非洲掀起“女性美白风”
<p></p><p><span word="Nomasonto">Nomasonto</span> <span word="Mnisi">Mnisi</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="colour">colour</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="esteem">esteem</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>".</p><p><span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="marketed">marketed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Mandela">Mandela</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rainbow">rainbow</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heritage">heritage</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africans">Africans</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="black">black</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cape">Cape</span> <span word="Town">Town</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="bleaches">bleaches</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="skin">skin</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="varied">varied</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="skin">skin</span>-<span word="lighteners">lighteners</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> "<span word="white">white</span> <span word="skin">skin</span>".</p><p><span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="dermatologists">dermatologists</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bleaching">bleaching</span> - <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="irreversibly">irreversibly</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="lighter">lighter</span>-<span word="skinned">skinned</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="colonial">colonial</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="epitome">epitome</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> "<span word="brown">brown</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>" <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="tended">tended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="dark">dark</span>-<span word="skinned">skinned</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Nigerians">Nigerians</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="products">products</span>: 77% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nigerian">Nigerian</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Togo">Togo</span> <span word="with">with</span> 59%; <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="with">with</span> 35%; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mali">Mali</span> <span word="at">at</span> 25%.</p><p><span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="containing">containing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hydroquinone">hydroquinone</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="ingredient">ingredient</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1980<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="creams">creams</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lotions">lotions</span> <span word="containing">containing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stalls">stalls</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="creams">creams</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="harmful">harmful</span> <span word="steroids">steroids</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="mercury">mercury</span>.</p>
页:
[1]