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1. Skin-lightening practices among female high school students in Ghana
M. Osei, M. Ali, A. Owusu, F. Baiden
Public Health  vol: 155  first page: 81  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2017.11.016

2. Early childhood exposure to skin-lightening products in Nigeria: prevalence, maternal perspectives and predictors from a cross-sectional study  
Atinuke Arinola Ajani, Chris Omokanye, Aishat Adebayo, Richard Adebowale Adejumobi, Babajide Ijiyode, Marvellous Oluseyi Ogundiran, Afolarin Torimiro, Olabisi Raheem, Macellina Ijadunola
BMJ Open  vol: 15  issue: 11  first page: e105631  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-105631

3. Le culte de la blancheur dans la nouvelle “Fairness” de Chinelo Okparanta
Sophie Okunhon
Itinéraires  vol: 2021-2  year: 2022  
doi: 10.4000/itineraires.11122

4. Cosmetic skin lightening use and side effects
Natasha Masub, Amor Khachemoune
Journal of Dermatological Treatment  vol: 33  issue: 3  first page: 1287  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1080/09546634.2020.1845597

5. The psychosocial burden of hyperpigmentation in fitzpatrick skin types IV to VI
Rehet Chugh, Kenneth Treasure, Merisa Adelman, Selina Chang, Naif Hebo, Mildred Min
International Journal of Research in Dermatology  vol: 12  issue: 1  first page: 97  year: 2025  
doi: 10.18203/issn.2455-4529.IntJResDermatol20254132

6. Tweakments: Non‐surgical beauty technologies and future directions for the sociology of the body
Anna Dowrick, Ruth Holliday
Sociology Compass  vol: 16  issue: 11  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1111/soc4.13044

7. Employment Discrimination against Indigenous People with Tribal Marks in Nigeria: The Painful Face of Stigma
Toyin Ajibade Adisa, Chima Mordi, Andrew R Timming
Work, Employment and Society  vol: 38  issue: 3  first page: 787  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1177/09500170231173591

8. Glowing Beyond Shades: Unveiling the Psychosocial Correlates of Skin Lightening Product Choice – A Systematic Review
Hanan Afzal, Sameer Deshpande, Joan Carlini
Social Marketing Quarterly  vol: 31  issue: 1  first page: 79  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1177/15245004241309932

9. Comparing Implicit and Self-Report Measures of Skin Color in African Context
Oyenike Balogun, Zoe S. Hong, Clifton M. Chow
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1007/s40615-026-02856-9

10. Exogenous ochronosis associated with hydroquinone: a systematic review
Stephanie Ishack, Shari R. Lipner
International Journal of Dermatology  vol: 61  issue: 6  first page: 675  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1111/ijd.15878

11. “The unfair drive to be fair”: Psychosocial aspects and implications of the use of skin lightening agents
Swathi Shivakumar, Mohammad Jafferany
Dermatologic Therapy  vol: 33  issue: 6  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1111/dth.14091

12. Health Implications of Colorism: A Narrative Review of the Literature
Jasmine Patterson, Karri Grob
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1007/s40615-025-02369-x

13. Skin-lightening practices among shoppers in select markets in Kumasi, Ghana: A cross-sectional survey
Mariah Owusu-Agyei, Martin Agyei, Temitayo A. Ogunleye
JAAD International  vol: 1  issue: 2  first page: 104  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1016/j.jdin.2020.05.006

14. Colorism in the Indian subcontinent—insights through situated affectivity
Marium Javaid Bajwa, Imke von Maur, Achim Stephan
Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences  vol: 24  issue: 5  first page: 1231  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1007/s11097-023-09901-6

15. The complex relationship between colorism and poor health outcomes with African Americans: A systematic review
Latocia Keyes, Eusebius Small, Silviya Nikolova
Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy  vol: 20  issue: 1  first page: 676  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1111/asap.12223

16. Unraveling the mirage of fairness cream commercials: A cross‐sectional analysis of commercials from South Asia
Shazli Razi, Isabella J. Tan, Gaurav Nitin Pathak, Babar Rao
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology  vol: 23  issue: 5  first page: 1713  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1111/jocd.16188

17. Innovations in maternal-fetal dermatology: A focus on artificial intelligence-driven diagnostics, global disparities, and transformative care
Diala Ra’Ed Kamal Kakish, Sereen Abdel Nour, Raghad Abusalha, Heba Yousef Mustafa, Sanjana Suresh, George Kroumpouzos
Clinics in Dermatology  vol: 43  issue: 4  first page: 511  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2025.05.013

18. Walking up hills, through history and in-between disciplines: MHH and Health Sciences Education at the tip of Africa
Carla Tsampiras
Medical Humanities  vol: 44  issue: 4  first page: 270  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1136/medhum-2018-011494

19. Dermatomycoses et éclaircissement de la peau : la partie visible de l’iceberg
Maud Gits-Muselli, Agathe Boussaroque, Samia Hamane, Antoine Petit, Mazouz Benderdouche
La Presse Médicale Formation  vol: 2  issue: 1  first page: 39  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1016/j.lpmfor.2021.01.001

20. Aspirations and meanings of lighter skin tone in the African context: A rapid review
Sikelelwa Ntsokota, Lelanie Malan, Esmé van Rensburg, Werner de Klerk
Journal of Psychology in Africa  vol: 34  issue: 5  first page: 524  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1080/14330237.2024.2425233

21. Getting under the skin
P. Mackie, F. Sim
Public Health  vol: 155  first page: A1  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2018.01.017

22. Southward Focused: Medical Anthropology in South Africa
Lenore Manderson, Susan Levine
American Anthropologist  vol: 120  issue: 3  first page: 566  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1111/aman.13097

23. A Pretty Piece of Protesting: Colourism as a Hidden Side of Protest Movements in South Africa and India
Kameshwaran Envernathan Govender, Nalini Moodley
Communicatio  vol: 50  issue: 4  first page: 65  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1080/02500167.2025.2508147

24. Colourism: a global adolescent health concern
Nadia Craddock, Ncoza Dlova, Phillippa C. Diedrichs
Current Opinion in Pediatrics  vol: 30  issue: 4  first page: 472  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000000638