When I was 13, going to a junior boarding school in Washington Depot, Connecticut, I would try to emulate the beauty routines my cousins followed in Seoul, South Korea. They always wore SPF 50 ...

This story is part of 'White lies', a series by CNN's As Equals investigating skin whitening practices worldwide to expose the underlying drivers of colorism, the industry that profits from it and the ...

New research has uncovered cellular pathways in skin pigment cells that are activated by estrogen and progesterone, and also identified synthetic hormone derivatives that specifically influence the ...

Share on Pinterest An alarming number of skin lightening creams on the market may contain illegal levels of mercury. Getty Images Researchers analyzed over 100 popular skin-lightening or so-called ...

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 of ...

Imagine going to bed each night with skin that feels fresh and alive, waking up the next morning with skin that is fresh and alive, too, akin to your skin after a shower in the wake of a monsoon rain.

Skin whitening is a major industry around the world, including in the U.S., but it is endemic in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country. It's rooted in colonial-era beauty standards that see brighter ...

Musanze (CNN)Sierra asks to use a pseudonym for fear of being caught by the authorities. The 27-year-old shopkeeper explains that she can't maintain her seven-year skin lightening routine because a ...