Following the publication of the test results, a picture of a young woman who purportedly used a cream in an effort to remove black spots appeared on social media and sparked discussion in the comments section.

 

Skin bleaching, also known as the practice of utilizing substances, combinations, or therapies to physically lighten one’s skin tone, has existed for a very long time and has grown into a multibillion-dollar global industry.

The idealization of light skin as the beauty standard has an impact on women’s self-esteem globally.

World-wide, the idealization of pale skin as the pinnacle of beauty has an impact on women of color’s self-esteem.

Skin tone is a social standard that is frequently utilized by people of color and white people alike in place of race in various cultures. Because skin color directly affects attractiveness, marriageability, professional options, and socioeconomic position, many women of color turn to chemical treatments to lighten their skin.

However, you must be absolutely certain that you are using the recommended products to bleach your skin, as one mistake could result in skin burns.

Similar to the woman in the post below, although it’s unclear exactly what happened, it is certain that skin color bleaching went wrong at home. She shared her before and after photo on Twitter.

An individual by the user name of ” ⚘MOTASE⚘@YvetteSibambo_ ” felt the need to share this sight with the people on social media.

On the 31st of August 2022 around 2:08 PM , grabbing the attention of the masses at once and so far managed to obtain a seazable amount of 351 retweets , 168 Qoute tweets and a whopping 1,293 likes.