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fair and lovely
Dark is beautiful: Products abandon ‘fairness’ label
Many creams and lotions are dropping ‘fair’ and ‘light’ from their names. How far will that go in ridding India of its colour prejudice?
17 August 2021, 07:06 IST
Dark is beautiful: Products abandon ‘fairness’ label
17 August 2021, 07:06 IST
'Whitening' creams rebrand but colourism persists
The world's biggest cosmetics companies have been selling a fairy tale that often goes something like this: whiten your skin to turn your love life around, boost your career and command center stage. No company has had greater success peddling this message across Asia, Africa and the Middle East than Unilever's Fair & Lovely brand, which sells millions of tubes of skin lightening cream annually less than Rs 200 India.
26 July 2020, 10:12 IST
'Whitening' creams rebrand but colourism persists
26 July 2020, 10:12 IST
The fairness of fairness creams
There is nothing racist or discriminatory about using fairness creams or seeking a fair-skinned spouse. Those are personal choices.
24 July 2020, 19:32 IST
The fairness of fairness creams
24 July 2020, 19:32 IST
Fair and unlovely: India confronts dark-skin bias
10 July 2020, 06:16 IST
Fair and unlovely: India confronts dark-skin bias
10 July 2020, 06:16 IST
HUL rebrands 'Fair & Lovely' as 'Glow & Lovely'
02 July 2020, 15:32 IST
HUL rebrands 'Fair & Lovely' as 'Glow & Lovely'
02 July 2020, 15:32 IST