Despite global bans, mercury continues to be found in some fairness creams. Dermatologists say this toxic ingredient can ...

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 ...

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 ...

Skin-whitening creams containing mercury pose a serious threat to kidney health. These products, often sold online and ...

Toxic mercury-laden skin-lightening creams, banned globally, flood online platforms in India. Tests show levels up to 27,000 ...

WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration has proposed a ban on over-the-counter sales of skin-lightening products, saying possible health risks cannot justify their being sold without a ...

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 National Agency For Food And Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised the alarm over the increasing abuse of bleaching creams in the country saying users face the risk of cancer The ...

Skin lightening is popular in many parts of the world, including Africa. However, medical experts have warned those who intend to try it out of the hazards that may come with the practice. Although ...

(NEW YORK) — Eiman Mirghani, a 28-year-old Sudanese Egyptian woman who grew up in Doha, Qatar, has been grappling with anti-Blackness since she was a child. Mirghani, an Afro-Arab filmmaker, said that ...

Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has cautioned Nigerians against continuous use of bleaching creams, saying it poses ...