Every after taking a bath, it is already my ritual to apply whitening products on my body such as lotion for my arms and legs, cream for my face and neck, and deodorant for my armpits. And my soap, by the way, is a whitening soap and of course, my toothpaste is a whitening product as well. The only non-whitening product that I have is my shampoo, of course.
For almost ten years of using these whitening products nothing has change. I still have this brown skin, yellowish teeth, and dark armpits. But, I still buy these products because I still believe that there is still hope for my dark skin and teeth to whiten. I made Michael Jackson as my example. I can’t afford for bleaching treatment yet so I will use these products first. That is why every time a new whitening product is introduced, I immediately run to the stores to buy it. Take whitening soaps for example, I already tried different variety of them. From avocadoes to orange papaya to the green papaya soaps and take note, I tried different brands such as Hiyas, Likas, Silka, Kissa and my latest is Biolink. I bought the Kissa papaya soap because Kris Aquino’s line that was “Mas maputi, mas kissable” struck me. When I heard that line, I really felt insulted because I am not “maputi” therefore I am not kissable. So, I used the product but still I am not kissable, if I’m going to use Kris Aquino’s punch line.Then here comes Biolink but still nothing changes. The same with my lotions, I tried different brands from Skin White to Silka then to Block and White to Vaseline to Nivea then to Biolink again but still I have a dark skin. At first, I thought that the reason why those whitening products had no effects on my skin because I didn’t follow the instructions so to make it sure, I diligently followed the instructions but sad to say there was no effect. Then I told myself, “it’s in the genes” but when I saw the Biolink commercial, I felt that there’s still hope but again nothing has changed. I just wasted my money. Maybe if I’m going to count the money that I wasted in the name of whitening, maybe I can already afford to undergo bleaching treatment (not sure of the term).
But until now, I still buy these products and I am sure that I will be going to buy more in the future. This vanity of mine will just stop, maybe, if it is already my hair that will turn white.
Sometimes I blame myself for being so vain but I can’t help it. I tried myself ones to stop using these products but every time I look at the magazines, and watch television, I felt so ugly so I continued buying those products. I don’t know why I am not satisfied on the color of my skin, that whatever I do, nothing will happen because it’s in the genes pare. But still I want to have a fair white skin.
I know that many people share the same sentiment with me. There are people, in fact, whom I know who tried everything just to acquire fair white skin but sad to say, nothing happen. But still they buy these things.
