[PDF] Skin whitening cream may contain mercury and lipstick may contain

The dangers of skin-lightening creams

We undertake this study on some of the most popular skin-lightening creams on the market to test for toxic ingredients such as mercury titanium dioxide

Skin-whitening creams: worth the risk?

26?/11?/2020 In the UK skin-lightening creams containing mercury or hydroquinone. (inhibitors of melanin production)

Skin Lightening Products Found to Contain Mercury Hydroquinone

01?/07?/2021 Skin lightening products may contain toxic chemicals that can negatively impact the consumer's health and family living in the same space ...

Skin whitening cream may contain mercury and lipstick may contain

05?/02?/2014 A study that looked at levels of heavy metals in Indian cosmetics has shown that about 44% of the fairness (skin whitening) creams tested ...

Skin Lighteners Still Online Despite Mercury Findings

02?/03?/2022 Beauty Cream. India Indonesia

Doing Well by Doing Good Case Study: Fair & Lovely Whitening

30?/03?/2007 of 'Fair & Lovely' a skin whitening cream

Poisonous Cosmetics: Regulating mercury containing skin

01?/05?/2017 Poisonous Cosmetics: Regulating mercury containing skin whitening creams (SWCs) in Pakistan. By: Mahmood A. Khwaja and S. Waqar Ali ...

Review on the Use of Kojic Acid—A Skin-Lightening Ingredient

15?/06?/2022 In 1907 Saito discovered KA

Mercury-added skin-lightening creams: Available inexpensive and

27?/11?/2018 While the deeply rooted practice of skin-lightening will not change rapidly mercury exposure via cosmetics poses serious health but also ...

Qualitative and Quantitative Estimation of Hydroquinone in Skin

Hydroquinone has been used for decades as a skin lightening agent. A total of 22 samples of different skin whitening cosmetics.

What is skin whitening?

Skin whitening is a term used for lightening the complexion of the skin through artificial means like creams, lotions, soaps and injections. Unfortunately the appeal of these skin bleaching products is based on the obsession of people across the world with skin color.

Which skin whitening compound is used for depigmentation?

... The skin whitening compound which is widely used for depigmentation is hydroquinone. The compound overcomes hyperpigmentation by inhibiting the tyrosinase enzyme, but it is cytotoxic for melanocyte cells in long-term use [5].

Are skin whitening creams dangerous?

Several modalities of treatment for these problems are available including chemical agents or physical therapies. The aim of this review article is to show that some of the skin whitening creams , often sold illegally without a prescription may contain dangerous ingredients that could put people health at risk. Content may be subject to copyright.

Do white beauty standards cause skin bleaching?

A 2018 study found that internalizing white beauty standards contributed to African American and Indian women’s dissatisfaction with their skin and hair, as well as attempts to lighten both. Another 2019 study found that exposure to advertisements and self-esteem issues predicted skin bleaching among students at the University of Lagos.