Skin lightening and its motives: A historical overview

Ann Dermatol Venereol. 2019 May;146(5):399-409. doi: 10.1016/j.annder.2019.04.017. Epub 2019 May 12.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Advertising / history
  • Body Modification, Non-Therapeutic / history*
  • Caricatures as Topic / history
  • Cosmetics / history
  • Female
  • Femininity / history
  • History, 15th Century
  • History, 16th Century
  • History, 17th Century
  • History, 18th Century
  • History, 19th Century
  • History, 20th Century
  • History, Ancient
  • Humans
  • Hydroquinones / history
  • Racism / history
  • Sex Factors
  • Skin Lightening Preparations / history*
  • Skin Pigmentation / drug effects
  • Social Class / history
  • Social Desirability

Substances

  • Cosmetics
  • Hydroquinones
  • Skin Lightening Preparations
  • hydroquinone