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.
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.
Lead? Is it possible that we the public are unknowingly using cosmetics like lipstick that contain lead? Yes it is. It's a sad fact that the FDA doesn't regulate cosmetics, or for that matter skin care or anti aging products like it regulates drugs.
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.
That's because our skin is porous and what we put onto it soaks in and ends up in our bodies rather than just on our skin. Moisturizers, for example, are rubbed in a disappear. Where do they go but into our system? Ok if they are harmless, but what if they're not?
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."
Now does that scare you if you have daughters? And of course teenage girls use more cosmetics than just about anyone else.
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.
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.
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.
What will be the result of these possible risks to the reproductive health of young girls? Who knows, but I for one don't want my daughter to find out.
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 aren't the big brand name companies, they're small niche companies that can't possibly compete with the big brands on marketing, and don't try, so you never see them advertising on TV. And you won't find any of their products on the shelf 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 take risks with your daughters health. Use top shelf safe cosmetics and highly effective skin care products and make sure you or your daughter aren't using products with dangerous ingredients in them. - 15439
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.
Lead? Is it possible that we the public are unknowingly using cosmetics like lipstick that contain lead? Yes it is. It's a sad fact that the FDA doesn't regulate cosmetics, or for that matter skin care or anti aging products like it regulates drugs.
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.
That's because our skin is porous and what we put onto it soaks in and ends up in our bodies rather than just on our skin. Moisturizers, for example, are rubbed in a disappear. Where do they go but into our system? Ok if they are harmless, but what if they're not?
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."
Now does that scare you if you have daughters? And of course teenage girls use more cosmetics than just about anyone else.
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.
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.
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.
What will be the result of these possible risks to the reproductive health of young girls? Who knows, but I for one don't want my daughter to find out.
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 aren't the big brand name companies, they're small niche companies that can't possibly compete with the big brands on marketing, and don't try, so you never see them advertising on TV. And you won't find any of their products on the shelf 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 take risks with your daughters health. Use top shelf safe cosmetics and highly effective skin care products and make sure you or your daughter aren't using products with dangerous ingredients in them. - 15439
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