Despite Health Hazards, Bleaching Creams Remain Top For Nigerian Women leadershipNGA: Nigeria bleaching skinlightener women health
This desire to look exceptionally good drives a lot of black women into skin bleaching, with the use of skin-lightening products popularly known as bleaching creams.
The agency has, therefore, raised the alarm over the abuse of skin-lightening products in the country, saying defiant users risk skin cancer, organ damage, and even death. Also, a study conducted in Ghana found that 70 percent of patients with kidney disease had a history of using bleaching creams. He disclosed that most of the products used in these mixes are smuggled into the country and are unregistered, citing formulations containing Kojic Acid and hydroquinone that are above their permissible limits in the formulations and therefore at risk of causing harm.
She said;"There are many consequences such as kidney failure, liver damage from accumulation of toxic chemicals within the system, so we want people to be aware of this and try to modify their behavior.
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