Illegal skin-lightening creams containing mercury and steroids are appearing on British high streets. Here’s what’s in them ...

Know how besan face packs cleanse, brighten and nourish skin with 7 simple homemade masks for clear, glowing and healthy-looking complexion.

Are you experiencing dry and dull skin this winter? It means your skin is losing moisture quickly, leading to itchiness, scaly skin, tightness, dry patches, rashes, irritation, and more. If your usual ...

The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition has released a list of 13 skin-lightening products that contain mercury, a hazardous neurotoxin banned worldwide in cosmetics under the Minamata Convention ...

As thousands of travellers queue at various ports of entry into South Africa at the end of the peak holiday travel period, the Border Management Authority (BMA) has warned against bringing ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nearly 20% of mothers in Nigeria used skin lightening creams on their children. Maternal use of these products ...

A significant body of research has repeatedly sounded the alarm, uncovering “alarmingly high levels of mercury” in numerous imported skin-lightening products readily available on the Jamaican market.

After criticising Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar, content creator and political commentator Dhruv Rathee has mentioned his wife and actor Deepika Padukone in his latest video, claiming she has got skin ...

Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone found herself at the centre of a heated online debate this week after content creator and Youtuber Dhruv Rathee claimed in a video that she and several other ...

A significant proportion of under 5s in Nigeria may be being exposed to skin lightning products, if the results of a semi-urban community survey are indicative, suggests research published in the open ...

80% of respondents’ children exposed to skin bleaching products were under 2 years old; Aesthetic preferences trumped knowledge of health risks, responses indicated A significant proportion of under ...

Viral discourse around skin bleaching has ensued on TikTok. Consumers have been discussing everything from promoting hydroquinone in facials to bleaching creams turning the skin yellow. Black women ...