Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail 358 It’s good to hear Ghana is finally taking the steps towards banning skin lightening creams. It’s beyond insulting when one who is dark and proud walks past a shop with a poster glorifying light skinned as if it is more of a compliment to one’s already beautiful skin tone. My question is why is such an action scheduled? If the government has come to a conclusion that this is bad enough to ban next year, then why not ban it now? Could it be campaign tactic as elections is on the way? Who knows. Most important is to get rid of it. Besides most ladies who attempt to look light skinned with these products only end up look far worst and they are very well of it. However there are also large numbers of women who may apply these creams but in little shades so it might not be so obvious. The bottom line is get rid if it, but most importantly, the propaganda that fools them to think that skin lightening is better. See the new below reported StarrFMonline.com. More Articles You Would Love How To Choose Your Wedding Style Eccentric Clothing Unleashes A Haute Couture Capsule Collection Perfect For All Occassions The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has served notice of an imminent ban on cosmetic products containing skin bleaching ingredient, hydroquinone. The ban, which takes effect from August 2016, is in accordance with a directive from the Ghana Standard Authority (GSA). James Lartey, Head of communications at the FDA who disclosed this at a public forum in Ho, noted that his outfit currently permits, products that contain up to 2 percent hydroquinone into the Ghanaian market. But from August 2016, such products will not be permitted based on a new regulation set by the Ghana Standard Authority. “Concerning skin lightening products, we are saying that from August 2016, all products containing hydroquinone will not be allowed into the country. From 2016 the acceptance for skin lightening products is going to be zero,” Lartey told Starr News’s Lambert Atsivor in an interview. Hydroquinone products are marketed for their skin-lightening properties in Asian and African cosmetics markets, according to the U.S Food and Drugs Administration. But a research conducted revealed that hydroquinone may act as a carcinogen or cancer-causing chemical, hence its ban in the European Union, Japan, Australia and the United States, a couple of years ago. Read More On Ghana Fashion & Social Issues banghanaghana skin bleaching banskin bleach Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail Nana Tamakloe Founder of FashionGHANA.com and Accra Fashion Week. I'm grateful you visited, I hope you share, subscribe and share your comments or opinions below. More For You #OOTD: Nigeria’s Prudential Atelier Shakes Up The Internet With This Astonishing Wedding Guest... VIDEOS: King Promise & Sarkodie Show Men How To Drip In Kente &... FCCPC Shuts Down Chinese Supermarket In Nigeria That Banned Nigerians From Entering VIDEO: Watch Exclusive Designs You Missed At The Just Ended SA Fashion Week... #OOTD: Shams Berry Merges Elegance & Sultriness in Magbrien’s Striking Bustier Ensemble VIDEO: Watch The Moment Two Young Chinese Boys Were Over Excited To See... Muyishime Unleashes The ‘Conlang Collection’: A Bold Step Towards Inclusive Fashion #OOTD: Crochet Like You’ve Never Seen; Witness The Stunning Crochet/Kente Print Look By... #BIKINIBAE: Cute Grenadian Beauty Reysher Is Serving Stunning Swimwear With Unparalleled Grace &... VIDEO: Rihanna Promises Ayra Starr A Verse After Rick Ross Failed To Create... Leave a Comment Cancel ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.