When detoxing leads to scary nightmares
As our cells release physical toxins, we also release emotional toxins. Some are tied to the food we ate, and others to painful memories and events. This purging can appear in the form of intense…
What to do if you’ve been poisoned by mercury from whitening creams
While it can be a long process, it’s possible to remove mercury from your body. Garlic, cilantro and ginger can help to move mercury out of cells.
The use of pearl powder for beautiful youthful skin through the ages
Pearl powder can be applied as a face mask or drunk in a tea. It contains amino acids, protein, calcium, polysaccharides and more than 30 essential trace minerals.
Deceptive labeling on skin lightening creams
Skin whitening creams with mercury make their way all over the world, and sellers are able to get away with it due to poor government safety controls in many places. Online sales also make it…
History lesson: lead, mercury and leeches were used to whiten complexions in the 1400s
During the Renaissance period, an ideal beauty meant a white face with reddened lips and cheeks. But as a pure white complexion is impossible for a healthy person to attain naturally, women then used creams…
Rice Powder — an Asian skin whitening secret
Rice powder contains para aminobenzoic acid, ferulic acid and allantoin. When applied as a paste on the skin, rice powder has been shown to inhibit tyrosinase (responsible for starting melanin production).