Ivory Coast Bans Skin Whitening Creams

Ivory Coast has banned skin-whitening creams because of the  harm it causes to health.

“Cosmetic lightening and hygiene creams ... that depigment the skin ... are now forbidden,” the ministry said in a statement.

The ban includes: whitening creams and lotions containing mercury and its derivatives, cortisone, vitamin A or more than two percent hydroquinone.