Dangerous Beauty: Heavy Metals Found in Many Cosmetics - Not Listed on Labels
Dangerous Beauty: Heavy Metals Found in Many Cosmetics - Not Listed on Labels
Cost is no indicator that a product contains lower levels of heavy metals. Erin Charter, one of the women whose cosmetics were tested, commented, "The product [Benefit #Benetint lip gloss] I spend the most money on, because I thought it was better for me, ended up being the worst out of anything tested!"
In light of recent news that the #FDA found LEAD in 400 brands of #lipstick . For example, the FDA found the highest levels #LEAD in lipsticks made by Procter & Gamble (Cover Girl brand), L'Oreal (L'Oreal and Maybelline brands), and Revlon. The lipsticks containing the most LEAD (measured in parts per million) are:
#Maybelline Color Sensational, Pink Petal (7.9 ppm)
#L'Oreal Colour Riche, Volcanic, (7.0 ppm)
#NARS Semi-Matte, Red Lizard (4.93 ppm)
Read more: http://www.globalhealthlab.com/blogs/news/12706533-dangerous-beauty-heavy-metals-found-in-many-cosmetics-not-listed-on-labels
What are the #health concerns?
#Lead: Lead is a potential impurity in many color cosmetics, including #lipstick. Lead is a well-known and proven #neurotoxin that has been linked to #learning, #language and #behavioral problems.
Because of this, lead has been #eliminated from #gasoline and #paint in the United States, which has resulted in considerably reduced exposures in the past several decades. Lead has been linked to reduced #fertility in both men and women, #hormonal changes and #menstrual irregularities. #Pregnant women are especially vulnerable because lead crosses the placenta and may enter the fetal #brain, and has also been linked to #miscarriage. #Preadolescents are also at risk as lead has been linked to a delay in the onset of puberty in girls, and the development of testes in boys.
#thursdaythought #heavymetals #cosmetics #cosmeticdentist #beatytips #beatytrend #beatyofnature #lipstick #makeup #mascara #foundation #lead #mercury #toxic #cream #lotion
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