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Friday 15 November 2013

LOL. People now use home cleaning creams to bleach their skin?

Once again, nothing wey person no go hear. Lol. According to MediaTakeOut, there's a new trend in South Africa, where girls use "Handy Andy" - which is like cleaning cream with bleach (meant for cleaning homes) - on their skin. Over time the cleaning cream eats away at the skin, and gives an appearance of a "lighter" complexion. Is this really happening in SA?

128 comments:

  1. We are all in bleachers club
    SA is nw a member

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    1. Pple like U will end up like Micheal Jackson. Bleach on, til u become brighter than ur future.Mama Teresa just hav faith like ur name implies.

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  2. Dis is rubbish na!
    My friend even told me girls use hypo to bleach, i no believe but na am sure na true!
    Condemning ur skin all na vanity!
    Na for old age una go mo howfar!

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  3. there is nothing people won't do just to look pretty....

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    1. Not pretty, you mean light skinned. Pretty doesn't correlate with light skinned. Point of correction.

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    2. Ok. Its not today ppl started doing crazy stuff to be like others. Stupidity

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  4. SA peepz please we deserve an answer

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  5. Ha!!! What's d world turning into?

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  6. New types of skin disease looming... God help us

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  7. Hmmmm, umu nwanyi na icho mma....#continue eatin my beans n plantain#

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  8. Hmmmmmm,this is really serious n if this is happening then dey ll soon die of skin cancer..

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  9. Welcome to the world of cancer. Am fair but black is beautiful.

    The bottom line is: Be happy with who u are,don't wish to be like me cause I can't stop thanking God for who I am. I always want to be me,despite the skin colour.

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  10. nothing wen me i no go hear..... Wat of omo? E dey bleach 2? Or ariel? Nobody wan stay d way God create am again **GIFT**

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  11. Naso na babes looking brighter than their future, why won't d oyibo's feel there is something extra special about their skin when blacks are willing to use iron sponge nd hypo to ave their bath just to be white. It is well

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    1. Oyinbo wan darken. They stay in sun to tan.

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  12. And the former skin must pass away."Behold a new creature".

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  13. With this new craze to look all bright and light skinned,nothing is impossible.
    You will be shocked at the length some of these broads can actually go.
    Inferiority complex mixed with a defeatist mentality!

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  14. No no no Linda Dats not true not in SA hei

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  15. Trust Lagosians to follow suit,maybe with hypo.lol

    ~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA3310

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  16. girls and their obsession for light skin. skin cancer is not far away

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  17. All is well,new things happen everyday,both good and bad.

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  18. Trash.....hell doomed..

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  19. Sad nd Pathetic if its really true! I must be fair by fire by force! Shediats, Vain nd Dumb gurls!

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  20. Linda, be responsible and stop reading MediaTakeOut. If I come on your blog, it's because I want to read something sensible and not a post you found on MediaTakeOut.

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  21. How true is dis? Though gals can do anytin 2 get lighter

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  22. na 2day????I knw of. babes who use hypo.I knw say u no go. post ma comment

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  23. Wetin person wey dey SA dey find lite skin for? Weather there already gives u lite skin nah .shuuu! ~Igwe

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  24. Black is and always will be beautiful

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  25. Linda they said "Africa" not SA...

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  26. Heey linda u shud'n have done this,u just gave our Naija girls a new recipe to the bleaching crusade...i can bet half of all i got that some girls would surely try this out

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  27. Hahahaha. Very soon they will all look like zombies walking around. No dark skin in SA as of 2015.

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  28. Handy andy will be on a high demand now. Thanks for the advert. Naija wanna be gals, here comes your beauty savour Handy andy. But remember bleaching your skin have notin to do with your brain and salvation. Be warned. Engr Emy

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  29. Like, WTF. What happened to self-love. No matter what you use, you can Not bleach away the structure of ur face... Bleaching with house product is so razz and degrading on another level. Educate these young girls pls.

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  30. Wait oh Linda no bi tonto dike be dis...na wah

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  31. lol. noting person no go hear. welI l go tell my girlfriend make she try am. lol

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  32. Xo proud of my black skinned. Complex is a serious disease worst dan hiv. Its pathetic. Trust nigerian gurls dey will go 4 harpic n morning fresh... Mtcheeew

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  33. Sure... It can happening and its bin happening gan sef!

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  34. All in the name of WHAT??? Mtchewwwww

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  35. Mey them also use vim . Linda pls pls post my comment oooo

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  36. Wetin we no go hear.... Nawa o

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  37. This is possible, very soon our very 'copy cat' Nigerian girls will start this. I am definitely sure it will have a very bad consequence.

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  38. even when they know it could lead to skin cancer

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  39. I don't believe it, why would people use such a harsh product on their faces when there are much cheaper lightening products which are also harsh but much, much milder than household bleach. I think someone is just trying to play pranks on the net.

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  40. Dis are the things that cause cancer

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  41. Chai....
    Is being white and being fine the same tin?
    Na wa o....

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  42. Lol 1st to comment

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  43. Lol 1st to comment

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  44. Hmmmmmmmm!
    Soon shit go dey mk person hair grow nd saliva go dey mk person luk under 16..

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  45. The babe looks like tonto dike! Lolz

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  46. Who nor go nor knw!!!pardon my language...

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  47. Its actually the mentality of most africans that fair complexion means beautiful persons. Just try to observe the world around you and you'll see what am talking about!

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  48. Shorite here I come..b4 babes u go out of stock.

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  49. But SA people are never that dark,why would they blach,chai wonders Neva end.

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  50. Tis so true oo.av actually got pimples on my face nd 1 day @d office,dis lady approchd me 2say she's gotten somfin dat'll clear all it all,mke my face smooth nd blablabla.(She originally comes 2 market Gnld products)jst lik normal i askd her 2bring if shes certain it'll work wondrs.alas wat i paid 4k 4 was a liquid Soap 2wash plates,still gnld.fear catch me,mind neva let me use am mor dan 5months i collectd it.i quarrel her ehn.......cos she didt evn tell me.

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  51. Shoprite here I come b4 babes go finish am.

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  52. As a South African I can say that majority of our people are light skin to medium brown but we do have dark skin but our darkest range is not West African dark which I adore,I'm medium brown with a yellow undertone and West Africans consider me light which in my country I don't qualify my boyfriend is Nigerian and his friends call me light skinned they always say SA babes are light compared to Nigerians so even the ones bleaching are not even that dark so this is funny I'm more into clean skin that's well taken care of does not matter the color since features make up 80% of ones beauty IMO so bleaching can't do much if you are not pretty to begin with ladies need to know that there are guys who love it dark while others like it yellow just sit and wait till the one who appreciates you come along don't bleach and end up with burnt knuckles and ashy skin like I've seen whenever I visit Lagos self love goes a long way

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    1. You should also tell then that in South Africa also the light brown polish is used on the fave in place of ponds. I've seen it since I was 12 years old ppl back at home were using it. Um also a South African too. Bt anyway yhe handy andy own dey scare me oo. Uhmmm Linda I blame u oo I will start this one now. Lols ok joking um already light or fare in complexion though I feel um dark ppl see it otherwise.

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  53. But you set dry use CREAM na.. Lol

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  54. iPray make linda nor use cream o... TeamGeneviv

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  55. Hiiiia!! If its true,can someone quickly tell them what the long term effect will be so they can stop immediately?? #sad

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  56. Na Naija girls,they want 2 turn Oyibo overnite

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  57. Na wa o
    I just pity dem!
    Why do people still have d mentality dat being light skinned makes one beautiful?
    Make dem de there de do I must b light skinned by fire by force as SKIN CANCER de creep into their life!
    Dark skinned people rocks any time any day.
    Shout out 2 everyone dat loves d way GOD had created them.

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  58. Na skin cancer pple dey take play like dis. All in d name of beauty. I pity dem o.

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  59. I live in CapeTown South Africa, I am just seeing this for the first time..... Handy Andy!!!! Hmmmmm I think she wants to die lol

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  60. dis is pure madness,if dey wnt 2 bleach dey sud go n buy bleaching na,wich knd fin dis ppl dey do sef *sighs*

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  61. Height of madness,mtseww they are all ignoramus...gud9t...sTephy says so!

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  62. Slavery mentality, if it aint white, it aint right

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  63. Really ℓσℓz•ː na wa OOoº°˚. Δε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ shld №†̥ brin dis trend to 9ja OOoº°˚ , cos our women go tak A̶̲̥̅̊​♏ far, n do more dan dem.

    GIFTEDhands#

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  64. I dey Nigeria, so I no go know. Oya SA people answer.

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  65. Y na ca of d skin

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  66. Wen wııh ollof dz desperate bıtches realıse dat 'Blaq z beautıfuuu'?..ınfakt ehn!..dey shuu kıp buyın lıghter skın,good fın z blaq z expensıve,cannot b purchased sef' #Mz_NenyeH

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  67. This is nothing but rubbish!

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  68. This has been happening for a long time. For example, congolese who cannot affording bleaching creams,bath in Jik. And they say Jik for whites is more effective than the one for colours.

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  69. Can't be true in SA lol

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  70. This is insane people need to learn self love being light skin does not mean one will be good looking just like being dark does not mean you ugly the white man has truly brainwashed our people even here in Lagos there's no black beauty again all the girls want to be light and end up ashy I have lived in SA and I know for a fact they more lighter then Nigerians naturally because of some admixture they have

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  71. Black is beautiful, it can't be bought!

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  72. Well, some girls do worse than that in Congo. I must confess I don't like light skinned women anymore. Whats the rush!!

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  73. Haba linda na so u slow reach ??????? E done tey 4 lagos , a friend of mine who happens 2 be really close 2 Toyin Lawani once told me dat Toyin mixes cleaning chemicals with some other chemicals to make her bleahing cream & dat was why my friend stopped buying Toyin's cream & soap ... Linda if u like no post my comment but it would do a lot of people good if dey knew Toyin lawani 4 who she really is .... Xoxo

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  74. Hmmm,na wa ooooo........nah by force 2 fine abi wetin self

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  75. Haaaa linda don do free advert 4dis product!..trust nija galz dem go bgin order am.hope toke maks don see d new recommended product to use asap b4 peter weddin!..*hissinanddroppinmic*

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  76. They nid quick action,I blive dis one is d fastest,lol

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  77. The tinz ppl do 2luk fair meks me wonder...am sure d nxt recipe wil be acid,oh am countin on it

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  78. Naked Clean is a San Diego woman-owned business that began with the simple idea that toxic chemicals should not be in our homes to the degree they are today.

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  79. Is that Tonton Dike ?

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    1. Loooool hahahaha. You are badt

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  80. A trend that we know nothing about? LOL *claps once* wait let me check on twitter

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  81. This is a big lie I live in SA nd I don't think this happens only mayb in the villages. Thnks drops mic

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  82. Toke makinws...I seeeeeee uuuuuuuu.

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  83. kelly d nkwerre gal16 November 2013 at 09:27

    It's Africa they will see and report on!! Jamaica girlz and even kids as young as 14 have been doing this like ten years ago!! Men too.

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  84. kelly d nkwerre gal16 November 2013 at 09:32

    Biko, they should park well joo. Jamaicans r pros in using cleaning products to bleach. Kids of both sexes as young as fifteen bleach there. And no b today. All those hairdresser and barbers in London use it!!

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  85. Since the source is Media Take Out, its pretty difficult to believe this

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  86. seriusly the guys dt re tlkn abt gals dt bleach shud pls kip dier mouh shut!!!! u guys re d one makn gals bleach cus majority of u, wen dey ask u wch kinda gal u like mst of u say i wnt a light skinned gal, wen all of u kip goin for fair ladies wat shud d drk ones do now??? obviously bleach as wel so dey kn get attractive for u to aproach dem!!!! so tell me y re u guys condemning wat u caused!!!! we re africans wer we have mst dark skinned gals bt u guys want fair ladies tell me wer shud d light skined gals come frm heaven i guess.....mtshewww

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  87. Foolish at and in the highest order.

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  88. It can not be true. Because the bleach will be highly corrosive. Which means it will burn and erode the skin. It's as good as pouring acid on your face. It will not only burn your skin but it will leave you with horrible patches. Both light and dark. So please do not try it on your skin.

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  89. I have seen women nowadays that have face lighter than what they use to be. But also fingers much darker than what they use to be as well. Their hands are so ugly

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  90. Gals too the invent useless tins. Linda dnt be sad dat I said this. Ndi o so chi egbu. Post it.

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  91. Gals too the invent useless tins. Linda dnt be sad dat I said this. Ndi o so chi egbu. Post it.

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  92. Colorism in black communities worldwide is one of the key factors that drive and sustain skin bleaching. Girls and women who bleach have imbibed the colorist mantra that light is beautiful while dark is ugly. This mantra is reinforced by the mass media and entertainers that tend to use light skinned people, preferably with euro-centric features, in their advertising, music videos, TV programs, and films. Unless we as a people recognise colorism for the monster it is, speak out against it, and stop supporting and giving our money to companies and entertainers (e.g. lil wayne, jay z, most American hip hop & rap musicians, some Nigerian artists that only use light skinned girls in their videos, etc.), bleaching will remain a problem for us. Also, like was done by the Senegal Fashion Week in July of this year, may be employers of all types should stop employing people (male and female) that bleach their skins. Let's see how many will continue the self-destructive act when their livelihoods are put at risk.

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  93. And of course the price of that cleaning agent will go up.. It had better go up o. lol

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  94. What rubbish!! stop believing everything you see and read...seriously! We not as obsessed with being light skinned as most Africans are...infact we LOVE being BLACK

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  95. Stop believing MTO. all their stories are blasphemy. And bleach for cleaning does not bleach the skin, only an illiterate person will believe that. If anything it will make you darker because It will burn your skin and cause serious irritation.

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  96. This is a very serious matter...all in the name of bleaching you go as far as that..some ladies tho..

    Visit www.smscorrect.com for you cheap and reliable bulk sms

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  97. Nawah ooh. Handy andy here we come. Make I buy mine quick b4 d price go increase. "Winks"

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  98. Na die be dat.choi 2 fair Ϟ☺ be by force oooo

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  99. na cancer in embryo!!! they don't last long...

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  100. it is a bloody lie.....south africans do not bleach (they are not concerned about the colour of their skin).i live here and am a naija.....its the razz naija babes bleaching but handy andy????wtf1

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  101. might be true...when i was in the university in the late 80s in Jos my friend used Dop( a shampoo) in her body cream....don't ask me what she looks like now...lol.....while people don't believe me when i say am 43, my friend looks like my mum....girls beware, love your self the way you are. if the like of Alec Wec can be a celebrity model with the way she looks then you can get attention however you are....

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