The Indian arm of consumer giant Unilever said Thursday it will rename its locally marketed 'Fair & Lovely' skin-lightening cream in the face of ...
Indian actor Priyanka Chopra has been pilloried for apparent hypocrisy on social media for endorsing skin-whitening products while also supporting the Black Live Matter movement AFP/FADEL SENNANEW DELHI: The Indian arm of consumer giant Unilever said on Thursday it would rename its locally marketed"Fair & Lovely" skin-lightening cream in the face of global anti-racism protests.
India's obsession with fair skin is deeply entrenched, with lighter tones assumed to reflect higher social class within the country's complex caste hierarchy. Several companies - including French cosmetics giant L'Oreal - have been criticised recently for skin-lightening products after the global rise of the Black Lives Matter movement following the killing in the US of African-American George Floyd.Johnson & Johnson said last week it would stop selling some Neutrogena and Clean & Clear products, advertised as dark-spot reducers in Asia and the Middle East.
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