A skin lightening mask is applied to the face during a demonstration for the Associated Press Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at the Skin and Body International Centre in Lenasia, Johannesburg. For years, ...

Skin discoloration happens to all of us. Everything from sun exposure and friction to hormones and past breakouts can leave ...

(CNN) — Skin whitening products containing high levels of mercury continue to be sold on the world’s biggest e-commerce platforms, including websites run by eBay, Amazon and Alibaba, a new report by ...

Skin lightening is a popular topic, especially in places where lighter skin is seen as more desirable. So many want to lighten dark spots, even out their skin tone, or try to achieve a certain beauty ...

Skin bleaching is a method of lightening skin by using products that reduce melanin production, a pigment that makes skin dark. Skin bleaching typically involves using skin-lightening creams to ...

Health experts recommend being wary of skin-whitening creams after a Minnesota woman apparently developed peripheral visual loss that may be permanent — likely from exposure of excess levels of ...

The FDA has launched an initiative warning about over-the-counter skin lightening products after receiving reports of side effects. The agency's Skin Facts! Initiative, announced last week, is aimed ...

Unilever on Thursday said it would change the name of its Fair & Lovely brand of skin-lightening cream but continue to sell the popular but controversial cosmetics product in India and elsewhere in ...

Pakistan’s growing obsession with fair skin has fueled a dangerous market for skin whitening creams, many of which have been found to contain harmful levels of mercury. The Competition Commission of ...

Skin whitening products containing high levels of mercury continue to be sold on the world's biggest e-commerce platforms, including websites run by eBay, Amazon and Alibaba, a new report by the Zero ...

Editor’s note: This story is part of ‘White lies‘, a series by CNN’s As Equals investigating skin whitening practices worldwide to expose the underlying drivers of colorism, the industry that profits ...