Skin-whitening creams should be ‘avoided at all costs,’ UK officials warn
5 years, 3 months ago

Skin-whitening creams should be ‘avoided at all costs,’ UK officials warn

CNN  

CNN — Skin-whitening creams can be as toxic as paint strippers and should be “avoided at all costs,” the UK’s Local Government Association has warned. Most of those products include the banned ingredient hydroquinon – a bleaching agent which is “the biological equivalent of paint stripper,” said the LGA statement. “Skin creams containing banned ingredients are very dangerous and could seriously damage your health, scar you for life and even kill you, so they should be avoided at all costs,” said Blackpool Councilor Simon Blackburn in the press release. Skin-whitening creams with natural or non-harmful ingredients are legally allowed, but they are often expensive, driving up the demand for cheap and dangerous banned products, said the LGA.

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‘Whitening’ undergoes a makeover but colourism stays
4 years, 5 months ago

‘Whitening’ undergoes a makeover but colourism stays

The Hindu  

The world’s biggest cosmetics companies have been selling a fairy tale that often goes something No company has had greater success peddling this message across Asia, Africa and West Asia than Unilever’s Fair & Lovely brand, which sells millions of tubes of skin lightening cream annually. But it’s unlikely that fresh marketing by the world’s biggest brands in beauty will …

Rwanda skin lightening: Government deploys officials to enforce ban on skin lightening creams
6 years ago

Rwanda skin lightening: Government deploys officials to enforce ban on skin lightening creams

CNN  

CNN — The Rwandan government is sending officials across the country to enforce its ban on skin lightening and bleaching products. The East African country is leading a campaign against skin bleaching and substandard cosmetics, particularly products that include hydroquinone, a spokesman from the Rwanda Standards Board told CNN. In response to a post from a woman calling for the …

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