What is the problem with fair and lovely?

Unilever will rename Fair & Lovely, a skin-lightening cream which has been criticised for promoting negative stereotypes around dark skin tones. It will also remove references to “whitening” or “lightening” on the products, which are sold across Asia.

Is Fair and Lovely is harmful?

All products are manufactured using safe cosmetically approved ingredients that have been proven to be safe and effective over the years. Unilever skin lightening products including Fair & Lovely made without the use of bleach, hydroquinone, mercury or steroids, which are harmful to human health.

Is Fair and Lovely cream banned?

In 2015, a consumer court had imposed a penalty on Emami for their ‘Fair & Handsome’ cream for ‘misleading claims’. The government had also banned 14 such products in 2018, after it was found that certain harmful steroids were used in their production.

Why did Fair and Lovely change glow and lovely?

It announced that it will drop the word ‘Fair’ from its name and restrict using discriminatory ‘White/Whitening’,’ ‘Light/Lightening’ from all its packs and communications. It soon renamed the brand to ‘Glow & Lovely’ as a reactive measure to an uprising.

Does fair and handsome cause acne?

The high levels of steroids in these products can cause redness and thinning of skin, acne and may also cause the skin to break open. “There are no known and reported long-term side effects of using the cream on regular skin types. Therefore, its prolonged use should not have any side effect on the skin.

Is fair and lovely a good brand?

Fair & Lovely has been in India for over 45 years now and has been one of the best-selling creams. According to The Drum, Fair & Lovely had entered the Rs 200 crore market back in 2017 and held a 60-70\% share of the skin whitening industry.

Who cased on fair and lovely?

22-year-old Chandana Hiran was one of the many people who grew tired of the regressive advertisements which blatantly propagated colourism, and she started a Change.org petition against the brand.

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