Billboards advertising skin whitening products, with images of white or lighter skinned black women, are prevalent across Nigerian cities. Rooted in colonial-era beauty standards, the desirability ...

Finally, there is excimer laser therapy, a targeted phototherapy treatment for the skin that can aid in treating ...

Meanwhile, skin-lightening products can harbour mercury or steroids, which can disrupt hormones and damage organs over time. The latest EWG analysis, co-authored with Dr Kristian Edwards, who ...

You can find some skin lightening products over the counter (OTC), while ... skin condition can lead to hyperpigmentation in Black people. This is called post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation ...