The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has on Tuesday shut down a network of shops selling ...

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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.

The government in Nigeria is warning about the health risks of skin lightening, where potent chemicals can thin and damage skin. It's a booming business in that country and others.

Illegal skin-lightening creams are used by some black people and, to a lesser extent, some Asian people. They can cause harm in two ways. The creams usually contain hydroxyquinone, a skin-bleaching ...

Skin bleaching is terribly popular ... 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.