With her blog post, 'A very clear skin at any cost: Understanding the phenomena in Africa', Carole Ouédraogo on the website NextAfrique explains that this phenomenon is common in many African countries:
ብሏል፡፡ ካሮል ኦድራጎ በበኩሏ NextAfrique በተባለው ድረ ገጽ ላይ ንፁህ ቆዳ በማንኛውም ዋጋ፡ በአፍሪካ ያለውን ክስተት መረዳት ባለችው ጦማሯ ድርጊቱ በብዙ የአፍሪካ ሀገሮች ተለመደ ተግባር እንደሆነ ስትገልፅ፡