A new study found skin lightening to be prevalent among people of color in the U.S. (Illustration by Victoria Ellis for Yahoo; Photo: Getty Images) The use of topical skin-lightening — also referred ...

Toxic mercury-laden skin-lightening creams, banned globally, flood online platforms in India. Tests show levels up to 27,000 ...

Despite global bans, mercury continues to be found in some fairness creams. Dermatologists say this toxic ingredient can ...

Skin-whitening creams containing mercury pose a serious threat to kidney health. These products, often sold online and ...

CNN — Skin whitening is the use of cosmetic products or services to reduce the amount of melanin, or pigment, in the skin to make it appear lighter. It's a big industry and predominantly targets women ...

Skin lightening might not be a familiar topic to many Americans, but it is an intensely popular subject globally and in some U.S. communities of color: The hashtag #whiteningcream has over 40 million ...

MINNESOTA -- A woman in Minnesota lost part of her vision and inadvertently put her entire household at risk of mercury poisoning, most likely from using beauty creams containing high levels of the ...

When Nina Davuluri was crowned Miss America, becoming the first Indian Miss America, not everyone was celebrating her barrier-breaking win. In India, where Davuluri's family emigrated from, her ...

Using skin lightening products can be dangerous without a doctor's supervision because they may contain harmful ingredients. Still, nearly a quarter of people in a recent survey said they used the ...

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 ...