Many people are not aware that many big name brands of cosmetics contain ingredients that are extremely suspect. Now a new study has warned about dangerous cosmetics and the effects that these products can have on teenage girls.
A recent study found lead in lipsticks. Over 50% of lipsticks tested had lead in them and there are other nasty and unsafe ingredients in our cosmetics.
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 if it goes in it's a worry if it's harmful, like lead. No problem if it's harmless, but lead?
And now a recent study has cast doubt on whether it's safe for our teenage girls to use some cosmetics. I'll quote from the website of the Campaign For Safe Cosmetics which summarizes the results clearly.
"Laboratory tests reveal adolescent girls across America are contaminated with chemicals commonly used in cosmetics and body care products."
That's scary. It gets worse and makes worrying reading for any parent of a teen who uses cosmetics regularly, and who doesn't? Most in fact use more than the average woman.
And now there's a study by the Environmental Working Group which found suspect chemicals (phthalates, parabens, triclosan and musks) in the urine of young girls from 14 to 20 who took part in the study.
Some of these chemicals were found in the urine of every single girl tested.
Now of course a teenage girl is growing fast and dealing with hormonal changes and they don't need to be adding toxic chemicals to their bodies.
These chemicals are considered to be capable of altering hormones, and so I wonder how many teenage girls using cosmetics and skin care products and possibly acne products know that they are taking a risk with their hormones at this time.
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.
Either way, do we want our children taking these unknown risks with common cosmetics and skincare and other personal and body care products?
That's a matter of concern for parents and girls, but there are alternatives. There are excellent companies making safe cosmetics and safe skin care products that work very well indeed and don't contain dangerous ingredients. So no risks to our daughters.
But these niche companies are very small, and can't compete with the big brand names on marketing, so you won't see their ads on TV or their products on the shelves of your local store.
But if you search you can find small companies making excellent and safe cosmetics and also safe natural skin care products that are extremely good, and better quality than the big brands.
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. - 15995
A recent study found lead in lipsticks. Over 50% of lipsticks tested had lead in them and there are other nasty and unsafe ingredients in our cosmetics.
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 if it goes in it's a worry if it's harmful, like lead. No problem if it's harmless, but lead?
And now a recent study has cast doubt on whether it's safe for our teenage girls to use some cosmetics. I'll quote from the website of the Campaign For Safe Cosmetics which summarizes the results clearly.
"Laboratory tests reveal adolescent girls across America are contaminated with chemicals commonly used in cosmetics and body care products."
That's scary. It gets worse and makes worrying reading for any parent of a teen who uses cosmetics regularly, and who doesn't? Most in fact use more than the average woman.
And now there's a study by the Environmental Working Group which found suspect chemicals (phthalates, parabens, triclosan and musks) in the urine of young girls from 14 to 20 who took part in the study.
Some of these chemicals were found in the urine of every single girl tested.
Now of course a teenage girl is growing fast and dealing with hormonal changes and they don't need to be adding toxic chemicals to their bodies.
These chemicals are considered to be capable of altering hormones, and so I wonder how many teenage girls using cosmetics and skin care products and possibly acne products know that they are taking a risk with their hormones at this time.
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.
Either way, do we want our children taking these unknown risks with common cosmetics and skincare and other personal and body care products?
That's a matter of concern for parents and girls, but there are alternatives. There are excellent companies making safe cosmetics and safe skin care products that work very well indeed and don't contain dangerous ingredients. So no risks to our daughters.
But these niche companies are very small, and can't compete with the big brand names on marketing, so you won't see their ads on TV or their products on the shelves of your local store.
But if you search you can find small companies making excellent and safe cosmetics and also safe natural skin care products that are extremely good, and better quality than the big brands.
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. - 15995
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