In China, most people are willing to do anything to make their skin as light as possible, and women even more so. This obsession with fair skin isn't just in China. In these countries, light skin is associated with wealth, while dark skin is associated with poverty . Ironically , the sun has very little to do with skin color in these countries, as rich and poor alike tend to keep their skin covered as much as possible . Believe me, the cosmetics industry in China is booming. Interestingly , roughly 19.5 billion of this money comes from online sales. Skin whitening creams and waters Virtually every skin care product imaginable will have “skin whitening” on the label. Go to any of the big shopping malls and you're guaranteed to find several stores offering a wide variety of different beauty treatments, and even more stores that sell nothing but cosmetics . As you can imagine, countless different Chinese home remedies for skin care are very popular . Turmeric face masks Turm...