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; ...

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 ...

(CNN) -- Skin-whitening creams can be as toxic as paint strippers and should be "avoided at all costs," the UK's Local Government Association has warned. The creams "act like paint stripper and ...

Health experts recommend being wary of skin-whitening creams after a Minnesota woman apparently developed peripheral visual loss that may be permanent — likely from exposure of excess levels of ...

Skin lightening products can be dangerous for consumers when they contain harmful ingredients that are illegal for over-the-counter sales, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned. The potentially ...

Editor’s note: 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 ...

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 ...

Pedestrians walk past an advertisement for a skin-whitening cream on a street in Abidjan. Many African countries including Ivory Coast have banned the use of skin-lightening products because of health ...

(CNN) — Skin whitening products containing high levels of mercury continue to be sold on the world’s biggest e-commerce platforms, including websites run by eBay, Amazon and Alibaba, a new report by ...