The World Health Organization has reported that Nigerians are the highest users of skin-lightening products; 77% of Nigerians skin bleaching products on a regular basis followed by Togo 59%, South ...

The World Health Organization warns that skin bleaching has become a public health concern as products pose grave health ...

Ngunan Adamu speaks to three women who explain how they got hooked on skin bleaching. Warnings about permanent health damage don’t deter those using skin-bleaching products for years on end. Read the ...

And the truth is that there are more than a handful of companies selling skin bleaching products. Somewhat disturbingly, the use of these products is shockingly common: a World Health Organisation ...

Skin lightening - also referred to as skin whitening or bleaching – refers to the use of cosmetic products, mainly creams or soaps, to reduce the amount of melanin, or pigment, in the skin to make it ...

Follow all directions on the product package, or use as directed by your doctor. Before using, apply a small amount of this medicine to an area of unbroken skin, and check the area within 24 hours ...

YouTubers Mariam Omotunde and Arlene Dihoulou used skin-lightening cream when they were younger, without knowing about the health consequences High Street shops that were prosecuted for selling ...

Stop using this product and tell your doctor right away if you have any serious side effects, including: blistering, skin cracking, blue-black darkening of the skin. This is not a complete list of ...

Karishma Leckraz started using skin-whitening products aged 13 after being told she'd "be prettier" if she had lighter skin. "I was told that I have 'such pretty features' - but it's a shame I'm ...

The lady wanted people to see the stark difference her products made. The woman's video about skin bleaching received more than 50,000 likes. People flooded the comment section with questions ...