Beauty companies selling skin lightening products have been criticised in the wake of the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests.
Unilever has announced that it will rename and rebrand the Fair & Lovely product range, which is popular in many African countries, to reflect the diversity of beauty.
"We recognise that the use of the words ‘fair’, ‘white’ and ‘light’ suggest a singular ideal of beauty that we don’t think is right, and we want to address this," Sunny Jain, President Beauty & Personal Care was quoted as saying in a press release from the company.
In July of last year, the Socialist Standard drew attention to the racial prejudice of the cosmetic industry
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