I can’t even begin to explain how horrifying and damaging this is. Skin lightening through the use of cosmetic bleaching products is a multi-billion dollar industry in West Africa, which makes the Lagos launch no coincidence. This company is preying on people already engulfed in a decades-long barrage of pro-light skin marketing, and Blac Chyna has signed her soul on the dotted line. To make matters worse, neither the company nor the media mogul seem willing to own up to the reality of what they’re doing. Comments are disabled under Chyna’s promotional Instagram post, as well as under all posts on the brand’s main account.
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Even if I did believe the products were designed solely to target dark spots and acne, the company is still blatantly dismissing the fact that Whitenicious is being used for skin bleaching. In one post featuring a client testimonial with particularly jarring before and after results, the brand gives a lazy disclaimer: “Whitenicious is for dark spot removal and unwanted hyperpigmentation, if used for other reasons by customers we can’t control that.” They can control it, but they’re choosing instead to capitalize off of a deeply engrained messaging system that profits off of colorism, insecurity, and self-hatred. The fact that Blac Chyna, a star with so much visibility and influence, would align herself with this messaging adds insult to injury.
