Comments on: the matter of lightening up. http://beautyschooledproject.com/2009/11/24/lightening-up/ An investigation of the price we pay for pretty. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:18:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Pretty Price Check (04.16.10) « Beauty Schooled http://beautyschooledproject.com/2009/11/24/lightening-up/#comment-1050 Pretty Price Check (04.16.10) « Beauty Schooled Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:56:51 +0000 http://beautyschooledproject.com/?p=176#comment-1050 [...] percent: How much sales of skin-whitening creams are expected to grow in India this year. And major props to Feministing for figuring out that [...] [...] percent: How much sales of skin-whitening creams are expected to grow in India this year. And major props to Feministing for figuring out that [...]

]]> By: [Beauty Overheard] Nell Irvin Painter on race and beauty. « Beauty Schooled http://beautyschooledproject.com/2009/11/24/lightening-up/#comment-715 [Beauty Overheard] Nell Irvin Painter on race and beauty. « Beauty Schooled Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:47:35 +0000 http://beautyschooledproject.com/?p=176#comment-715 [...] Skin lightening has been a recurring theme over at Beauty U lately, as I’m finding that almost every woman of color who comes in for a facial asks what we can do to even out her darker spots, and will a glycolic peel help? (My answers: Not much and only if you like the idea of acid being poured on your face.) [...] [...] Skin lightening has been a recurring theme over at Beauty U lately, as I’m finding that almost every woman of color who comes in for a facial asks what we can do to even out her darker spots, and will a glycolic peel help? (My answers: Not much and only if you like the idea of acid being poured on your face.) [...]

]]> By: Pretty Price Check: Jessica Simpson Special Edition (03.19.10) « Beauty Schooled http://beautyschooledproject.com/2009/11/24/lightening-up/#comment-643 Pretty Price Check: Jessica Simpson Special Edition (03.19.10) « Beauty Schooled Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:51:37 +0000 http://beautyschooledproject.com/?p=176#comment-643 [...] to be tanner, but here they actually lighten their skin,” says Jessica in wonder. Except: That happens in America too, Jess. Um, a [...] [...] to be tanner, but here they actually lighten their skin,” says Jessica in wonder. Except: That happens in America too, Jess. Um, a [...]

]]> By: More thoughts on chemical peels. « Beauty Schooled http://beautyschooledproject.com/2009/11/24/lightening-up/#comment-234 More thoughts on chemical peels. « Beauty Schooled Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:50:53 +0000 http://beautyschooledproject.com/?p=176#comment-234 [...] because they contain steroids and mercury, not to mention hydroquinone, which I told you about when Sammy Sosa went ghost-faced on us last fall? Yep, I bet those do make your basic glycolic peel feel like a walk in the [...] [...] because they contain steroids and mercury, not to mention hydroquinone, which I told you about when Sammy Sosa went ghost-faced on us last fall? Yep, I bet those do make your basic glycolic peel feel like a walk in the [...]

]]> By: The official BSP product policy. « Beauty Schooled. http://beautyschooledproject.com/2009/11/24/lightening-up/#comment-69 The official BSP product policy. « Beauty Schooled. Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:31:26 +0000 http://beautyschooledproject.com/?p=176#comment-69 [...] I’m not saying you’re a (major) sell-out if you get excited over scoring a free hand cream sample at Sephora. I’m saying that almost everyone — myself firmly included, cue the image of me trying out my new free lip balm while worrying about the ethical implications of my new free lip balm — gets excited about that. And the purpose of Beauty Schooled is to ask why we get so excited. To explore our sometimes awfully complicated relationship with the Beauty Industrial Complex and our ideal of beauty itself. That means, whenever relevant, putting my own beauty addictions under the same microscope we’re using to consider placenta facials or skin lightening. [...] [...] I’m not saying you’re a (major) sell-out if you get excited over scoring a free hand cream sample at Sephora. I’m saying that almost everyone — myself firmly included, cue the image of me trying out my new free lip balm while worrying about the ethical implications of my new free lip balm — gets excited about that. And the purpose of Beauty Schooled is to ask why we get so excited. To explore our sometimes awfully complicated relationship with the Beauty Industrial Complex and our ideal of beauty itself. That means, whenever relevant, putting my own beauty addictions under the same microscope we’re using to consider placenta facials or skin lightening. [...]

]]> By: KNB http://beautyschooledproject.com/2009/11/24/lightening-up/#comment-66 KNB Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:13:53 +0000 http://beautyschooledproject.com/?p=176#comment-66 This, to me, is one of the more baffling beauty goals. To "achieve" white skin, when all of your facial contours and structure say you are of another race? And then in the same breath, to hear that the richest white people are spending their money to be browner...I am just at a loss for words. This, to me, is one of the more baffling beauty goals. To “achieve” white skin, when all of your facial contours and structure say you are of another race? And then in the same breath, to hear that the richest white people are spending their money to be browner…I am just at a loss for words.

]]> By: Dan http://beautyschooledproject.com/2009/11/24/lightening-up/#comment-65 Dan Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:50:30 +0000 http://beautyschooledproject.com/?p=176#comment-65 (incomplete post above, accidentally hit 'enter' too soon) Meant to say, observe how there are dozens of drugs for erectile dysfunction, and we can't do better with cancer and other, you know, bigger problems? (incomplete post above, accidentally hit ‘enter’ too soon) Meant to say, observe how there are dozens of drugs for erectile dysfunction, and we can’t do better with cancer and other, you know, bigger problems?

]]> By: Dan http://beautyschooledproject.com/2009/11/24/lightening-up/#comment-64 Dan Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:48:37 +0000 http://beautyschooledproject.com/?p=176#comment-64 " Perhaps now that this malady is affecting men, we’ll get more press in the movement to remove harmful chemicals from our beauty and skin care products." hit the nail on the head there... observe how ” Perhaps now that this malady is affecting men, we’ll get more press in the movement to remove harmful chemicals from our beauty and skin care products.” hit the nail on the head there… observe how

]]> By: Stacy Malkan http://beautyschooledproject.com/2009/11/24/lightening-up/#comment-52 Stacy Malkan Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:30:15 +0000 http://beautyschooledproject.com/?p=176#comment-52 Don't even get me started on skin lightening creams! One of the most toxic products on the market, these 'work' (temporarily) by damaging and peeling the skin, making a person more susceptible to damaging sun rays and skin cancer. In the name of sales growth at any cost (yes this is our corporate-capitalist economic system), these products are marketed heavily in Asian countries where people are constantly bombarded with ads suggesting they should look more white. Is anything more despicable? Check out my book "Not Just a Pretty Face" for more about this topic, including the story of the riots that broke out in Shanghai after the Chinese government found toxic heavy metals in $100 jars of SKII skin cream made by Proctor & Gamble. - Stacy Malkan, Campaign for Safe Cosmetics Don’t even get me started on skin lightening creams! One of the most toxic products on the market, these ‘work’ (temporarily) by damaging and peeling the skin, making a person more susceptible to damaging sun rays and skin cancer. In the name of sales growth at any cost (yes this is our corporate-capitalist economic system), these products are marketed heavily in Asian countries where people are constantly bombarded with ads suggesting they should look more white. Is anything more despicable?

Check out my book “Not Just a Pretty Face” for more about this topic, including the story of the riots that broke out in Shanghai after the Chinese government found toxic heavy metals in $100 jars of SKII skin cream made by Proctor & Gamble.

- Stacy Malkan, Campaign for Safe Cosmetics

]]> By: Caroline http://beautyschooledproject.com/2009/11/24/lightening-up/#comment-51 Caroline Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:09:09 +0000 http://beautyschooledproject.com/?p=176#comment-51 There's a really interesting student documentary about african-american girls who use lightening products from a young age, and what it does to their self image. I don't know the exact link, but it's at www.understandingrace.org. There’s a really interesting student documentary about african-american girls who use lightening products from a young age, and what it does to their self image. I don’t know the exact link, but it’s at http://www.understandingrace.org.

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