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-.

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