A 'LIFETIME OF BURDEN': Older Black adults die from air pollution ... One study found 6% of more than 500 skin-lightening products purchased online globally contained high levels of mercury.

Many people using skin-lightening products are unaware of the harmful ... University surveyed 455 people — a majority of them black women. Out of those who completed the questionnaire, 25% ...

A new study by Northwestern University Medicine published in the International Journal of Women’s Dermatology found that the majority of those who use skin-lightening products in the United ...

The researchers surveyed hundreds of people, a majority of them Black women. Many of the respondents reported using skin lightening products, with a portion admitting that they didn’t know the ...

Skin-lightening products containing topical steroids and ... Congolese, Kenyans and other African immigrants, as well as in Latino and Asian communities. According to a 2021 Pew Research Center ...

“These products are bought from chain ... skin tone satisfaction, and skin-lightening behaviors. There were 238 Black respondents, 83 Asian respondents, 84 mixed respondents, 31 Hispanic ...

A new study finds colorism is driving many Black women to use potentially dangerous skin lightening products. Researchers at Northwestern University surveyed hundreds of women, most of them Black ...

Using skin lightening products can be dangerous without a ... In all, 455 people completed the survey. They included 238 Black people; 83 Asians; 84 who were multiracial; 31 who were Hispanic ...

Skin lightening, also called whitening or bleaching, is a multibillion-dollar industry with products that can damage the skin and that, researchers say, promote a dangerous message about beauty ...

Skin lightening products containing topical steroids and ... Kenyans, and other African immigrants, as well as in Latino and Asian communities. According to a 2021 Pew Research Center survey ...