Assalamualaikum wbt
Recently, I was scrolling down the Facebook newsfeed, and I came through some suggested pages on facial whitening products. These days, whitening products has emerged largely in the cosmetic industry at a very rapid time span. To be honest, yes, I did opened the pages to see what are they offering and the testimonies from their customers (just to check on how their products work).
The results: It was the opposite of what I've searched through Google, compared to the one that was shown in the pages. Of course they won't show the negative one on their pages, but try to search it on the internet through other mediums which does not belong to the owner, you will find some feedback on the negative side effects that have been experienced.
To be honest again, yes, I was one of those people whom have been influenced with all these positive feedback. And by seeing the flawless pictures (of before and after) that they've posted, it increases my eagerness to buy them. The results amazed me! The only thing is that, I haven't got the chance to own them til now. Oh well, as a student, money is a very big issue okee! Those things aren't cheap! However, I am really grateful for not doing so.
With the large emergence of these type of products, it was like a beauty campaign with having fair skin as the main objective. Everyone was sooo into it that they would be willing to spend lots of money to buy the products. I was wondering what are they trying to promote to the society? That beauty only belongs to those with fair and flawless skin? That beauty is to be seen only from the outer perspective?
I was, too, used to prone to these beauty products which promises you the fair and flawless skin that everyone was dreaming to have. I've even tried them a few times, and it didn't work. Some cause me to feel some sorts of burning sensation on my skin. Of course some may guarantee a very rapid changes after using the products, but they will have the chemical after-effects when we starts to get older. And because I'm a person who are soooo afraid of these long-term side effects that I don't even favour to consume medicine, so I stopped.
I'm not saying it's not right. I was just making a conclusion of what I've seen. It's like being perfectly pretty is the ultimate purpose. Well of course, everybody wants to become pretty. Who doesn't? But the society now is seen to become more and more obsessed with outer beauty. People, what's the big deal about it?!
Urgh. I'd better stop now because it makes me feel a bit of emotional. In a way, I felt so stupid for letting my desire of having perfect skin conquered me. When I look at other people who is happy with whatever they were given, it makes me realise that perfection does not come in a perfect form. It is subjective. Most of the times, the imperfection is the key towards perfection.
Dark skin or fair, flawless or with pimples, with scars or without, we should always be grateful and appreciate whatever that we have. For all of these are not ours, and will soon fade away. Do not be obsessed by beauty as it is a subjective matter. Don't be so serious about it for there are many other important things to be given extra care. What matter is our health. As long as we're happy with ourselves, then that's fine. That's all we need.
We need to appreciate ourselves first, and then the confident in us will boost up. True love is not judged through the outer beauty. It's the personality from inside that will reflect who we are in the outside.
I've taken my lessons. Chill lah! =)
Recently, I was scrolling down the Facebook newsfeed, and I came through some suggested pages on facial whitening products. These days, whitening products has emerged largely in the cosmetic industry at a very rapid time span. To be honest, yes, I did opened the pages to see what are they offering and the testimonies from their customers (just to check on how their products work).
The results: It was the opposite of what I've searched through Google, compared to the one that was shown in the pages. Of course they won't show the negative one on their pages, but try to search it on the internet through other mediums which does not belong to the owner, you will find some feedback on the negative side effects that have been experienced.
To be honest again, yes, I was one of those people whom have been influenced with all these positive feedback. And by seeing the flawless pictures (of before and after) that they've posted, it increases my eagerness to buy them. The results amazed me! The only thing is that, I haven't got the chance to own them til now. Oh well, as a student, money is a very big issue okee! Those things aren't cheap! However, I am really grateful for not doing so.
With the large emergence of these type of products, it was like a beauty campaign with having fair skin as the main objective. Everyone was sooo into it that they would be willing to spend lots of money to buy the products. I was wondering what are they trying to promote to the society? That beauty only belongs to those with fair and flawless skin? That beauty is to be seen only from the outer perspective?
I was, too, used to prone to these beauty products which promises you the fair and flawless skin that everyone was dreaming to have. I've even tried them a few times, and it didn't work. Some cause me to feel some sorts of burning sensation on my skin. Of course some may guarantee a very rapid changes after using the products, but they will have the chemical after-effects when we starts to get older. And because I'm a person who are soooo afraid of these long-term side effects that I don't even favour to consume medicine, so I stopped.
I'm not saying it's not right. I was just making a conclusion of what I've seen. It's like being perfectly pretty is the ultimate purpose. Well of course, everybody wants to become pretty. Who doesn't? But the society now is seen to become more and more obsessed with outer beauty. People, what's the big deal about it?!
Urgh. I'd better stop now because it makes me feel a bit of emotional. In a way, I felt so stupid for letting my desire of having perfect skin conquered me. When I look at other people who is happy with whatever they were given, it makes me realise that perfection does not come in a perfect form. It is subjective. Most of the times, the imperfection is the key towards perfection.
Dark skin or fair, flawless or with pimples, with scars or without, we should always be grateful and appreciate whatever that we have. For all of these are not ours, and will soon fade away. Do not be obsessed by beauty as it is a subjective matter. Don't be so serious about it for there are many other important things to be given extra care. What matter is our health. As long as we're happy with ourselves, then that's fine. That's all we need.
We need to appreciate ourselves first, and then the confident in us will boost up. True love is not judged through the outer beauty. It's the personality from inside that will reflect who we are in the outside.
I've taken my lessons. Chill lah! =)
