A new study found skin lightening to be prevalent among people of color in the U.S. (Illustration by Victoria Ellis for Yahoo; Photo: Getty Images) The use of topical skin-lightening — also referred ...

The global skin-lightening market is worth over $10 billion and growing, but the unregulated products driving it contain ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The use of skin bleaching products is common among women of African or Asian descent. Clinicians should ...

Skin whitening is the use of cosmetic products or services to reduce the amount of melanin, or pigment, in the skin to make it appear lighter. It’s a big industry and predominantly targets women of ...

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 ...

Inna Samson was 15 when she finally gave in to the pressure to take pills to lighten her skin tone. “It’s definitely the biggest regret I have from high school,” she says. She’s been teased for most ...

THIS RISK STUDIES HAVE SHOWN BEAUTY STANDARDS OFTEN SET BY EUROPEAN CULTURE PROMPT CHANGE FROM HEAD TO TOE. IT’S A SENSITIVE TOPIC FOR BAKUDO ON A STASSI BECAUSE SHE SAYS COLORISM IS A PROBLEM IN THE ...

Safaree Samuels has finally come forward to explain his shocking tweet that he was planning to bleach his own skin! “Starting my skin bleaching process today… it’s time for change,” Safaree wrote ...

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 ...