I also witnessed teenage girls buying bleaching creams for themselves and in bulk so that they could sell them to their peers. Market salesmen use powerful substances to mix skin-lightening creams ...

The International League of Dermatological Societies has raised the alarm over the misuse of topical corticosteroids in skin-bleaching products.

The agency has alerted health care providers to advise patients against using the creams. Skin-lightening creams may be used to whiten or lighten the skin, or remove freckles, acne, wrinkles ...

Mercury is a neurotoxin used as a preservative in skin-lightening creams. It is commonly found in products generously applied to the skin, which increases the level of exposure, said Chris ...

The skin often heals with a more even tone afterward. Prescription-lightening cream works by bleaching the skin. These involve a topical lightening agent, such as hydroquinone. Prescription ...

Image caption, Fatima's toddler still has sores on his face from skin-lightening products that are taking time to heal The approved dosage of kojic acid in creams in Nigeria is 1%, according to ...

A mother in northern Nigeria is visibly upset as she clutches her two-year-old child, who has burns and discoloured skin ... the cream to be mixed in front of them. I noticed that many bleaching ...