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Make-Up Holds Hidden Danger of Cancer

By Amelia Hill

 

http://mercola.com/2002/apr/24/makeup_cancer.htm

 

Women are being exposed to deadly diseases through the everyday use

of common cosmetics bought over the counter.

 

The growing list of synthetic ingredients manufacturers add to their

products are turning the most innocent-looking shampoos and

moisturizers into cocktails of toxins that could cause cancer over

years of sustained use.

 

These synthetic ingredients are inexpensive, stable and have a long

shelf-life. Manufacturers love them, but although the majority of

products appear safe in the short run the results from long-term use

could be deadly.

 

Modern cosmetics contain a host of dubious ingredients thatwould be

more at home in a test tube than on our faces. Coal tar colors,

phenylenediamine, benzene, even formaldehyde, are just a few of the

synthetic chemicals commonly included in shampoos, skin creams and

blushes - toxins which are absorbed into your skin with every use.'

 

There is no question that people are being damaged by their

cosmetics. How can they not be? So many things are put into cosmetics

now that are carcinogenic and it is allowed because cosmetics are not

considered to be as serious as drugs or food.

 

The adverse effects of toxins is compounded over decades, confusing

hormone receptors and slowly altering cell fidyl structure. Chemicals

are transmitted into the bloodstream in a number of ways: powders

have the least absorption, while oily solutions or those designed to

increase moisture allow more of the chemical to be absorbed.

 

Eye makeup can be absorbed by the highly sensitive mucous membranes.

Hair sprays, perfumes and dusting powders can be inhaled, irritating

the lungs.

Lipstick is often chewed off and swallowed.

 

The United Nations Environmental Program estimates that approximately

70,000 chemicals are in common use across the world with 1,000 new

chemicals being introduced every year. Of all the chemicals used in

cosmetics, the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

has reported that nearly 900 are toxic - although other groups attack

 

that figure as being far too conservative.

 

Compared to the toxins found in our air, soil and waterways,

cosmetics seem a trivial pursuit to many environmental health and

consumer advocacy groups. But many of the same poisons that pollute

our environment, from dioxins to petrochemicals, can be found in the

jars and bottles that line our bathroom shelves.

 

It is too early to know with certainty how serious the long-term

impact could be on health, but warns that hormone-disrupting

chemicals may lurk in cosmetics which could lower immunity to disease

and cause neurological and reproductive damage. 'Many of these same

ingredients have been found to cause cancer in laboratory animals,'

she said. 'At best, a visit to your neighborhood cosmetic counter

could result in allergies, irritations and sensitivities.'

 

The Observer April 7, 2002

 

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DR. MERCOLA'S COMMENT:

 

It is very clear that women seem to be predisposed to far more

autoimmune disorders than men. Other problems like thyroid disease

and fibromyalgia are also far more common in women. Perhaps one of

the major contributing factors is the fact that women tend to use

cosmetics and men don't.

 

As this study points out, many of the chemicals in cosmetics are

quite toxic. If you are a woman and are not aware of this important

issue yet, please focus more attention on the chemicals you put on

your body.

 

 

 

 

 

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