"Illegal bleaching creams and soaps are a major problem," Bouch says. "And once we eradicate it from Brixton, it will go to another borough where there's a big Asian or Black population." ...

The NHS says that "powerful skin-lightening creams" can be prescribed by a doctor ... informed than somebody who is buying it off of the black market". "If you feel like you want to be lighter ...

Although they are not willing to accept this, men have not abandoned their decades-long pursuit of light-skinned women. In ...

If the idealised look is several shades lighter than your natural skintone, using bleaching creams will seem ... the latest in a string of African countries to ban skin bleaching products, but ...

Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition has again cautioned the general public, especially those aspiring ...

Heather Nelson, from the Leeds-based Black Health Initiative community organisation, which aims to deliver equality in health and social care, said the scale of use of creams for skin lightening ...

According to a World Health Organization report: "Mercury-containing skin lightening creams and soaps are frequently ... Popular South African X user and entertainment commentator, Phil Mphela ...

I recently noticed that some parts of my skin are lighter than others. I am a 20-year-old male student and have never used ...

For centuries, the allure of fair skin has driven the widespread popularity of skin whitening ... Nourishing night creams ...

Coincidentally her mother sells skin bleaching creams and she encouraged Eunice ... like 'Wambui is beautiful- if only she wasn't that black," she says. Rachel started bleaching again in her ...

There are different types of blemishes, and each has its own cause. Although most blemishes like acne aren’t a cause for ...

Prolonged use of skin bleaching creams can also lead to exogenous ochronosis, a disorder characterized by blue-black pigmentation of the skin, often as a result of using products containing ...