Skin lightening creams for vagina
screenshot from Clean and Dry Intimate Wash commercial, YouTube

Do you need a fairer vagina?

Is every girl’s vagina dark or is it just mine? For women who share this concern, read what experts say about vaginal fairness.

Critics have branded it “the ultimate insult to a woman”.

For many Indian women buying skin-lightening products is something they don’t give much thought. There is a reason why the market for these products is growing by more than 10 percent a year. Ridding your skin of what the adverts portray as hated dark spots has become a natural part of taking care of your body.

As the disposable income of middle class women increases they’re willing to spend more on their appearance. Apart from creams and scrubs, pricier laser therapy is also gaining popularity.

Beauty or power?

Most of these women see little harm in associating success and happiness with a lighter skin. As most of the companies suggest in their advertisements. To them it’s only about beauty.

But that’s nonsense according to Anjali Monteiro of the Tata Institute for Social Science. “It is pure classism,” she says. “It’s not a beauty issue at all. In every society what is considered beautiful is related to what would be the most powerful look,” she says.

The first company to bring a fairness cream onto the Indian market in 1976 was the Dutch-owned Hindustan Unilever. But long before that, women had been treating their skins with homemade concoctions of turmeric powder, lemon juice and other natural products.

Skin colour obsessions

India, with its caste system, has an obsession with fairness that dates back long before fair vaginas became an issue, and even before the British colonial rule. Having a lighter skin suggested you weren’t part of the working class so you didn’t have to labour outside in the blazing sun.

Until very recently the same preference for fair skin was also the norm in Europe. But this slowly evolved into an obsession with getting a sun tan. A tan became a way to show off that you had time to lounge around relaxing in the sun on exotic holidays.

Insecurity

Although dusky models are gradually making a way for themselves in the industry in India, the trend for the indigenous look hasn’t really caught on. Consciously or unconsciously, skin tone is still a factor that many Indians use to judge social class, Dr Monteiro points out.

Because of the caste system, inequality is embedded in society, she says, and skin colour is still the clue to inferiority or superiority. That’s why many Indian women feel insecure about their complexion.

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Natural and healthy

The quest for fairness has now reached a point where women have started worrying about the fairness of their vaginas. Online sexual health forums are full of questions like, “My vagina is darker than the rest of my body. Is this some kind of disease or vaginal infection?”

But it’s natural and healthy for the skin around your vagina to look a bit darker, says dermatologist Hendry de Vries of the Amsterdam Medical Centre.

“The skin is very thin and elastic, that’s why it can look unnaturally dark. If you stretch it a bit you will see it becomes lighter. But in places where it’s folded the skin is not stretched out and therefore looks darker,” he explains.

Dubious claims

The producers of fairness product Clean and Dry claim in their advertisement that their product is an antifungal cream with an added brightening effect. Dr de Vries says the product is dubious.

“As dermatologists we are extra careful when we prescribe creams used on genitals,” he says. “Because the skin is so thin, it gets easily irritated.” It can cause vaginal infection too. 

And ladies, it’s not only the skin around the vagina that looks dark. Penis skin is also thin and stretchy so the penis can become erect. The colour effect is just the same. So if you're worried about what your guy might think of you, maybe you should take a closer look at his privates.

Would you use a vaginal fairness cream?  Or any other fairness product? Do you have vaginal infection?Join our discussion forum to seek answers or comment on Facebook.

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Sorry what? She does ot want to have oral sex because of the colour of your penis? Dude, maybe she just does not want it – so that’s ok right? As for colour, well sorry, its not as if anyone can change the coulr of their skin… especially genitals which are as is darker. So well, bad luck on the oral sex and tell her to chill o n the colour issue. Read this https://lovematters.in/en/resource/penis
ya girls i am to worry about that what shall i do now but i apply rice powder,lemon,milk and tumeric but no result please. .......... give me some sulution i have fucked with my boyfriend but he is sad because of my black pussy
Have you lost it? Totally? Who ever gave you these stupid ideas. Face packs are for your face not vagina. Have some respect for your own body lady and then expect the same in return. So lets say if you ask him to make his penis whiter, exactly what do you think he will do? Dip it in Chalk? No dear, he will tell you to take a walk!! Now relax and don’t be crazy!!
Bete Arshiya the skin of your labia is very thin and elastic, making it look darker. Trying to lighten your naturally dark skin with fairness creams can cause unnecessary irritation. So try to ignore the commercials telling you that fairer is better and embrace your natural colour – be vagina confident
no i wont use any creams but my vaginal area get dark black and gets irritated some times.i cant reach doctor cause of some problems what i have to do right now?pls give advice to me
Bete Manasa the skin of your labia is very thin and elastic, making it look darker. Trying to lighten your naturally dark skin with fairness creams can cause unnecessary irritation. So try to ignore the commercials telling you that fairer is better and embrace your natural colour be vagina confident
Dear Mona the skin of your labia is very thin and elastic, making it look darker. Trying to lighten your naturally dark skin with fairness creams can cause unnecessary irritation. So try to ignore the commercials telling you that fairer is better and embrace your natural colour be vagina confident https://lovematters.in/en/our-bodies/female-body/my-vagina-is-so-dark-is-that-a-problem If you would like to join in on a further discussion on this topic, join our discussion board, "Just Ask" : https://lovematters.in/en/forum
बेटे महिला के यौनी कि त्वचा बहुत ही नाज़ुक और मुलायम होती हैं जिसके कारण उसका काला पड़ना स्वाभाविक है, ये त्वचा की बनावट है ज्यादातर हमारे देश की महिलाओं के गुप्तांग dark ही है fair तो सिर्फ़ foreigners के होते हैं अब यदि उसे fair करने के लिए किसी किस्म की cream वगैरा use करती है तो उससे उस जगह की त्वचा को नुकसान पहुंच सकता है इसलिए बेहतर यही होगा कि केवल उस जगह की साफ़ सफाई पर ध्यान दे बस और अपने शरीर से प्यार करे https://lovematters.in/en/our-bodies/female-body/vagina-and-more https://lovematters.in/hi/our-bodies/female-body/my-vagina-is-so-dark-is-that-a-problem https://lovematters.in/hi/our-bodies/female-body/my-girlfriends-vagina-is-too-dark यदि इस मुद्दे पर आप और गहरी चर्चा में जुड़ना चाहते हैं, तो हमारे डिस्कशन बोर्ड, " जस्ट पूछो" में ज़रूर शामिल हों. https://lovematters.in/en/forum
Dear Payal the skin of your labia is very thin and elastic, making it look darker. Trying to lighten your naturally dark skin with fairness creams can cause unnecessary irritation. So try to ignore the commercials telling you that fairer is better and embrace your natural colour be vagina confident https://lovematters.in/en/our-bodies/female-body/my-vagina-is-so-dark-is-that-a-problem If you would like to join in on a further discussion on this topic, join our discussion board, "Just Ask" . https://lovematters.in/en/forum
Aditi bete the skin of your labia is very thin and elastic, making it look darker. Trying to lighten your naturally dark skin can cause unnecessary irritation. So try to ignore the commercials telling you that fairer is better and embrace your natural colour be vagina confident. https://lovematters.in/en/our-bodies/female-body/my-vagina-is-so-dark-is-that-a-problem If you would like to join in on a further discussion on this topic, join our discussion board, "Just Ask” https://lovematters.in/en/forum
Mainy ek bar Veet use ki 2mnt bad mujay jalan hue mainy 10 mnt bad clean ki to agly din red ho gaya merri vegina ke paas or ab bahut black ho gya. Koi upai batay pls
Pallavi bete isliye kaha jata hai ki aisee cream ke istemal se pahle test lijiye, kyunki har kisi ki twacha alag alag hoti hai, toh sankraman hone ke ya side effects hone chances ho sakte hain. Please iske bare mein ek panjikrit doctor se mil lijiye aur unke salah ko follow kijiye. Ise padhiye: https://lovematters.in/en/our-bodies/pubic-hair-yay-or-nay Yadi aap is mudde par humse aur gehri charcha mein judna   chahte hain to hamare discussion board “Just Poocho” mein zaroor shamil ho! https://lovematters.in/en/forum
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