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Love the skin you’re in: A shop sells skin-lightening products in Accra, Ghana. Africa is experiencing a trend of skin bleaching, also called whitening, particularly among teenagers and young adults. Photo: Cristina Aldehuela/Getty Images
AFRICA REGION

Africa wants to ban skin lighteners containing mercury

The use of the toxic products that contain mercury symbolise societies grappling with colourism

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read
People who use creams to lighten their skin risk causing lasting damage to their bodies and nervous systems.
MERCURY

[From our archives] When lightening strikes it brings pale ailments

People who use creams to lighten their skin risk causing lasting damage to their bodies and nervous systems.

  • Ina Skosana
12 min read
The cosmetics industry has made billions out of people who think that being light or white is right.
ADVERTISING INDUSTRY

Skin lighteners speak of a dark age

The cosmetics industry is still blatantly promoting the noxious idea that light is right.

  • Nikiwe Bikitsha 1
5 min read
BOLLYWOOD

Dark is beautiful movement takes on unfair India

Indian actress Nandita Das is fighting to overturn the all-pervasive ‘you need to be fair’ message in India.

  • Rachel OBrien
5 min read