GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — In cash-strapped Gaza Strip, increasing numbers of female entrepreneurs are offering homemade personal care products to the market. For some buyers, these unlicensed products have turned out to be an unpleasant experience.
“I saw an advertisement for skin and hair products on Instagram and bought a face cream. But after several uses, I had red pimples all over my face and now I am seeing a skin doctor for treatment,” 21-year-old Lama Abdel Hadi told Al-Monitor. She said that she has not filed any complaints but made sure to warn her friends and family about the company and its products.