单词 | skin-whitening |
释义 | > as lemmasskin-whitening skin-whitening adj. and n. (a) adj. that makes (or purports to make) skin paler or whiter; now used esp. of a cosmetic product or treatment designed for use by non-white people; (b) n. the action or process of making skin whiter or paler. ΚΠ 1893 Jeffersonville (Indiana) News 31 Oct. There are volumes of skin whitening preparations. Most of them are worthless and some are foolish—for instance, sleeping with the hands in gloves filled with grease or mittens full of mush. 1908 Morning Jrnl.-Courier (New Haven, Connecticut) 1 Oct. (advt.) Peroxide Soap. Possessing many of the antiseptic germicidal properties and the skin whitening effect of peroxide of hydrogen. 1946 G. S. Schuyler in Negro Digest July 3/2 The pathetic hair-straightening and skin-whitening plague that has afflicted American Negro society with increasing intensity for the past forty years. 2013 StarStudio (Philippines) July 7 (advt.) Wake up to a revolutionary coffee experience! Taste the new way of skin whitening, figure slimming and body cleansing. 2020 Guardian 30 June (Electronic ed.) With skin-whitening products being discontinued, is the beauty industry actually beginning to address its issues with dark skin tones? < as lemmas |
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