Colorism attitudes and use of skin lightening agents in the United States

• Main Authors: Karishma Daftary, MD (Author), Sneha Poondru, BA (Author), Nina Patel, MS (Author), Maxwell Shramuk, MS (Author), Lutfiyya Muhammad, PhD (Author), Roopal V. Kundu, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background:. Skin lightening (SL) is a practice involving the use of chemicals to lighten the skin that is more common among skin of color (SOC) individuals, particularly women, and can lead to adverse health consequences. Objective:. In this study, we examine SL habits, including both general light...