Bleaching where scientists fear to tread

31 August 2016 - 09:06
By KATHARINE CHILD

Up to a third of South African women bleach their skin, but many don't realise how harmful skin-lightening products can be. Ncoza Dlova, head of the University of KwaZulu-Natal's dermatology department, has been speaking out about skin-lightening products and led a march against them in Durban last week.

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