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Social Goods | Fashion Students Study the Weather, the Multi-Billion Dollar Skin-Bleaching Industry

This week, unpredictable weather patterns forces students to learn about climate change and a look at the multi-billion dollar skin-whitening industry dominating the West African cosmetics market.
An advertisement for a skin-whitening cream | Source: Flickr/Adam Jones
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  • Helena Pike

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