Skin bleaching has become rampant in Nigeria.
According to the World Health Organisation in 2018, 77% of Nigerian women use skin lightening products which is the world’s highest percentage.
Regardless of the benefits that the users claim, bleaching has life-threatening side effects such as skin cancer, liver damage and kidney failure among others.
In this podcast, some of the users of skin bleaching products revealed why they use them; from boosting their confidence to getting better employment opportunities, and even peer pressure.
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