My Fair Lady

- Psychologists say beauty is associated with a neoteny, the retaining of child-like features in adults.
- fair skin, associated with youthfulness, is deemed more desireable to many.

Conditioned Beauty

- phenomenon is especially prevalent in Asia.
- drawings from early china showed women and goddesses with fair skin tones.
- in India, the I want-fair-skin phenomenon is so pervasive that a attached to being tanned.
- While men are attracted to lighter skins, women seem to prefer the opposite.
- fairer skin in females is associated with purity, modesty and goodness.
- darker skins are associated with mystery, villainy and danger,
- fairer women closely linked to more angelic themes.

Protection or Overprotection
- The sun's ultra-violet rays are not only important for the synthesis of Vitamin-D, but also for building stronger muscles and improving reaction time.
- lack of Vitamin-D is associated with osteoporosis and several forms of cancer, including colon, breast and prostate.
- protecting our skin against the sun's rays is important, overprotecting it and obsessing over fair skin is not the perfect solution .
- being out in the sun makes everyone cheerful and happy.

Tips on fairer skin naturally:
1. Get 8 hours of sleep a night. Good sleep will mean less dullness in your skin.

2. Have eight glasses of water. It is a general rule of thumb, but we often forget with our busy schedules. Hydrating yourself means healthier skin.

3. Appling lemon juice is believed to make one's skin fairer. Lemon juice has natural bleaching properties, but it can sting if you have sensitive skin.

4. Applying lemon juice is believed to make your skin fairer. It works best applied at bedtime and left overnight.

5. Aloe Vera, the wonder plant, helps clear up the skin if applied externally as a gel. You can also drink Aloe Vera juice every day to help with healthy skin.