Women will go far in their quest for the 'perfect' vagina. Cultural pressure and subpar education mean many believe there's something 'abnormal' about theirs, leading them to undergo procedures that ...

Skin bleaching is a cosmetic practice that aims to lighten someone’s skin. Some individuals may use it to try lightening specific areas or dark spots, while others may want to lighten their overall ...

The global skin-lightening industry generates billions of dollars annually by exploiting insecurities rooted in centuries of colonial conditioning, creating a toxic legacy of skin bleaching that ...

Skin bleaching refers to the use of products to lighten dark areas of the skin or achieve an overall lighter complexion. These products include bleaching creams, soaps, and pills, as well as ...

SINGAPORE — Can the prolonged use of skin-lightening products, such as hydroquinone, lead to skin cancer? This question was posed by Ousmane Faye, MD, PhD, director general of Mali's Bamako ...