After being lauded for being a budding black actress, it’s surprising to see that Keke Palmer has become the ... Obviously none too pleased by the skin lightening allegations, the 19-year ...

Dark patches of skin ... whitening cream had eroded layers of her skin. "They sewed it, but the stitches were not holding," says Anderson, pausing to gather herself. "I almost died at that point ...

A new study finds colorism is driving many Black women to use potentially dangerous skin lightening products ... First up is Dr. Yaba Blay. She’s a scholar, activist, a cultural worker and ...

Previous studies show these products contain ingredients such as steroids and mercury that could be harmful to the skin. One of Dr Kundu’s patients used the lightening product hydroquinone ...

[and] vitamin C are safe skin lightening ingredients. Hydroquinone is no longer available over the counter.” Dr. Lauren Taglia, Ph.D., a dermatologist at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage ...

Skin lightening practices, especially those that contain mercury, are risky and harmful for a variety of reasons, Dr. Garshick explains. These products can not only irritate the skin, but they can ...

I was 9 when I received my first—and last—skin-lightening product. It was a black bar of soap gifted to me by an aunt who was visiting from the Philippines at the time. On the label ...

New York City health officials are warning consumers about foreign skin care products containing mercury that are sold online and in stores. The health department warned about 22 skin-lightening ...