Before Taiwan's economy really took to the skies, housewives had little opportunity to use famous brandname cosmetics. Many of them thus took to using low-quality face powder which contained amounts of lead that precipitated in their skin to leave black blemishes that cannot be removed.
在台灣經濟未「起飛」之前，婦女用不起名牌化妝品，許多人因為長期使用含鉛的劣質麵粉，造成鉛粉沉澱皮膚，臉上留下無法褪去的黑色素。