Fans are outraged after Blac Chyna endorsed a skin bleaching product on Instagram. The 30-year-old partnered with Whitenicious by Dencia to produce a $250 skin brightening lotion, sold in a jar ...

According to the WHO, voluntary depigmentation persists in the country, with a prevalence rate of 50%. Experts warn how the practice has become more common over the last 10 years ...

Another day, another Blac Chyna scandal. The model has partnered with Whitenicious by Dencia to launch Whitenicious X Blac Chyna Diamond Illuminating & Lightening Cream. This product is supposed to ...

Every year we spend a lot of cash looking for the products that can make us look and feel prettier and part of the journey is trying new things. You can come across different products that are ...

A significant proportion of under 5s in Nigeria may be being exposed to skin lightening products, if the results of a ...

Men and women in South Africa are turning to highly dangerous skin bleaching creams, in a desperate bid to whiten their skin and become “more successful.” In an underground report, correspondent Tania ...

Emma Watson appears in a 2013 ad for a Lancôme skin-whitening cream. (Photo: Lancôme) Emma Watson fans are outraged over an ad she did in 2013 for Lancôme’s Blanc Expert Melanolyser, a cream for ...

The psychological effects behind bleaching cannot be overstated. From lack of self-esteem to the idea that lighter skin makes one more beautiful. Between colourism and lack of confidence, women are ...

Azealia Banks has always been known for her message to women of “be yourself.” It’s why recent claims that the rapper’s been lightening her skin have ignited a firestorm on social media, along with ...

Editor’s note: This story is part of ‘White lies‘, a series by CNN’s As Equals investigating skin whitening practices worldwide to expose the underlying drivers of colorism, the industry that profits ...

“Queer Eye” star Tan France has opened up about bleaching his skin when he was 9 years old, saying that he wanted to appear “as non-Asian as possible.” Discussing his childhood for a new documentary, ...