Cat de periculoase sunt cosmeticele?, Dying to look good Options

[happyCat]

Saptamana trecuta am citit in ziarul Daily Mail un articol despre cat de periculoase sunt unele (aproape toate) produse cosmetice pentru sanatatea noastra.
Nu am reusit sa gasesc articolul respectiv pe internet, am gasit in schimb ceva asemanator.
Articolul respectiv se referea in special la produsele de machiaj, deodorant, fixativ dar si multe altele si arata cum, in urma unui studiu, au descoperit faptul ca produsele cosmetice sunt absorbite de piele in proportie de 60%.
In studiul respectiv au luat doua surori, erau 2 fete tinere pentru care felul in care aratau era foarte important si impreuna foloseau in jur de 60 de produse cosmetice zilnic. Le-au facut analize de sange si teste ale pielii si au descoperit faptul ca in organismul lor erau absorbite zilnic o multime de chimicale care nu erau tocmai benefice pentru sanatatea lor.
Timp de o saptamana au renuntat la produsele cosmetice pe care le foloseau in mod obisnuit, folosind in schimb produse naturale (ele s-au plans ca nu au fost bune de nimic, ca lip gloss-ul se lua foarte repede de pe buze, deodorantul natural nu oprea transpiratia, etc). Dupa acea saptamana...analize din nou si rezultatul a fost ca in organismul lor concentratia acelor chimicale a scazut in anumite cazuri la zero.

Cam asta era ideea in aricolul respectiv. Va dau un link cu articolul asemanator pe care l-am gasit eu. Sa fiti frumoase si ...sanatoase!

http://www.newliving.com/issues/sept_2003/...ng_to_look.html

[Master of Norule...]

Am primit pe mail e bine de stiut habar n-am daca e adevarat da' e posibil. Nu stiam unde sa-l pun si l-am pus aici.

Despre: RUJ
De curind, firma producatoare de ruj ' RED EARTH' a redus pretul de la
67$ la 9.90$.. Rujurile contineau plumb.

Plumbul e o substanta cancerigena. Marcile de ruj care contin plumb, sint:

- YVES SAINT LAURENT
- CHRISTIAN DIOR
- LANCOME
- CLINIQUE
- ESTEE LAUDER
- SHISEIDO
- CHANEL (lip conditioner)
- MARKET AMERICA-MOTNES LIPSTICK


Cu cit e mai mare procentul de plumb, cu atit riscul de cancer creste. Cel mai ridicat continut de plumb s-a gasit in rujul Yves Saint- Laurent.

Atentie la rujurile care dureaza mult pe buze. Rezistenta lor este data de o cantitate considerabila de plumb.


Iata un test pe care il puteti face singure:
1. Aplicati ruj pe mina.
2. Frecati poziunea acoperita de ruj cu un inel de aur.
3. Daca rujul contine plumb, se innegreste la contactul cu aurul.

Aceste informatii cu fost facute publice de Centrul Medical Militar Walter Reed.

Substantele tip Dioxina provoaca cancer mamar.

[bulina]

MoN citisem chiar in vara si am gasit articolul la www.cancer.ca:

Lead in lipstick

Over the last few years, many e-mails have been circulated about lead in lipstick. The e-mails claim that several cosmetics companies have lowered their prices on certain lipsticks because they contain lead, and that lead causes cancer.

Studies of workers exposed to lead in mining or smelting operations suggest that exposure to high levels of lead causes cancer. However, lead exists in the environment, both naturally and as a result of human activity. Very low (trace) levels are present in many substances, including foods.
Lead is banned in Canadian cosmetics. Lead can’t be intentionally added as an ingredient in cosmetics, and no cosmetic can contain more than trace levels of lead.
Currently, there are no set maximums for the amount of “trace lead” found in cosmetics in Canada or the United States. According to the cosmetics division of Health Canada, potential lead exposure from cosmetics is not sufficient to be of concern. In addition, there is no scientific evidence that any of these lipsticks contain more than trace levels of lead, similar to levels found in the environment.

In October 2007, the U.S.-based Campaign for Safe Cosmetics analysed 33 lipsticks and found detectable levels of lead in many of them. These reported levels exceeded the FDA acceptable level for candy, but are still lower than Health Canada ’s acceptable level. The most likely source of this lead is from impurities in raw materials.

Update July 2008: According to Health Canada they have recently completed lead testing on a wide range of lipsticks. They found no detectable levels of lead in most products, and those that contained detectable levels were still considered to be below the safe level.

Last modified on: 21 August 2008