Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study found skin lightening to be prevalent among people of color in the U.S. (Illustration by Victoria Ellis for Yahoo; ...

A trade body has warned illegal skin bleaching products are being sold in an increasingly wide range of places.

Illegal skin-lightening creams were found on sale in the UK, but they are far from the only place where colorism ...

As we celebrate International Women’s Month, toxics watchdog BAN Toxics has issued a consumer alert on the illegal sale of prohibited beauty products ...

Before trying any product, make sure to do your research and see a dermatologist. Skin lightening involves using creams, lotions, pills, or treatments that are meant to reduce the amount of melanin in ...

These products can have damaging effects and are also an indicator of colorism, which discriminates against darker skin tones.

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 ...

There’s so much confusion about products and ingredients that claim to lighten and/or brighten skin. So we consulted with Dr. Dennis Gross, founder of 900 Fifth Dermatology and Dr. Dennis Gross ...

Susan Anderson, age 52, sits in the corner of a sunlit waiting room at a dermatology clinic in Nigeria's capital, Abuja. Dark patches of skin, dotted with brighter pigments, surround her eyes and ...

The use of topical skin-lightening — also referred to as skin-bleaching — products has been a point of contention for years because of links to health problems, including skin damage, and its ...