its insightful and wonderfully well written <3

By: Marina

Marina — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 13:19:20 +0000

In reply to Michelle.

Michelle, thank you for a wonderful post.
Why would you reply to the person that is calling you stupid and using that word with *?
Don’t even bother yourself

By: Missy

Missy — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 08:24:19 +0000

Thank you for such an interesting and educational post, I learned a lot. I’m sorry some people In the comments were very rude to you, it definitely wasn’t deserved.

By: Anne

Anne — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 11:23:23 +0000

Thank you for this (once again) well written and informative article. I struggle with PIH, so researching “brightening” ingredients has always played a huge role in my skin care. It wasn´t until I had a woman from Thailand working with me though that specifically asked why she wasn´t able to buy “whitening” products to lighten her whole face in Germany that I realized that there was more to the topic than I had realized so far.

I wouldn´t want to be without my Niacinamide, but I agree with you that we need to address the marketing and wording of some products.

By: CW

CW — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 22:53:22 +0000

In reply to Michelle. Don't feed the troll. Please ban this user and delete that comment. You don't deserve this and we shouldn't have to read this loser's comment either.

By: Sharon Baker

Sharon Baker — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 19:57:42 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing, Michelle. My initial instinct was to share this on Facebook, except I fear I might trigger people that might feel oppressed by the ad you linked. However, I think bringing these uncomfortable topics into discussion will hopefully create more understanding about how harmful colorism is. I see wanting to address small patches of pigmentation as vastly different to overall skin bleaching. There are unfortunately some unscrupulous companies out there that continue to market seriously harmful products. There are also plenty that use ingredients that aren’t actively harmful (I’m mainly thinking of mercury). It’s a complicated issue, and one that merits further, not less, discussion.