The Hidden Dangers of Skin Lightening Products | Oz Beauty & Skincare Dr. Oz investigates the dangerous and growing market of ...

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 ...

The skin lightening industry is filled with products containing ingredients that could literally kill you. Mercury, hydroquinone and other toxic chemicals promise brighter skin but deliver cancer, ...

If you’ve heard the terms "skin lightening" and "skin brightening," you may be inclined to think they’re the same thing. But experts warn there are important differences, and it’s essential to ...

State Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday ordered three Long Island companies to stop selling skin-lightening creams and other cosmetics containing mercury. "Mercury is poison, not a beauty ...

Dark spots, sun spots, melasma — whatever form it takes, hyperpigmentation can be one of the hardest skin concerns to address. Left alone, it can take months to fade (if that) and be difficult to ...

The global skin-lightening industry generates billions of dollars annually by exploiting insecurities rooted in centuries of colonial conditioning, creating a toxic legacy of skin bleaching that ...

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 ...