Skin Lightening: What I didn’t know about it – BBC Stories
skin whitening November 15th. 2018, 9:20am
Lots of people from black and Asian communities use skin whitening creams, but did you know that some of the products available on the high street are actually illegal?
Some of the creams contain dangerous chemicals that could result in an increased risk of skin cancer.
BBC Stories investigates what’s actually in these illegal creams, what damage can they do and why its so easy to get your hands on these illegal products. “If you’re worried the cream you’re using may contain illegal chemicals, you can have a look at Southwark Council’s banned product list or contact your local citizen’s advice bureau.”
The link to Southwark council list is on this site below. If you scroll down to banned products and click on the PDF called “illegal skin lightening products”
(https://www.southwark.gov.uk/business/trading-standards-and-food-safety/illegal-skin-lighteners)
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November 15th, 2018 at 9:27 am
i'm an Arab brown girl i love my skin it is like achocoXmilk mix 😹💘💗💗 (am northern Sudanese 💛) all love and respect to any one whatever skin color .shape . religion or race.we are humans 💜treat each other as you wanna them treat you!
November 15th, 2018 at 9:29 am
Why are so many of them in the U.K.? Why are people leaving Africa to go there???? People from Africa are anti LGBT and racists. They are heterosexuals who only like people like themselves.
November 15th, 2018 at 9:38 am
Girls, you’re naturally beautiful!! Save your money and your health
November 15th, 2018 at 9:40 am
Guys if you want to be lighter I have the perfect bleaching cream, you no longer have to be dark
November 15th, 2018 at 10:37 am
The fines are a joke. Up the fine significantly and see if these sellers wont learn to stop selling those creams. Only my opinion 🤷♀️🤷♀️
November 15th, 2018 at 10:45 am
Black's beautiful n u girls r gorgeous.
November 15th, 2018 at 11:14 am
if maybe we can get black women to love their natural hair and stop wearing weaves and competing with European women, that would be wonderful.😊👍
November 15th, 2018 at 11:17 am
These girls are soo pretty tbh.
November 15th, 2018 at 11:45 am
African women have self hate
November 15th, 2018 at 11:57 am
Black skin don't age fast that what I like about my dark skin… From Ghana….
November 15th, 2018 at 12:09 pm
You're not stop supposed to see anyone in the dark. It's dark Humans aren't nocturnal. We don't have night vision
November 15th, 2018 at 12:42 pm
Am proud of my skin colour
November 15th, 2018 at 1:06 pm
You can change your skin colour but not your dna…. think about your future i mean your child……
November 15th, 2018 at 1:59 pm
Can we talk about wigs, weaves and damaging hair products next? Black women are sacrificing so much to look closer to being European. Very sad.
November 15th, 2018 at 2:22 pm
i went to school with a dark skinned indian girl from year 7 to year 9 and she started bleaching her skin. keep in mind this was 2015!!!!!!!
November 15th, 2018 at 2:23 pm
These women are so beautiful omg
November 15th, 2018 at 2:38 pm
White girls trying to tan their skin so they are darker
black and asian people trying to bleach their skin so they are lighter….
Why can't anyone jus accept themselves for who they are? This world is filled with so many insecurities that no one ever stops to think about the features they DO have and instead are upset about the ones they don't have.
November 15th, 2018 at 3:37 pm
14:?? You're as confident as the amount of likes you get on Snapchat, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter 🙄🙄…. Don't ever wait to be accepted☝🏿NO!!
November 15th, 2018 at 3:50 pm
Why are the small black SHOPS being targeted? Shut down or boycott all PAKS!!!
November 15th, 2018 at 4:04 pm
Then do it for black men. White men prefer dark bw.