NAFDAC warns of dangers in skin bleaching creams

The Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has cautioned Nigerians against the use of bleaching creams.Information Guide Nigeria

The agency revealed that bleaching poses enormous danger to human health.

Adeyeye said this at the Media Sensitisation Workshop on the Dangers of Bleaching Creams and Regulatory Control organised for the Association of Nigerian Health Journalists on Friday in Ibadan.

According to NEWS DAIRY, some of the harmful effects of bleaching creams include cancer, damage to vital organs of the body, skin irritation and allergy, skin burns and rashes, wrinkles, premature skin ageing and prolonged healing of wounds.

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She further stated: “NAFDAC will continue to recognise the partnership, involvement and important roles of journalists in taking message of the dangers in the continuous use of bleaching creams to the grassroots through their various platforms.”NYSC Portal

Adeyeye stated: “We discovered that many operators of the Spas lack knowledge that mixing up different ingredients, either organic or inorganic to form cosmetics can result to bad effect on the users.

She cautioned, “Nigerian should always know that black is beautiful and they do not need to bleach their skin to please anyone.”

NEWS DAIRY reports that Mrs Roseline Ajayi, the Director, South-West Zone of NAFDAC, stressed the need for NAFDAC to strengthen Cosmetovigilance, a concept of safety monitoring of cosmetics products.

Ajayi said: “The risks associated with cosmetics products have elevated the need for cosmetovigilance services.”

Also speaking, the Director, Chemical Evaluation and Research, NAFDAC, Dr Leonard Omokpariola warned that the chemicals in some cosmetics products “are endocrine disruptors”, saying that it could lead to early puberty and low sperm count in men due to high estrogenic activities.JAMB Result

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