Cosmetic chemist and founder of BeautyStat Ron Robinson explains what “lightening” and “brightening” means in Korean skincare, how it differs from skin whitening, and if Black women should be ...

The experts noted that bleaching creams and soaps often contain harsh chemicals such as hydroquinone, potent steroids, and mercury, which can cause skin thinning, irritation, and long-term damage.

These include white or whitening, light or lightening, bright or brightening and some of them will even directly tell you that this is a bleaching cream. Other times you can’t tell especially ...

Many bleaching creams contain harmful chemicals like steroids, which can lead to skin thinning and other long-term health issues. [Courtesy] Every time Caroline* (not her real name) looked in the ...

The first time Anderson used a skin whitening cream she was 12. Her stepmother gave it to her but didn't tell her what it was for. "She never explained it to me," she says. "I just felt it was a ...