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BB cream
i am a little behind... can someone please talk to me about this.
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Re: BB cream
I know that BB creams have been existing in Asia for quite some time, and they're just coming now to the US.
Do the Asian BB creams (ex: Missha, Skin79) have the same anti-aging and anti-oxidant benefits as the ones being sold here in the US?
The ingredients depend on brand and formula but generally yes, they do have anti-aging ingredients (which may or may not include antioxidants). The American brands are copying the Asian brands, remember. But everything is going to vary depending on the one you buy.
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So those creams only lighten hyperpigmentation? In that case I'll try them. I also took it literally and thought they were for making skin whiter across the board
I've heard a lot about this trend, actually.
http://www.pri.org/stories/world/asia/skin-whitening-big-business-asia.html
No idea how it related to BB creams though.
No idea where I read it originally, but it's all over the place. Yes, Asian women do want white skin.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/25/asias-obsession-with-whit_n_370578.html
Most Asian BB creams have ingredients that are to lighten the skin - not just lighten dark spots. For example, the Missha BB includes the ingredient arbutin, which is for overall skin lightening. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin_whitening#Arbutin
Ditto. You really just have to read the ingredient list (and, if you are me, then look up the ingredients to see what they do)
Here is a comparison of the skin healthy ingredients in Missha BB to Clinique BB. It's not totally perfect, as some of the ingredients weren't in the cosmetics ingredient list I was using.
Missha
Ok, I will give you that. It's an actual thing in Asian countries to overall lighten one's skin. But that prevalent mindset was more pronounced in years past than it is now (poor tan farmer vs. wealthy non-farmer). And even your linked article stated it was 40% of Asians buying these products. Normally, I am not a fan of Huffington Post so I kinda question these stats.
I just had an issue that an impression was made that all women in Asia wanted "white" skin and I don't think this is the case. If it were, then where is the BB cream for the body? Are people supposed to be walking around with lighter faces than the rest of their non-lightened body then? Maybe some women are using BB creams with the hopes of a lighter complexion overall, but I think more women want to get rid of their age spots, sun spots, spots from birth control or pregnancy, old acne scars, etc.
I will get the skinny from my cousin who is visiting the US and get her opinion on BB creams.
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Eh, that's not what I meant. In my mind and from what I've read, Asian culture values pale skin in the way that American culture values tan skin. That doesn't mean that all of us in the US are trying to get tan, but it does mean that there are a lot of products out there to achieve a darker look (self tanners, gradual tanning lotions, bronzers, leg makeup, etc) and some are willing to go to extremes (tanning beds, spending tons of time in the sun wearing tanning accelerators, etc). I imagine it's similar in Asia, but for lighter skin with various cosmetics to achieve a lighter look, and with some people willing to go to more extremes.
Ok, thanks for the clarification, GD. I appreciate it.
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