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Skin whitening, also known as skin lightening and skin bleaching, is the practice of using chemical substances in an attempt to lighten the skin or provide an even skin color by reducing the melanin concentration in the skin. Several chemicals have been shown to be effective in skin whitening, while some have proven to be toxic or have ...
A majority of Black women reported using skin lightening products, with some admitting that they didn’t know the products contained harmful ingredients like hydroquinone, according to a survey ...
In the 21st century, 77% of Nigerian women, 52% of Senegalese women, and 25% of Malian women are using lightening products. [ 14 ] [ 16 ] Der Spiegel reports that in Ghana, "When You Are Light-Skinned, You Earn More", and that "[s]ome pregnant women take tablets in the hopes that it will lead their child to be born with fair skin.
Skin Deep: Women Writing on Color, Culture and Identity by Elena Featherston [50] Cues of Colorism: The Psychological, Sociocultural, and Developmental Differences Between Light-skinned and Dark-skinned African-Americans by Tasia M. Pinkston [51] The Borders of Dominicanidad: Race, Nation, and Archives of Contradiction by Lorgia Garcia-Peña
The 2025 Grammys was a historic night for Beyoncé, who broke records by becoming the first Black woman to ever win Best Album in the Country category. According to them, the superstar’s skin ...
Amazon has agreed to block sales of skin-lightening creams containing dangerous amounts of mercury. The agreement settles a decadelong lawsuit brought by the shareholder advocacy group As You Sow.
The heavy demand for skin lightening products resulted in manufactures producing body creams, hair dyes, shampoos/conditioners, and moisturizers all containing Mercury. [2] Mercurial preparations to the skin has become a lucrative industry in Ghana and other countries by advertising models that have a fair skin complexion on billboards and in ...
Why are some skin-lightening ingredients harmful, and what does using these products say about colorism in the U.S.? Use of skin-lightening products is still prevalent among people of color, new ...