Skin lightening cream has been used to treat a wide variety of conditions, from people who wish to remove liver spots, sun spots, freckles, to treat sun damage, hide the result of acne scars and general skin problems. But more recently they have been used by Asians and members of the Afro Caribbean community who wish to lighten their skin. As we live in a multicultural society, those darker skinned people increasingly choose to lighten their skin, to be more in tone with whiter sknned people. Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing, we can’t be judges of society, but it is a fact.