Anal whitening - the practice of lightening the pigmentation of the skin around the anus . It is used for cosmetic purposes so that the skin tone around the anus does not stand out from the nearest parts of the body. Also, anal whitening is often used in the pornographic industry to improve the appearance of the anus.
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Health Risks
Used cosmetics may contain ingredients that can cause irritation of sensitive skin around the anus, leading to temporary discomfort, burning and even encopresis [1] .
Anus bleaching can be performed using creams containing hydroquinone , used to lighten the skin and usually included in products that are positioned as suitable for black people to even out skin tone [2] .
Hydroquinone is prohibited in some countries, including countries that are members of the European Union [3] .
In 2006, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration refused early claims about the safety of hydroquinone due to its association with ochronosis [4] , a syndrome in which the skin becomes colorless and disfigured forever, as well as the assumption of carcinogenicity of hydroquinone [5] [6] [7] . However, the use of hydroquinone is not prohibited in the United States so far [8] .
Other ingredients used to lighten the skin are arbutin and [9] . Arbutin can be converted by the body into hydroquinone [10] . Kojic acid was developed as a safer alternative to hydroquinone, but it is less effective for whitening the skin [11] .
See also
- Vajazling
Notes
- ↑ Whitening of the anus and other intimate places. Assol-club.net
- ↑ Tristan Taormino. Britesmile for Bungholes . The Village Voice (July 5, 2005). Date of treatment July 21, 2016.
- ↑ Skincare: Skin lightening products . Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association . Archived January 23, 2015.
- ↑ Hydroquinone Studies Under The National Toxicology Program (NTP) . Food and Drug Administration .
- ↑ skin bleaching / lightening & its dangers . Date of treatment March 9, 2013. Archived March 25, 2012.
- ↑ Judi Vance. The Ugly Side of Beauty . Date of treatment March 9, 2013. Archived March 25, 2012.
- ↑ http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol71/volume71.pdf . Archived March 25, 2012.
- ↑ Hydroquinone . Campaign for Safe Cosmetics . Archived January 23, 2015.
- ↑ CTPA - The facts about ... - Skin lightening products Archived January 23, 2015.
- ↑ Chemical Information Review Document for Arbutin [CAS No. 497-76-7 and Extracts from Arctostaphylos uva-ursi] . National Toxicology Program (January 2006).
- ↑ Backdoor bleaching . News24 (February 24, 2009).
Links
- Tristan Taormino . Britesmile for Bungholes: Investigating the latest craze in bodily beautification: anal bleaching // " The Village Voice ", July 11th, 2005.