Why Nigeria Is Tagged ‘World’s Capital Of Skin Bleaching’ – Minister

“Nigeria may have been called ‘the world capital of skin bleaching’, or ‘or the skin-lightening hothouse of the world,’ potentially due to its recognition as having the highest usage rates of SLPs across the globe put at 77 per cent by WHO. This rate is the highest in the world, reinforcing the prevalence of a cultural and societal preference for lighter skin tones in the country.

“I must say that not only are men using Skin-Lightening Products(SLPs), but men also tend to put pressure on women directly or indirectly to lighten their skin, and therefore, our campaigns must not exclude the men folks.” -Dr. Iziaq Salako, Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare

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