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(CNN) -- Skin-whitening creams can be as toxic as paint strippers and should be "avoided at all costs," the UK's Local Government Association has warned. The creams "act like paint stripper and ...

The world's biggest cosmetics companies have been selling a fairy tale that often goes something like this: If your husband's lost interest in you, if your colleagues dismiss you at work, if your ...

While people across California are lathering on sunblocks and tanning lotions to step into the summer sun, some are concerned solely with how not to get tan. While people across California are ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- For years, cosmetics giants Unilever and L'Oreal have marketed skin whitening creams to women in Africa, Asia and the Middle East with less-than-subtle ads promoting ...

American reality TV star Blac Chyna is facing a social media backlash after announcing plans to sell a skin-lightening cream. American reality TV star Blac Chyna is facing a social media backlash ...

A skin lightening mask is applied to the face during a demonstration for the Associated Press Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at the Skin and Body International Centre in Lenasia, Johannesburg. For years, ...

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A skin lightening mask is applied to the face during a demonstration for the Associated Press Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at the Skin and Body International Centre in Lenasia, Johannesburg. For years, ...

A skin lightening mask is applied to the face during a demonstration for the Associated Press Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at the Skin and Body International Centre in Lenasia, Johannesburg. For years, ...