Morning Update: Nivea slammed for stigmatising Singaporean women with dark arm pits in video for skin whitening deodorant

Mumbrella Asia: Nivea slammed for stigmatising Singaporean women with dark arm pits in video for skin whitening deodorant

Body care brand Nivea has come under fire in social media and by a women’s rights group in Singapore for stigmatising women with dark arm pit skin.

A three-minute video posted on Nivea’s Facebook page features a young Singaporean woman who is shunned by members of the public because she has darkly coloured arm pits.

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