Sammy Sosa has elaborated on the products he’s used that have caused his skin to lighten to drastically.

The former slugger admits that he used a skin bleaching cream, a fact he initially denied.

Sosa appeared on a Univision program and shed light on his lightened skin:

“I’m doing well, doing well, thanks to God. A little surprised by the tsunami of attention,” Sosa said in a Spanish interview with Univision reporter Tony Dandrades Tuesday. “”It’s a bleaching cream that I apply before going to bed and whitens my skin some.”

Sosa raised eyebrows when he was photographed at the latin Grammy’s

“I use a cream to keep my skin smooth and soft. I apply it before I go to bed. When I was playing for Chicago all those years, I was in the sun a lot for 1 o’clock games,” Sosa initially said. “The flashes (from the cameras) also made my skin look lighter. I’m surprised with the controversy this has caused.”

Sosa, who also wears colored contacts, said he uses the cream as a moisturizer and is in discussions to market it.

Sammy Sosa Admits He Bleached His Skin White