Minister of State for Climate Change, Zartaj Gul, has revealed that 57 whitening products in Pakistan, including some international brands, contain cancer-causing elements.
She made these remarks while addressing a news conference in Islamabad.
A survey conducted by the ministry revealed that 57 out of 59 creams had mercury level above 1pbm, which is a matter of concern.\
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The State Minister said that the manufacturers of whitening products have been advised to reduce the mercury level from the products.
Skin-whitening products manufacturers have been asked to reduce the mercury level in their products to 1pbm by the end of 2020.
Zartaj Gul said that the government is bringing an action plan to control the use of mercury and other harmful substances in skin products. She also urged the media to discourage misleading advertisements regarding skin whitening products.
She said that the government is encouraging industries to make mercury-free products and wants to take all stakeholders, especially makers of whitening creams, in confidence regarding the legislation on using mercury.
“We met CEOs of many manufacturers of skin whitening products and asked them to remove mercury from the products,” she said, adding that excessive amount of mercury in whitening creams is dangerous.
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Gul highlighted that an international manufacturer renamed its product, Fair & Lovely, to Fair & Glow on the ministry’s recommendation.
She noted that the federal cabinet has approved the Minamata Convention on Mercury and that the ministry will pass and appropriate legislation to implement the convention.
The minister added that the Global Environment Facility (GEF) is funding the government to help protect the human health and the environment from mercury and mercury compounds.
Kindly introduce really effective and mercury free whitening products that are economical and useful as well
Our people are so obsessed with getting Chitta color. they need a mental health treatment before getting makeup.
Finally someone with sense
I went its
Kindly let us know which cream is good for skin??
5 times Wuduh and 2 more Subhan Rabbiyal Aalah in every Sajdah will do the trick. As told by Mufti Menk.
Try ICE CREAM 😂😂😂
Badam ka teil
Now if Gov Ban beauty Creams Toh Poray pakistan ki kuriyaan Kunwari reh jain gain
Exactly my point about men… fools who cant see the inner beauty and are fooled by this media driven society. THINK
how we can see the inner beauty ? question when they reject us based on monthly income :)
If you cant recognise urself ie ur own personal strengths and weaknesses and work accordingly … how are you going to recognise others inner beauty?
THINK!!!!
What on Gods green earth is the problem with you people. Be thankful for Almighty Allah has made u … u will suffer dire consequences from such ill thoughts towards “makin yourself look better” … as for men in this country … like a bunch of donkeys so be what u r NOT what others want you to be
Can’t agree more … I wish the women of our country understand this and use their precious time and energy for something constructive instead
These all creams are harmful for skin they should ban these kind of products and why our society need this fairness creams the inner beauty is more important than outer beauty one should know n understand so that our girls did not use these kind of bad products in which their life is totally in trouble.
Better apply tomato and potato juice regularly. Haldi+bean +cream. Old is gold.
Girls and boys
For all skins
Use johnson soap
Aik scrub rakho koi bhi jo weekly karo
Try any nivea simple cream agar dry skin hai
And jo ghar me yougurt milk honey lemon tomato make its mask ..aur milk to daily 1 glass
And plz jis ka jo colour hai wahi rakho .bs skin ko glow karo aur smooth rakho .
And try any multivitamins jese surbex z bhi lay sakty her alternative month lo .
Hindustan Unilever Ltd. has renamed its best-selling ‘Fair & Lovely’ products as ‘Glow & Lovely’, days after it decided to remove nomenclature that propagated racial stereotypes. The men’s range of the product will be called ‘Glow & Handsome’, HUL said in an exchange filing on Thursday. That didn’t sit well with peer Emami Ltd. The company threatened legal action against HUL as it has already ch
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“Fairness of the Unfair” should not be allowed. Surprising how it happened, un-attended with one of the popular skin whitener. If done in scientific approach this could fetch multi billion dollar domestic/international market as Himalya. Why Hamdard has not released. They should come out with a product.
Atleast the people should know which creams are not harmful & which are harmful
I am fair but want only glow in my skin as it’s pale. I tried fair n pink it wasn’t that bad but i can’t be stick to one product keep changing. Now I am using olay for night in a hope to get glowing skin😕