If you’ve heard the terms "skin lightening" and "skin brightening," you may be inclined to think they’re the same thing. But experts warn there are important differences, and it’s essential to ...

Head to Instagram and you'll spot countless clips and reels showing skin experts helping women to remove their lip pigmentation, whether that's via tattoos or topical, pigmentation-reducing ...

The past few years have seen the emergence of a host of beauty trends, promising everything from glass skin, chiselled jawline to plumper lips. One such trend that has been gaining popularity lately ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you live on TikTok these days, odds are you've heard about kojic acid. What first started as a tip ...

Human skin color is primarily determined by the pigment melanin, which includes eumelanin and pheomelanin. The amount, distribution and type of melanin also affect hair and eye color. Factors such as ...

The global skin-lightening market is worth over $10 billion and growing, but the unregulated products driving it contain ...

I walked into Olive Young, often dubbed the “Sephora of Korea,” and asked which products they’d recommend for skin whitening. After visiting multiple branches across Seoul from Gangnam to Myeongdong, ...