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    practice and seek ways to whiten their skin, by covering up completely when going outside or even staying in doors, or more advanced methods of herbs, creams, soaps, pills, and even chemical substances. Many people will stop at nothing in order to achieve what they believe is “beauty”. Altering ones physical look and being more what society wants them to be, helps feed the beliefs behind white skin. “In modern culture, not only does skin lightness affect perceptions of a woman’s beauty, it also affects her marital prospects, job prospects, social status, and earning potential. Fueled by increasing wealth and growing consumer cultures, skin whitening and lightening products have recorded dramatic growth worldwide during the past few decades. The skin-lightening industry is estimated to be worth at least £100m in India and some analysts are estimating it could be worth billions of dollars worldwide.” (http://www.skinwhiteningscience.com). With a global and ever growing market to feed these cultural insecurities the practice, of skin whi ѕ