Yahoo

Skin lightening products are a 'regulatory black hole,' and the FDA is warning against using them

The FDA has launched an initiative warning about over-the-counter skin lightening products after receiving reports of side effects. The agency's Skin Facts! Initiative, announced last week, is aimed ...
Healio

Nearly 1 in 5 children in Nigeria exposed to skin-lightening products

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nearly 20% of mothers in Nigeria used skin lightening creams on their children. Maternal use of these products ...
insider.si.edu

Package of African Formula Skin Lightening Cream

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A tube with cap (2014.284.2ab) and ...
CNN

Social media is rife with skin-whitening products. But little is being done to regulate the market

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 from it and the ...
CNN

Rwanda made the sale of skin whitening products a crime. It's working, but underground market persists

Musanze (CNN)Sierra asks to use a pseudonym for fear of being caught by the authorities. The 27-year-old shopkeeper explains that she can't maintain her seven-year skin lightening routine because a ...