In some African countries, more than 50% of women regularly use skin-lightening products. In South Africa, the rate is 32%, while in Nigeria it's 77%. This dwarfs rates in other regions of the world.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Senjumaru Shutaru and Retsu Unohana in Bleach (Photo Credit: Studio Pierrot) Tite Kubo’s Bleach has demonstrated that women in the ...

Bleach can help disinfect surfaces and personal items. It can also help prevent the spread of HPV. However, it is not a medical treatment for the virus. Bleach is a valuable tool in preventing the ...

Skin bleaching and skin lightening is because of male preference and institutional colourism. A lot of men have unknowingly helped the bleaching industry became big business. You might have never ...

Skin bleaching, once widely condemned and pushed into the shadows in Ghana, is making a quiet but noticeable comeback; this ...