In Nigeria, there is a big market for bleaching creams as evident by the sheer number of people engaged in ‘mixing’ creams. Bleaching is using harmful and strong chemicals to have a lighter complexion ...

How do you know that the lotion you bought is bleaching your skin? When people say they are trying to get more even and brighter skin, a fairer complexion is still the result. What differentiates all ...

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 Zero ...

While it’s nowhere near its early 20th-century peak, the dangerous practice of skin bleaching — using creams, injections, or other products to lighten one’s complexion — has never truly disappeared.

What you need to know: This is why healthcare professionals, particularly the Ministry of Health, should step in and recognise the hazardous skin lightening for what it is. A public health crisis. The ...

March 2026, Quezon City.  As the observance of the National Women’s Month draws to a close, the EcoWaste Coalition announced its discovery of a ...

From an early age, Amira Adawe got the message that she was less than perfect. “People would comment about my skin color,” Adawe said. “When I was as young as seven years old, people would say things ...

A woman's skin has turned a bizarre blue-brown color after using skin-lightening cream. This condition, known as exogenous ochronosis, had been affecting the 55-year-old patient for a year before she ...

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are facing criticism for their new partnership with a company that sells skin-whitening creams — with some questioning how the deal squares with their anti-racism ...

From depictions of 'suitable' marriage partners in Netflix series Indian Matchmaking to the on-going popularity of skin-lightening creams, colourism remains rife in certain communities. Here, writer ...

Every year we spend a lot of cash looking for the products that can make us look and feel prettier and part of the journey is trying new things. You can come across different products that are ...

Illegal skin-lightening creams were found on sale in the UK, but they are far from the only place where colorism is driving the trend to this day. While it’s nowhere near its early 20th-century peak, ...