There are no FDA-approved over-the-counter skin-lightening products, the agency warns. Manufacturers and distributors of over-the-counter skin-lightening creams have been ordered to remove their ...

I also witnessed teenage girls buying bleaching creams for themselves and in bulk so that they could sell them to their peers. Market salesmen use powerful substances to mix skin-lightening creams ...

When a mother of six from Nigeria, began using skin-lightening creams on her children, she never imagined the consequences. Under pressure from her family, she believed she was giving her children ...

Image caption, Fatima's toddler still has sores on his face from skin-lightening products that are taking time to heal The approved dosage of kojic acid in creams in Nigeria is 1%, according to ...