Mindy Kaling Gets Candid About Celebrity Brands, Melasma, Keloids and ‘Celebrating’ Her ‘Dark Skin’

usmagazine.com:

Mindy Kaling wants fans to know that her decision to invest in Lion Pose was not her hopping on the celebrity beauty brand bandwagon.

The label, which is founded by two female Indian entrepreneurs, offers a Dark Spot + Hyperpigmentation treatment, which Kaling, 44, says she can’t live without.  “There’s a lot of celebrities with their own lines, but what I think is different about this is that this a line that existed and I’m an investor in it.

I love this product so much. … I use it every day,” Kaling told Allure in a Tuesday, July 18, interview. Kaling shared that she’s “struggled” with hyperpigmentation for years and was on the hunt for products that “help with acne scars and dark spots.”  “I feel incredibly lucky that I’m someone who’s celebrated for my dark brown skin, and I did not want to change that,” Kaling told the publication. “So, this is something that just really works for me.

So that’s why I came on as an investor, not just as an ambassador or whatever.” In addition to hyperpigmentation, Kaling has also struggled with melasma.  “If you have melanated skin, you have to be so careful about lasers,” she told Allure. “But a lot of times people who have melasma after pregnancy can do a simple laser and be fine with it.