In a recent interview with Vogue India, the cover star said she once did a commercial for a skin whitening product. “In India they advertise skin-lightening creams: ‘Your skin’s gonna get ...

Over-the-counter skin-lightening creams are “like paint stripper ... from seeking cheaper brands from bootleg dealers and even commercial cosmetics stores. Shop owners outside London have ...

Commercial products and those containing ... Social media companies were asked whether they were aware that skin whitening creams, including ones containing toxic and often illegal ingredients ...

It’s 2022 and people are ordering skin whitening creams and slathering them on their faces and bodies, perpetuating white supremacy and the Eurocentric ideals of beauty. These products are ...

Skin lightening products-- also known as bleaching creams, whiteners, skin brighteners, or fading creams -- work by reducing a pigment called melanin in the skin. Most people who use lighteners do ...

Skin lightening – using cosmetic products to make the skin appear paler by reducing the amount of pigmentation – is a multibillion-dollar industry. According to market researchers Global ...

According to an eye-opening article in The New York Times, over-the-counter skin lightening creams like Fair & White can cause disturbing side-effects. One of the most disturbing legacies that ...

Skin lightening products can be dangerous for consumers when they contain harmful ingredients that are illegal for over-the-counter sales, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned. The ...

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“This study only considered over-the-counter readily available commercial skin-lightening creams and did not consider ‘under-the-counter’ products which can pose significant hazards to its ...

The Minnesota woman had also suffered from muscle weakness, insomnia and leg pain after her 'prolonged use' of the creams Anna Lazarus ... consumers who use skin-whitening products to be on ...