Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Skin bleaching is a method of lightening skin by using products that reduce melanin production, a pigment that makes skin dark. Skin bleaching typically ...

Ads shown across Africa, Asia and the Middle East help fuel a demand for skin-lightening products like White Perfect, ... Yeboah started using skin whitening creams at 14 years old.

Skin whitening products containing high levels of mercury continue to be sold on the world’s biggest e-commerce platforms, including websites run by eBay, Amazon and Alibaba, a new report by the ...

There always seems to be a market for insecurities, and for anyone suffering with a complex about their complexion, there are aisles and aisles of cures.

It’s 2022 and people are ordering skin whitening creams and slathering them on their faces and bodies, perpetuating white supremacy and the Eurocentric ideals of beauty. These products are ...

A report out of Minnesota indicates a woman saw multiple doctors for non-specific symptoms, which progressed to the loss of her peripheral vision, apparently tied to skin-whitening products.

And with thousands of stores across the world selling and promoting skin lightening products, it is no wonder the skin bleaching industry is estimated to be worth over $8.9 million by 2024, with a ...

According to NPR, Johnson & Johnson recently announced that they are halting the production of two of their most popular skin lightening products that are sold overseas. “Conversations over the ...

Many bleaching creams contain harmful chemicals like steroids, which can lead to skin thinning and other long-term health issues. [Courtesy] Every time Caroline* (not her real name) looked in the ...

So, when she was gifted skin-bleaching products by a family member when she was 13 years old, ... "That is why between the ages of 13 and 15, I was using the creams on and off.