A woman from the province of Phrae in the
north of Thailand has died after consuming skin
whitening products that she purchased online.
The 35-year-old woman who wanted white skin
and larger br**sts, had been taking the products
she had purchased from web sites.
Wijitra Jantaphrom developed kidney disease
and died in her own bathroom before help could
reach her.
Relatives who had arranged her 35th birthday
party celebration on Friday, September 22, were
concerned when she didn’t show. On Sunday
they took her cake to present to her at her
funeral.
Wijitra Jantaphrom started taking the “herbal”
supplements in capsules some months ago and
initial results looked promising as her
complexion improved.
She even recommended the capsules she found
out about and ordered on Facebook to her
friends.
But soon the mother of one, who was a
furniture factory worker in the northern Thai
province, suffered a swelling of the face. She
went to hospital and passed out on the way and
was diagnosed with kidney disease from taking
the pills.
She was sent home and then things got worse.
She passed out at home and this time there
was no one around to help her and she died
alone in her bathroom last week.
Kamchanok Kongkoi, 26, a relative, said she did
not turn up to a planned birthday party on
Friday.
Tragically they took her birthday cake to present
to her corpse at the funeral at Wat Ton Khrai in
Prae on Sunday.
Pharmacists told Kapook that this tragic case
highlighted the problem of dangerous
substances being sold online to people who
wanted an answer to having lighter skin color
and a better body shape.