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The Dark Side of Skin Lightening: The Philippines

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Broadcaster:  CNA

Skin bleaching products are putting lives in danger in the Philippines, yet business is booming.

 

In her quest to be "super white", 27-year-old Lavin Galicha spends 30% of her salary on skin lightening products like soaps and lotions. But she wanted to whiten fast and resorted to an injectable drug meant for cancer patients - glutathione. Health authorities do not approve glutathione injectables for use as a skin lightener, yet Lavin has been administering it on herself thrice a week for the past three years.

 

Now even medical professionals want to cash in on the trend, what can be done to stop this dangerous trend? 

 

From Series 7 of the award-winning series, Undercover Asia

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