Why are some parents in Nigeria using harmful skin lightening products on their children?
When Africa Daily\u2019s Alan Kasujja was in Lagos last year, he learned that some parents there are using harmful products on their children in order to lighten their skin and that in some instances parents are unintentionally lightening and damaging their children\u2019s skin.\n \nThe usage of skin lightening products is high in Nigeria.\n \nAccording to the World Health Organisation, the prevalence of skin bleaching varies across the continent in Mali it's 25% while in Nigeria it's 77%, so the market for these products is large and widespread.\n \nIn today\u2019s episode, Alan looks at what\u2019s behind this trend and hears from the owner of a natural skin products business on the conversations she\u2019s had with mothers looking for skin lightening products for their young children. And he speaks to a dermatologist on the young and damaged skin she\u2019s seen in her clinic.
With special thanks to producer Chigozie Ohaka.