Focusing on black communities in Africa, in this paper, I attempt an African bioethico-aesthetic deconstruction of the falsehood in colorist definitions of beauty purveyed by the migration of non-surgical cosmetics to Africa. I provide a novel ethical evaluation of the act of skin bleaching using principles of the African ethic of communion. I argue that skin bleaching is morally wrong to the extent that it promotes disharmonious relations and false identity in the beauty industry in Africa. Drawing on scientific studies that link toxic ingredients in many skin-bleaching products to adverse health effects, I discuss the public health impact of bleaching cosmetics and other problems occasioned by their strategic expansion into African markets. I propose that there is an urgent need for a relational ethic of polycentric governance that would harmoniously regulate the production and distribution of cosmetic products across regions in order to avoid the exploitation of consumers in black African societies, while also protecting consumers’ right to make informed choices through education.

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皮肤漂白是道德错误吗？非洲生物伦理视角。

在本文中，我重点关注非洲的黑人社区，尝试用非洲生物伦理美学解构非手术化妆品迁移到非洲所带来的色彩学家对美的定义中的错误。我利用非洲交流伦理的原则对皮肤漂白行为进行了新颖的伦理评估。我认为皮肤漂白在道德上是错误的，因为它会促进非洲美容行业的不和谐关系和虚假身份。根据许多皮肤漂白产品中的有毒成分与不良健康影响有关的科学研究，我讨论了漂白化妆品对公共健康的影响以及其战略扩张到非洲市场所引起的其他问题。我认为，迫切需要一种多中心治理的关系伦理，以和谐地规范跨地区化妆品的生产和分销，以避免非洲黑人社会的消费者受到剥削，同时保护消费者的知情权。通过教育做出选择。