Most people don't know that there are many big brand cosmetics that contain nasty or downright dangerous ingredients. There is now a study showing the effect of dangerous cosmetics on teenage girls, that might prompt you to look for safe cosmetics next time you shop.
Our big brand cosmetics can be loaded with ingredients that aren't safe and we ought not put on our skin. A recent study, for example, showed there was lead in over 50% of lipsticks tested.
Isn't lead really dangerous? Yes it is and it shouldn't be in our lipsticks, but the FDA doesn't regulate it so it's there. And it's the same with skin care products and anti aging products and personal and body care and beauty products too.
And when we use these products the ingredients soak in don't they? And so they go straight into our bloodstream. When you put on that blush or rouge some of it goes into our blood.
And it goes in because our skin is porous and what goes on mostly goes in and ends up in our bodes. That's fine it the ingredients are harmless but lead? That's not harmless.
And now a new study has begun to ask whether our teenage daughters should be using some cosmetics. The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics tells us the results of the study.
"Laboratory tests reveal adolescent girls across America are contaminated with chemicals commonly used in cosmetics and body care products."
Now does that scare you if you have daughters? And of course teenage girls use more cosmetics than just about anyone else.
The Environmental Working Group found chemicals from 4 different families of chemicals (phthalates, parabens, triclosan and musks) in the urine of girls between the ages of-- and 20 who were tested in the study.
And there were some of these chemicals found in every single girl tested.
Adolescence, of course, is a time when the maturing female body is growing fast and dealing with hormonal changes, and girls of this age do not want to be loading their bodies with potentially toxic chemicals.
The chemicals tested for are considered to be hormone altering chemicals, and so it raises some questions about the implications of teenage girls using cosmetics and skin care products and also possibly acne treatments where there is a good chance they could be loading their systems with these chemicals.
No one really knows, we're entering an unknown area and the implications for the future health and in particular hormonal and reproductive health is completely unknown.
There seem to be risks to our girls but no one really knows the possible consequences.
That may worry you, but there is a safe alternative. There are excellent companies making safe cosmetics that are very effective, and safe and effective skin care products as well, neither of which contain any dangerous chemicals.
Unfortunately these companies are small niche companies unable to compete with the big brand names, and they don't even try to compete. You'll never find them advertising on TV for example. And you're unlikely to find their products in the department stores either.
However if you take the time to find them their natural cosmetics and natural skin care products are excellent, and price competitive.
So don't play Russian Roulette with your daughters health. Find some top shelf natural cosmetics and natural skin care products that don't contain dangerous chemicals. - 30292
Our big brand cosmetics can be loaded with ingredients that aren't safe and we ought not put on our skin. A recent study, for example, showed there was lead in over 50% of lipsticks tested.
Isn't lead really dangerous? Yes it is and it shouldn't be in our lipsticks, but the FDA doesn't regulate it so it's there. And it's the same with skin care products and anti aging products and personal and body care and beauty products too.
And when we use these products the ingredients soak in don't they? And so they go straight into our bloodstream. When you put on that blush or rouge some of it goes into our blood.
And it goes in because our skin is porous and what goes on mostly goes in and ends up in our bodes. That's fine it the ingredients are harmless but lead? That's not harmless.
And now a new study has begun to ask whether our teenage daughters should be using some cosmetics. The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics tells us the results of the study.
"Laboratory tests reveal adolescent girls across America are contaminated with chemicals commonly used in cosmetics and body care products."
Now does that scare you if you have daughters? And of course teenage girls use more cosmetics than just about anyone else.
The Environmental Working Group found chemicals from 4 different families of chemicals (phthalates, parabens, triclosan and musks) in the urine of girls between the ages of-- and 20 who were tested in the study.
And there were some of these chemicals found in every single girl tested.
Adolescence, of course, is a time when the maturing female body is growing fast and dealing with hormonal changes, and girls of this age do not want to be loading their bodies with potentially toxic chemicals.
The chemicals tested for are considered to be hormone altering chemicals, and so it raises some questions about the implications of teenage girls using cosmetics and skin care products and also possibly acne treatments where there is a good chance they could be loading their systems with these chemicals.
No one really knows, we're entering an unknown area and the implications for the future health and in particular hormonal and reproductive health is completely unknown.
There seem to be risks to our girls but no one really knows the possible consequences.
That may worry you, but there is a safe alternative. There are excellent companies making safe cosmetics that are very effective, and safe and effective skin care products as well, neither of which contain any dangerous chemicals.
Unfortunately these companies are small niche companies unable to compete with the big brand names, and they don't even try to compete. You'll never find them advertising on TV for example. And you're unlikely to find their products in the department stores either.
However if you take the time to find them their natural cosmetics and natural skin care products are excellent, and price competitive.
So don't play Russian Roulette with your daughters health. Find some top shelf natural cosmetics and natural skin care products that don't contain dangerous chemicals. - 30292
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