Skin whitening ... era beauty standards that see brighter skin tones as more desirable. The effects can be severe, and many people who use these products are unable to stop, as NPR's Emmanuel Akinwotu ...

Harish, a bank salesperson, experienced kidney damage after using an unlabelled skin-whitening cream containing heavy metals. Doctors revealed such creams can cause membranous nephropathy.

From household cleaning to beauty uses, toothpaste is often cited ... 2. Toothpaste for skin whitening To lighten your skin without spending so much. Just take a small amount of toothpaste and ...

Skin whitening is a major industry around the world, including in the U.S., but it is endemic in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country. It's rooted in colonial-era beauty standards that see ...