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 ...

Skin care practices vary widely, and two common terms that often come up are "toning" and "bleaching." While both can alter the appearance of your skin, they are fundamentally different in their ...

Meagan Good can find joy in the bleakest of moments. In a recent interview with Essence, the Shazam! actress opened up about how rumors that she was bleaching her skin actually helped her along her ...

SINGAPORE — Can the prolonged use of skin-lightening products, such as hydroquinone, lead to skin cancer? This question was posed by Ousmane Faye, MD, PhD, director general of Mali's Bamako ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The use of skin bleaching products is common among women of African or Asian descent. Clinicians should ...