The government in Nigeria is warning about the health risks of skin lightening, where potent chemicals can thin and damage skin. It's a booming... Skin bleaching is terribly popular -- and takes a ...

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 ...

Popular skincare brand Jenny’s Glow has been called out for selling bleaching creams that damage the skin. Some of her whitening products include Oshaprapra soap, oil and lotion, half-cast body lotion ...

In some African countries, more than 50% of women regularly use skin-lightening products. In South Africa, the rate is 32%, ...

The Associated Press reports that even after a “Don’t Kill the Skin” campaign by Jamaican health officials to educate people about the dangers of skin-bleaching cream, their use hasn’t decreased at ...

Viral discourse around skin bleaching has ensued on TikTok. Consumers have been discussing everything from promoting hydroquinone in facials to bleaching creams turning the skin yellow. Black women ...

Many bleaching creams contain harmful chemicals like steroids, which can lead to skin thinning and other long-term health issues. [Courtesy] Every time Caroline* (not her real name) looked in the ...

This story is part of 'White lies', a series by CNN's As Equals investigating skin whitening practices worldwide to expose the underlying drivers of colorism, the industry that profits from it and the ...

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 ...