6 Celebrities That Are Probably Bleaching Their Skin

Self-love is a common theme in the black community. Choosing to wear your natural hair is often the symbol of self-love. Another symbol is wearing your own skin. As crazy as that sounds, it isn't that outlandish given the large amount of skin bleaching products on the market that target black consumers.  The standard of beauty has long been lighter toned skin in our society which is why many black individuals choose to seek out skin bleaching treatments. Celebrities, are particularly known for purchasing such creams for business purposes which often involve appealing to a wider audience or... "whiter"  audience. Below is a list of 6 celebrities that have been accused on bleaching their skin. 

Sammy Sosa

 Sammy Sosa is a retired professional baseball player who is actually one of few celebrities that have admitted to bleaching his skin. He claims that he uses it for skin softening. 

Nicki Minaj

Nicki has long been accused of bleaching her
skin especially after sporting her blonde
wig. Appealing to a wider audience? Maybe.

Beyonce

Beyonce has been in the music industry for quite some time now so it is very easy to pull up a picture of this super star in her Destiny's Child days. You can tell she has become noticeably lighter and blonder over the years.

India Arie

This comes as a surprise to most people given India's self-love motifs in her music that many women of color praise. However, in her recent album cover she appears to be much lighter than she was when she first arrived on the music scene singing "Brown Skin."

Lil Kim

Besides the obvious plastic surgery, Lil Kim
has also been known to have bleached her skin.
Many people claim that losing her love Biggie Smalls to light skin music legend Faith Evans is the main reason Lil Kim decided to go for a lighter appearance.

Vybz Kartel

Vybz Kartel is also one of few celebrities that has admitted to using bleach cream. He
sees no harm in it and compares the practice to tanning and wearing weaves. He also
has even started his own skin bleaching line
for men.








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