Chemicals in Cosmetics |
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In 1999, a study of 3800 women found high amounts of a chemical called
diethyl phthalate which in animal studies caused DNA damage etc. Now we know that the skin is like a sponge and absorbs what you put on it well. The skin is used as a delivery system for several medications. The CDC has identified many chemicals which you may be absorbing into your body every time you put makeup on or use one of thousands of products available. There are some cosmetics which claim to be safe and not contain these chemicals. There is a group which is working to educate the public and make cosmetics safer: If you look up "cosmetics" on the CDC site, you get several reports of toxins... Here's just one of them http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxguides/toxguide-187.pdf
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