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

The desire to have fairer, whiter skin is nothing new in the Philippines, where skin-lightening products (SLP) have long been popular. These days, there are even more products to choose from, with ...

The 32-year-old used skin-whitening products on all six of her children, under pressure from her family, with results that she now deeply regrets. Fatima, whose name has been changed to protect ...

Skin bleaching continues to be an escalating public health crisis in Zimbabwe and across Africa, with new findings from the World Health Organisation (WHO) revealing that around 25 to 80 percent ...

An analysis done by the World Health Organisation showed that 77% of Nigerian women regularly use skin-bleaching products. This was discovered alongside the 59% in Togo, 35% in South Africa ...

Lately, the demand for skin lightening supplements has risen considerably, with many people aiming to achieve a brighter and more even skin color. The primary ingredients in these supplements ...

One day, as she aimlessly scrolled through the internet, she stumbled upon a skin-bleaching product that promised to transform her appearance—and it did, for a while. “At first, everything was ...