



I came across a somewhat controversial article on skin bleaching by
African women in the UK Telegraph,
written by a Nigerian writer and lawyer, Sede Alonge, and I thought to
bring it here so we can read and discuss. Sola makes a case for women
who bleach for why they shouldn't be made
to feel like they are betraying their race for wanting to change their
skin colour. Read below...Toning. Lightening. Brightening. Whitening. While the marketing slogans promoting skin enhancement in Africa might be varied, the underlying effects are pretty identical. Although I do not use skin lightening products, I live in Nigeria where millions of women do.
On offer in my local shops are a myriad of products designed to make dark skin lighter: Kojic acid soaps, fade creams, hydroquinone creams, whitening shower gels made from goat milk and for the more determined: skin lightening injections. Continue...


Every year we wait for MBGN contestants to give us a creative twist
to the traditional attires and this year some of the delegates
brought it! Check them out after the cut and tell us what you think...
