We all know that skin bleaching is a no-no. But what about using fade cream? Millions of women of color use fade cream, or skin-lightening cream, for less drastic reasons: to lighten up acne scars, ...

For those of us living with acne scars, surgery scars, stretch marks, or other permanent marks left by long-ago wounds, it can sometimes feel disheartening when, after slathering on countless serums ...