"Even though my hands are discoloured, I am here to buy creams for my kids so they can be light-skinned. I believe my hands ...

There are no FDA-approved over-the-counter skin-lightening products, the agency warns. Manufacturers and distributors of over ...

From a young age, she says members of her family would try and convince her to ‘bleach’ her skin in order to lose her ‘dark ...

Lightening and bleaching creams also have side effects ... While these creams will lighten the skin, Dr. Singh warns that, if abused or used incorrectly, they can cause skin thinning, steroid ...

Google the word colourism and articles answering questions such as “How do I bleach my skin?” and “How can I lighten my skin tone?” appear right at the top of the results. And the truth is ...

But despite this, skin lightening is still a taboo subject, and many are shamed into using illegal creams, soaps and pills containing highly damaging ingredients like mercury, bleach and acid.

Skin bleaching continues to be an escalating public health crisis in Zimbabwe and across Africa, with new findings from the ...

the demand for skin-lightening products remains high. The 32% of those engaging in skin bleaching are Black South Africans, especially those who are influenced by colorism. The preference for ...

Vera Sidika and Bridget Achieng River Road is now the home illegal skin bleaching products A single tube of cream cost her Sh6,000 Majority of backstreet skin lightening products are dangerous and ...