"Even though my hands are discoloured, I am here to buy creams for my kids so they can be light-skinned. I believe my hands ...

The government in Nigeria is warning about the health risks of skin lightening, where potent chemicals can thin and damage ...

When a Nigerian mother used skin-lightening creams on her children, she aimed for a brighter future. Instead, she faces the ...

However, smokers and drug users also sometimes have dark patches on their hands ... where people who call themselves "mixologists" create skin-whitening creams from scratch.

Dark patches of skin ... 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 ...