EcoWaste Coalition finds up to 24,690 ppm of mercury in Pakistan-made skin creams, violating global safety treaties.

The skin lightening products market is growing steadily due to increasing consumer preference for effective brightening solutions, rising demand for natural and premium skincare products, and ...

New York authorities ordered three New York companies Aleena Cosmetics, Axabee Skincare, and Singhcart, LLC to immediately stop selling skin-lightening creams and other cosmetics that allegedly ...

The skin lightening industry is filled with products containing ingredients that could literally kill you. Mercury, hydroquinone and other toxic chemicals promise brighter skin but deliver cancer, ...

Skin lightening, already a troubling cosmetic trend, can also be hazardous to your health depending on the product being used Suggested Reading Charles Barkely And Michael Jordan Squash Their ...

A significant proportion of under 5s in Nigeria may be being exposed to skin lightning products, if the results of a semi-urban community survey are indicative, suggests research published in the open ...

Skin lightening products from three Long Island-based companies are being forced off the market after an investigation found dangerously high — and illegal — levels of mercury in the cosmetics, ...

State Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday ordered three Long Island companies to stop selling skin-lightening creams and other cosmetics containing mercury. "Mercury is poison, not a beauty ...

While it’s nowhere near its early 20th-century peak, the dangerous practice of skin bleaching — using creams, injections, or other products to lighten one’s complexion — has never truly disappeared.

Creams marketed to lighten skin tone are being sold illegally on British high streets, including in butchers and specialist food shops. It is an unsettling discovery, but perhaps not a surprising one.