Sanex shower gel ad pulled in UK after watchdog cites racial stereotype concerns

Hallmarknews | 20-08-2025 11:57pm |

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a Sanex shower gel advert produced by Colgate-Palmolive, ruling it could be seen as portraying black skin as “problematic” while suggesting white skin was “superior.” The commercial, aired in June, depicted two black models with itchy, dry skin described as problematic, contrasted with a white model

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