Skin lightening continues to be a huge debate and Rwanda seems to have taken the debate further after they recently banned skin lightening products.
According to the standard reports, Skin-lightening products are being removed from shop shelves in Rwanda following a government ban.
The creams and soaps, whose sales in Africa are worth billions every year, were banned on November 2018.
Since the ban came into effect, thousands of bottles have been seized from shop shelves in a government-led crackdown.
What does this ban mean for the section of women who have been using the products?
Well many fear that people might resort to other alternatives which might even be more harmful to their bodies.
Some even fear that they might start getting darker since they will not be able to access the products.
The ban has attracted a lot of reactions as some have divided opinions concerning this move.
Other countries have already started the discussion on whether that should be implemented in their countries too.
Kenya being part of the discussion and as usual the serious debate has turned into a joke
Some claim that the ban is depriving of women rights while others are ready to welcome such a policy. Have a look at the reactions from Kenyans.
Ata Kenya inafaa kuwa banned… Hawa watu wanachange colour like chameleon. Sometimes you even pass without greatings since ashabadirika akakua blue ????
— Jimmy-glen machaa (@Jimmyglen08) January 9, 2019
#NRGTransit @NRGRadioKE @MwalimuRachel kasarani seasons locked mbaya…..Vera sidika na Huddah watahamia eastlando mtu wangu…
— Patoh_Escobar_254 (@KePatoh) January 9, 2019
tutakuwa mabrathe wengi
— kevin fakati (@kevin_fakati) January 9, 2019
#NRGTransit No they should not be banned. Where will ‘cosmetologists’ earn their money from???
#NRGTransit if it may happen in +254
they would be violating women rights— RebornWanjee (@reborn_wanjee) January 9, 2019
People will go back to their default settings
— DEeJaY KiNgSpIn (@DeejayKingspin) January 9, 2019
What are your thoughts on this ban?