Last month the UK leading health and wellness retailer, Holland and Barrett, came under fire for selling controversial skin-lighting cream called Dr Organic Royal Jelly Skin Body Whitening Cream, which sells for £9.99.
The sale of the product provoked outrage, with some accusing the chain of encouraging racist ideals and others claiming that these creams contain dangerous chemicals.
But Irene, (pictured above - before and after bleaching) who’s 34 and lives with her husband and four children in a Kent mansion, defended their use, claiming that in some communities the pressure on women to use such products is overwhelming.
Irene Major who is a former model is originally from Cameroon, West Africa. She is married to Canadian oil tycoon, Sam Malin.
‘When my skin is lighter, I just feel prettier. ‘It’s a taboo subject, and people get judgmental about it, but that’s how I feel.’
‘A skin-lightening regime has been part of my life practically since birth,’. ‘There are many different types of African skin — from dark charcoal to a lighter version — and you grow up knowing that the lighter ladies are the prettier ones. It’s just a fact.’
Her younger sister, Elsa agrees with her view. She said..
‘Being lighter shows you belong to a different place on the social ladder. All the rich, successful black African men marry either a white or a very light-skinned girl because they too grew up thinking that the lighter is the most pretty. It doesn’t matter how dark a man is, of course — the pressure is all on women.’
Wow!!
Ladies do you agree with these women?? Is she really better light skinned?
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