Ron Robinson explains what “lightening” and “brightening” means in Korean skincare, how it differs from whitening, and if Black women should be concerned.

Skin-lightening creams are popular in Nigeria, but some can be harmful ...

THE Federal Government has raised concerns as Nigeria has the highest usage rates of skin-lightening products globally, with a staggering 77 percent of Nigerian women using these products.

More than three-quarters of Nigerian women have used skin whitening products, according to the World Health Organization — compared to 27.1% on average in Africa. There's a lesser but growing ...

For women raised on these fixed standards of ... the use of specific terms to describe the function of skin-lightening products. The U.S.-based Proctor & Gamble, which sells Olay brands “Natural ...

Women in Nigeria use skin-whitening products more than in any other African country - 77% use them regularly, according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO). In Congo-Brazzaville the figure ...

She stopped using skin lightening products from River Road because ... Immediately, two women (perhaps co-owners of a stall) pull me to their shop. Beauty products stretch from shelf to shelf.

The first time Anderson used a skin whitening cream she was 12. Her stepmother gave it to her but didn't tell her what it was for. "She never explained it to me," she says. "I just felt it was a ...