The government in Nigeria is warning about the health risks of skin lightening, where potent chemicals can thin and damage ...

The New York City Health Department said 22 skin-lightening products, including 15 from Pakistan and two from Thailand, ...

There are no FDA-approved over-the-counter skin-lightening products, the agency warns. Manufacturers and distributors of over ...

Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) has released an extensive list of banned cosmetic products, citing health risks.

Gloss: Use Tura soap) and Salawa Abeni (Bo b’oju be ... at bottom a concession of beauty to ‘whiteness,’ the use of skin-lightening products comes with considerable health hazards.

The minister further noted that the widespread use of skin-lightening products in ... the use of skin bleaching products like creams, ointments, soap, pills and injections is common among non ...

The desire to have fairer, whiter skin is nothing new in the Philippines, where skin-lightening products (SLP) have long been popular. These days, there are even more products to choose from, with ...

Another challenge is the prevalence of creams, soaps and skin whitening products with dangerous levels of potent steroids, which whiten skin tones. Exacerbating the dangers is a type of use ...