Harmful Chemicals in Cosmetics

Cosmetics were popular in the 1930s, but it is the grave of 3100 BC. According to the report, makeup came from Egypt's first dynasty ("Makeup history", 1). Researchers have discovered that these cosmetic products contain ingredients including lead and cat faeces; both are toxic. The use of toxic chemicals in cosmetics such as coal tar may adversely affect human health. Cosmetic companies face risks to consumers' health by using toxic chemical substances, using sales methods, or not properly managing the products and the chemical substances contained therein doing.

One way allows us not to worry about cosmetic harmful chemicals that can hurt humans, it will use all natural ingredients. Most natural ingredients are not harmful to the human body. "Natural cosmetics and cosmetics are safer and healthier alternatives, especially if these products are made up of all natural ingredients" (Stryker). Some natural ingredients can bring even better effect. Some natural foundation helps to clear acne. When stopping thinking about the actual content of cosmetics, how natural is it really, and what is the factory's chemical production? Some cosmetics contain hundreds of unrecognized chemicals (Stryker). Looking like this, using natural substances for cosmetics seems to be a clever idea.

There are many other chemicals in our mainstream cosmetics (they are easy to see from the list of ingredients), some of which are also harmful, some of which may not be so harmful Not here Come here. In this equation, I do not see a group of really smart, conscientious and unbiased people who are testing long-term effects of cosmetics with lotion or body spray. I was extremely disappointed that the evaluation of my Dove body detergent was 9/10 due mainly to undefined "parfum" and phenoxyethanol. Warning that "the ninth most common allergen in patch testing" chemicals may pass through the infant, inhibiting the central nervous system, causing vomiting and diarrhea. A 1999 study in Germany concluded that it has potential for neurotoxicity. "

CosmEthics constantly scans the European cosmetics market and detects illegal and dangerous chemicals in amazing places. Even if you purchase a product at a pharmacy or purchase it as part of a cosmetic category in a luxury hotel room there is no guarantee that the product will not contain banned chemical substances. CosmEthics scans the shelves of pharmacies in various countries and finds chemicals prohibited by medicines. Recent findings are Bayer's Essex Plus Cream containing EU banned chemicals called DEA hexadecyl phosphate. This ingredient can cause serious damage to the eyes and is not allowed for cosmetics sold in the EU market.