A World Health Organisation survey found that nearly 40% of women polled in countries including China, Malaysia, India the Philippines and South Korea said they regularly used whitening products – but brands have sometimes been too eager to please, with some marketing campaigns overstepping the mark.
Here we take a look at some of the biggest offenders:
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