A viral TikTok trend is taking over the internet — and it involves a singular fresh fruit. The lemon juice hair hack on social media has people squeezing fresh lemon juice into their hair to obtain a ...

Susan Anderson, age 52, sits in the corner of a sunlit waiting room at a dermatology clinic in Nigeria's capital, Abuja. Dark patches of skin, dotted with brighter pigments, surround her eyes and ...

The “hack” to avoid is using lemon juice (or other acidic things) as DIY teeth-whitening products. It doesn’t work because it’s unable to penetrate the stain, and it can cause damage to tooth enamel.

Skin whitening is a major industry around the world, including in the U.S., but it is endemic in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country. It's rooted in colonial-era beauty standards that see brighter ...