Malian Woman and their "Beauty" Epidemic

The purpose of this blog is to reflect on an article we read in class. This article talks about how women in Mali often bleach their skin in order to fit in or appear more beautiful as show through the ideals of many people in their region. Click on image to view article.

There are many bleaching products are sold all around their country and are used to embellish women who use them. What it does is give women a more of a white glow while slowly burning off their skin and actually making themselves more pallid. The reason they do this is to fit in. Many people do not realize this method of altering ones skin is not salubrious. Women are ebullient when using this product because they focus more on the results rather than what it does to the skin. The more ignorant people never realize it has negative effects so they live their life with a jovial feeling of false beauty. People that don't follow with this trend or ideal are often seen as lower class and inferior people. These kinds of people are rare due to the fact that the products and the people using the products have a mesmeric effect on them.