| Motivations | Sex | |
| Male | Female | |
| Motivations at the beginning |
|
|
| Skin defect | 20 (38.5) | 23 (21.9) |
| Aesthetic | 32 (61.5) | 83 (78.1) |
| Motivations to continue |
|
|
| Search for light skin | 13 (52.0) | 27 (76.2) |
| Effectiveness | 07 (28.0) | 09 (01.9) |
| Fear to become black again | 05 (20.0) | 09 (21.9) |
| Motivations to stop |
|
|
| Health disorders | 13 (48.1) | 31 (51.7) |
| Lack of efficacy | 09 (33.3) | 14 (23.3) |
| Opposition of parents | 05 (18.5) | 15 (25.0) |