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| According to doctors, Jain got cancer from using skin lightening products for 40 years. |
63-year-old Jane from Cameroon, who used to use a big hat to protect her face from the strong rays of the sun, now regrets using Skin whitening products after a skin cancer diagnosi. These women of Jane Cameroon is one of those who used controversial products that have been banned after criticism on social media.
"I feel embarrassed when people look at me," says a woman vendor selling such products in the capital Yaounde. After five months of developing a sore on her face, Jane went to a doctor. Which diagnosed him with cancer. Doctors told him that he got cancer from using skin whitening products for 40 years.
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| For some people like 20-year-old student Annette, the effects of such products can be quite harmful. |
There are millions of people like Jane in the world who use skin-lightening products. According to the Cameroon Dermatology Society, in 2019, about 30 percent of residents of the economic capital of Douala and a quarter of school girls used skin-lightening products.
For some, such as Annette, a 20-year-old student, the effects of such products can be quite harmful. She says: 'She has red spots on her face, skin peeling and burning. In bright sunlight, my face would get hot and I would have to stop. Products with names like 'White Now' and 'Super White' were instantly recognizable by the pictures of fair-skinned women on their packaging on store shelves. can go.
The row over the dangerous chemicals began in the summer when social media users criticized a company that sold opposition MP Noreen Futsing's (color-whitening) products. Many of the products have never been scientifically tested and They contain dangerous levels of chemicals, which inhibit the production of melanin, a substance produced in the body by the heat of the sun.
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| Cameroon's Ministry of Health has banned products that contain dangerous substances. |
One of these chemicals is hydroquinone, which was banned by the European Union in 2001 due to the risk of cancer and genetic mutations. Cameroon's Ministry of Health on August 19 this year banned such products in cosmetic and personal hygiene.
The import, production, and distribution were banned, as they contain hazardous substances such as hydroquinone and mercury. According to the World Health Organization, bleaching products are commonly used by both women and men in many African, Asian, and Caribbean countries.
use Black people in Europe and North America also use such products. Despite the terrible results, men and women believe that they will become more beautiful after using these products.
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