According
to World Health Organization (WHO), Nigerian women are the leader when it comes
to skin bleaching. This means our women are insecure and not proud of their
sexy black skins…hmmm…read what WHO has to say on this…
THE World Health Organization, WHO, has said 77 per cent of women in Nigeria
use skin-lightening products, the world’s highest percentage. The figure
compares with 59 per cent in Togo, and 27 per cent in Senegal.
The WHO report said the reasons for this are varied but most people said they use skin-lighteners because they want “white skin”. WHO also said skin bleaching comes with hazardous health consequences. The dangers associated with the use of toxic compounds for skin bleaching include, blood cancers such as leukemia and cancers of the liver and kidneys, as well as severe skin conditions. It said hardcore bleachers use illegal ointments containing toxins like mercury, a metal that blocks production of melanin, which gives the skin its color, but can also be toxic.
The WHO report said the reasons for this are varied but most people said they use skin-lighteners because they want “white skin”. WHO also said skin bleaching comes with hazardous health consequences. The dangers associated with the use of toxic compounds for skin bleaching include, blood cancers such as leukemia and cancers of the liver and kidneys, as well as severe skin conditions. It said hardcore bleachers use illegal ointments containing toxins like mercury, a metal that blocks production of melanin, which gives the skin its color, but can also be toxic.
The report said in many parts of
Africa, lighter-skinned women are considered more beautiful and believed to be
more successful, it is not women who obsessed with bleaching their skins. Some
men too are involved in the practice.
WHO investigation said lightening creams are not effectively regulated in Nigeria where even roadside vendors sell tubes and plastic bags of powders and ointments from cardboard boxes stacked along sidewalks in market districts. Many of the tubes are unlabelled as to their actual ingredients.
According to Qatar based AI Jazeera, it reported that business is booming for shop selling skin-lightening products. A trader said, “About 90 percent of my clients come asking for skin whitening products,” adding, “I sell it to them and give advice on what product is best for them and how to use them.”
SOME BAD EFFECTS OF SKIN BLEACHING
1. It makes your skin fragile and easily peels off
2. In case of a surgery, it increases chances of complication and difficulty in healing
3. Bleaching creams contain caffeine, and caffeine isn't good to the body or to your health. The more it penetrates your skin, it can cause so many harms and complications.
4. Increased risk of contracting skin cancer....and many more...
Ladies, please be proud of your black skin, black is sexy if you maintain and take good care of your skin.
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