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 ...

Many parents grew up hearing comments like ldquo;Mi ba rsquo;a ye korkor rdquo; a phrase used to remark on or criticize a ...

Learn how to check if your lotion contains bleaching agents. Spot harmful ingredients, avoid unsafe creams, and choose safe skincare products in Nigeria. Many people in Nigeria buy lotions and body ...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a warning to women who bleach their skins. NAFDAC said that a study done by the World Health Organization (WHO) ...

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 ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. We sometimes spend so much money on products that could be harming our skin (Photo ...

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 ...

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 ...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has said it will embark on a nationwide tour to warn of the dangers inherent in the usage of bleaching creams before the ...

The National Agency For Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sensitised the mass media for onward information dissemination to the grassroots on dangers and health risks associated ...

Eiman Mirghani explores her journey in "The Bleaching Syndrome" documentary. Eiman Mirghani, a 28-year-old Sudanese Egyptian woman who grew up in Doha, Qatar, has been grappling with anti-Blackness ...