L'Oréal to remove words like 'whitening' from skincare products

Announcement comes against backdrop of global anti-racism protests

L'Oreal al has announced it will remove words like whitening" from its products, as global anti-racism protests continue.

The L'Oreal Group has decided to remove the words white/whitening, fair/fairness, light/lightening from all its skin evening products," the cosmetics company said in a statement on Saturday.