நாம் மேற்கு நாடுகளில் செல்லும்போது நாம் இந்தியர்கள் தோல் நிற அடிப்படையில் இனவாதம் பற்றி புகார் கூட , என் கருத்தை இந்தியா பொறுத்தவரை தோல் நிறம் கருதப்படுகிறது பெரும்பாலான இனவெறி சார்புடைய நாடு . The benefits of having a fair skin are enormous in India. Fairness is considered equal to attractiveness .That may be one reason Indians spend billions of rupees in on fairness creams. But infact dark skin is believed to be less vulnerable to skin diseases than light skin. More melanin in dark skins provides protection from the sun and, முறைப்படி வரும்போது, disease. Light skin contains less melanin and thus less protection.

A few of the students, I met at Loyola college , சென்னை  argued with me that the fairness creams they use definitely  made them look fairer . The reason could be that, most of it contains sunscreens which control tanning or some bleaching agent like hydroquinone. According to most dermatologists, achieving fairness up to 20% is possible, but not more than that. The fairness creams block sun rays and prevent secretion of Melanin, which gives the dark colour to the skin. So in effect fairness cream reduce tan, prevent the skin from getting darker by preventing melanin secretion; but they cannot change a person's natural skin color. These bleaching agents if used on a regular basis could destroy the tone of the skin. A fairness cream that has side effects can further damage your skin and remove the possibility of enhancing your skin tone.  It is scientifically

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You can improve  your skin colour slightly by reducing direct sunlight and through skin friendly diet .Many fruits have skin whitening effect when they are eaten or scrubbed on skin. The leading fruit is papaya, wherein its enzyme papain can lighten the skin. Other notable fruits are lemon, சுண்ணாம்பு, calamondin, and orange; all of these have Vitamin C which is said to have a skin whitening effect.