Story at-a-glance The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was in talks with the cosmetics industry to enact tighter regulations and safety testing, but the major players in the industry have backed out of the negotiations. There are no FDA regulations requiring cosmetics’ manufacturers to use specific tests to demonstrate the safety of individual products or ingredients. It is the companies and individuals who manufacture or market cosmetics that have an ethical responsibility to ensure the safety of their products. Known toxic chemicals, including parabens, phthalates, triclosan and formaldehyde are commonly used in personal care products. Your skin is an excellent drug delivery system, so you should be just as careful with what you put on your skin as you are with what you eat, if not more so. If you’re wondering just how bad some of your commonly used personal care products may be, consider a study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, which confirmed previous findings that link lipstick to toxic metal exposure. California scientists found nine toxic metals in the 32 lipsticks and lip glosses tested, including: •Lead •Cadmium •Chromium •Aluminum
Posted on: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 07:59:28 +0000
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