Men and women in South Africa are turning to highly dangerous skin bleaching creams, in a desperate bid to whiten their skin and become “more successful.” In an underground report ...

The first time Anderson used a skin whitening cream she was 12. Her stepmother gave it to her but didn't tell her what it was for. "She never explained it to me," she says. "I just felt it was a ...

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 ...

Bleaching is defined as the application of chemicals and steroid creams to the skin to obtain a fairer or whiter colour. In medicine we treat many diseases with steroid creams. One of the side ...

They have created a booming global business in bleach creams and injectables valued at $8.6 billion in 2020; $2.3 billion was spent in the U.S. alone. The market is projected to reach $12.3 ...

Ganiyu Arinola, has called for a ban on the importation of bleaching creams. In an interview with newsmen in Ibadan on Wednesday, Arinola said the measure was necessary to safeguard the health of ...

Most times, lotion makers hide behind words like 'even-tone', 'skin lightening' and 'skin brightening' to sell bleaching creams. When people say they are trying to get more even and brighter skin ...

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 ...

These include white or whitening, light or lightening, bright or brightening and some of them will even directly tell you that this is a bleaching cream. Other times you can’t tell especially ...