Articles of category "Skin whitening"

For many centuries, many women have aspired to improve their beauty and to be attractive. For this reason, cosmetology is one of the most dynamic and multi plane scientific directions of the modern world. The fashion always varies and the cosmetic industry tries to orient quickly and to offer the consumer what the fun fashion dictates for the present day. However, modern fashion tendencies vary so greatly that the market of cosmetic production is very large these days.

Whitening of skin, in spite of the fact that nowadays the tanning skin up to bronze shade is in fashion, still appears to be practiced. Some women, till just recently, considered freckles and pigmentation to be a serious cosmetic defect of the skin. Several centuries ago, women would use skin whitening ingredients. Their skin was bleached with the help of special preparations containing mercury and arsenic, or, through means of some vegetative components. The white and gentle skin was considered to be a necessary attribute of proof that you belong to the aristocratic society. Aristocracy tried to avoid sun beams, and would hide from rays of the sun. They also wore hats and gloves, and bleached their skin using various ointments and creams.