Millions of individuals worldwide regularly use cosmetics, personal care items, and tattoos.
Tattoo ink and other makeup cosmetics also contain potentially toxic heavy metals. Heavy …

Background: The Minamata Convention on Mercury (Article 4) prohibits the manufacture,
import, or export of skin-lightening products containing mercury concentrations above 1 …

The obstetrics-gynecology community has issued a call to action to prevent toxic
environmental chemical exposures and their threats to healthy human reproduction. Recent …

Body dissatisfaction is highly prevalent among adolescents in low-and middle-income
countries, including in India. However, evidence-based interventions are lacking. This study …

The use of skin fairness products that frequently contain toxic ingredients is associated with
significant adverse health side effects. Due to the high prevalence of use in Asian and …

Women of Colour are subject to unique pressures regarding their appearance due to
racialised beauty standards and the pre-eminence of White features (eg, skin tone and hair …

Cushing's syndrome, a potentially lethal disorder characterized by endogenous
hypercortisolism, may be difficult to recognize, especially when it is mild and the presenting …

Abstract Hydroquinone, Mercury (Hg), and Arsenic (As) are hazardous to health upon long-
term exposure. Hydroquinone, Hg, and As were analysed in skin-lightening cosmetics …

Abstract British South Asian women may experience unique appearance pressures
associated with their intersecting (racialised and gendered) identities; yet qualitative …

Purpose To estimate and investigate the global lifetime prevalence and correlates of skin
bleaching. Methods A meta‐analysis and meta‐regression analysis was performed based …