• Illegal skin lightening creams found on sale in England and Wales

    Criminals exploiting boom in market, with products ‘acting like paint stripper’A growing number of retailers are selling dangerous skin lightening creams that can “act like paint stripper”, councils have said.The Local Government Association said the products should be avoided at all costs after recent seizures by trading standards officers. They said the highly toxic creams could increase the risk of cancer. Related: Skin-lightening creams are dangerous – yet busin

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