Oshiroi

Oshiroi on the neck

Oshiroi (白粉) is the powder used for skin whitening, mostly by geishas and maikos.

"白粉" literally means "white powder", while the pronunciation oshiroi means "white" (shiroi) with the honorific prefix o-.

See also

Japanese cosmetics and plastic surgery

Historical	Bihaku Oshiroi Ohaguro Hikimayu Uguisu no fun Kumadori Aburatorigami

Contemporary	Eyelid glue Circle contact lens East Asian blepharoplasty Skin whitening

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