Skin Lightening is Getting an Awakening. Or is it?
I vividly remember my mother’s vanity in the bedroom - the left lined with Ponds, Loreal, and a slew of “off-brand” products all with the word WHITE prominently written on them...
Mercury-Based Skin Lighteners: Internet Sellers Must Stop Toxic Trade
Testing identified 19 creams with mercury levels up to 30,000 times greater than the legal limit. This means creams meet the definition of hazardous waste, and aren’t even safe for a landfill.
NeuroToxic No-Brainer: Mercury Skin Whiteners
The chemical content of skin lighteners is scary enough; the marketing is downright horrifying.