A series of four light-hearted 15-second commercials show people doing a double-take upon coming across a seemingly familiar face. In one spot, a girl riding a light railway train has a hard time ...

A testimonial video of a 'Korean Whitening Soap' user is going viral on Instagram, with loads of netizens reacting in the comments section with hilarious comments. As the man uses the viral soap, ...

The cosmetics industry has a long history of furthering the potentially dangerous and definitely racist notion that a person’s self-worth is tied to the color of their skin. And skin-whitening ...

NEW YORK — The Health Department is warning New York City residents about 10 skin-lightening creams and two medicated soaps that have high levels of mercury. The products, which can be bought over the ...

Papaya is a fruit grown in tropical parts of the Western Hemisphere. But you can do more with papaya than eat it. It’s also used as a beauty product, with many people using papaya soap to improve the ...

The number of Kenyans yearning to have lighter skins and smooth faces using unsafe soaps and creams could be on the rise. This follows the rise in banned skin lightening soaps and creams being ...

(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 ...

Susan Anderson, age 52, sits in the corner of a sunlit waiting room at a dermatology clinic in Nigeria's capital, Abuja. Dark patches of skin, dotted with brighter pigments, surround her eyes and ...