Colorism

One African Country Banned Skin Bleaching Cream Ingredients

The phenomenon sweeping the world & doing so much harm

For the better part of two years in Ghana, West Africa I’ve lived, loved and cried my eyes out. Unlike Kenya, I’ve noticed a lot more people using skin bleaching products. Ghanians have been more vocal, insulting, hyper focused on looks than I’ve ever noticed in Kenya. In Kenya I didn’t seem to see many variations of skin tones. My husband’s village being mostly darker skinned, Mombasa has a largely…