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Skin deep beauty

Is it worth it? In a bid to achieve the Eurocentric beauty ideal, young women are turning to bleaching creams and pills with disastrous results, writes NELLY OBADHA 

If you peruse the shelves of some beauty stores, you can be sure to come across a section dedicated to sunscreen products, but placed strategically among well-known brands are skin lightening products.

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