A mother in northern Nigeria is visibly upset as she clutches her two-year-old child, who has burns and discoloured skin on his face and legs. The 32-year-old used skin-whitening products on all six ...

Susan Anderson, age 52, sits in the corner of a sunlit waiting room at a dermatology clinic in Nigeria's capital, Abuja. Dark patches of skin, dotted with brighter pigments, surround her eyes and ...

Skin lightening and whitening are sometimes used synonymously and refer to bleaching the skin, a treatment that makes the skin's complexion lighter. However, the use of hazardous materials in ...

80% of respondents’ children exposed to skin bleaching products were under 2 years old; Aesthetic preferences trumped knowledge of health risks, responses indicated A significant proportion of under ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nearly 20% of mothers in Nigeria used skin lightening creams on their children. Maternal use of these products ...

New York authorities ordered three New York companies Aleena Cosmetics, Axabee Skincare, and Singhcart, LLC to immediately stop selling skin-lightening creams and other cosmetics that allegedly ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Complications from the use of skin lightening products are a serious problem for men and women of African descent, a study shows. In a group of 46 people, Dr. Antoine Petit ...

Learn why your skin-lightening products have stopped working, the hidden dangers of harsh ingredients, and how to switch to safer, skin-loving alternatives It’s 2025, and the obsession with achieving ...

Creams marketed to lighten skin tone are being sold illegally on British high streets, including in butchers and specialist food shops. It is an unsettling discovery, but perhaps not a surprising one.