Yet another random tip.

[randomness]

In China, you should examine the sunscreen products carefully before you buy them. Available sunscreen often includes skin lightening additives. That's probably not what you want.

I noticed this while I was looking along the drugstore shelves for dry skin cream*. (Watsons, CapitaRetail Mall, Xizhimen.)

Another reported problem is that many local brands don't work, but that's a general problem with products in China.

*Also, you'll need plenty of moisturizer for Beijing. The city is dry, dry, dry: particularly in winter, but also early spring, late fall, etc.

Comments

[achinhibitor.livejournal.com]

And you can add: very little consumer protection regulation by the government, and little effective remedy through lawsuits.

Interesting. The actual answer is "anarchy"; there is no "The System" to enforce good behavior on manufacturers.

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't call it anarchy so much as a system organized without any great concern for the individual. Lack of protection for consumers is just one of many manifestations of that unconcern.

[achinhibitor.livejournal.com]

Well, it doesn't protect businesses either. What there isn't much of in China is a rule of law over commercial activities.

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

I'll shorten that for you:

What there isn't much of in China is a rule of law