Health officials in Garissa have raised alarm over the increased use of skin-lightening products that have devastating side effects and health complications.
There has been a pop-up of unregulated medical and skincare content creators on social media sites, attracting a huge following by just promoting the usage of beauty and skin-lightening products.
Nurta Mohamed, a Non-communicable Diseases' Coordinator in the Garissa County Department of Health, while speaking during a forum organised by the Ministry of Health on curbing drug abuse in Garissa, warned women against using such products.
She regretted that some users have gone to the extent of mixing several creams in a bid to maximise the outcome, thus endangering their health in the process. "Our women are currently abusing the skin-lightening creams.
