THE DARK SIDE OF MAKE-UP BY CARLA, YASMINA AND PAULA
Most of beauty products, make-up and cosmetics, including: -facial creams -shampoos, -deodorants, -lotions and -liquid soap -
…are full of toxic, carcinogenic
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and harmful chemical ingredients.
People who use make-up every day soak up 2.3 KILOS of chemicals in their bodies yearly. Not to mention the toxic ingredients soaked up through lotions, creams, shampoos and conditioners. We’re not even sure about the quantity of chemical that we’re really soaking up because there´s not any law requiring cosmetic companies to list all ingredients on the label of their products.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of USA has counted about nine hundred toxic chemicals in cosmetics.
But there´s the alternative of buying NATURAL MAKE-UP, cosmetics or any other natural product.
There are even recipes to make them yourself.
SOME OF THIS TOXIC INGREDIENTS ARE:
-Parabens: In deodorants, make-up, shampoos... They imitate the female hormone estrogen and may form breast tumors. Ex.: Clearasil, Olay. -Ftalatos: Plasticizers linked to birth defects, sperm dead and even cell mutation.
-Mercury: Very dangerous, it may hurt the brain function. I´ts used in mascara, gel and even eye drops. It can also appear as “thimerosal” -Lead: In lipsticks. It stays in the body lifelong. Learning, language and behavior problems. Infertility and miscarriage. Ex.: L’Oreal, Avon, Revlon.
-Sodium lauryl sulfate: Surfactant, detergent and emulsifier used in thousands of cosmetics, in almost all of shampoos, scalp treatments, dyes, bleaching agents like toothpaste, body lotion, facial cleanser, foundation, liquid soap, detergent and bath oil. It’s polluted with dioxane, a carcinogenic. Ex.: Licor del Polo.
-Musks: They're used as fragrances and they can accumulate in the body. They have been linked to skin irritation, hormonal disorders and cancer.
-Artificial fragrances: They may cause asthma attacks and they are among the flue major allergens. They may contain neurotoxins and cause hormonal disorders.
-Products derived from PETROLEUM: In make-up, shampoos, facial creams, oils for babies.. They cause cancer and They're usually not listed on the label.
-Methylisothiazolinone: Chemical used in shampoos to prevent bacteria develop-it may cause problems in the nervous system.
-Toluene: Made of petroleum or coal tar. It´s found on most of synthetic fragrances. The chronic exposure to toluene is linked to anemia, low yield of blood cells, liver damage, kidney damage and can be dangerous to fetuses.
-Mineral oils, paraffin and petrolatum: They cover the skin as if they were plastic, clogging pores and causing an accumulation of toxins. They're related to the slow celular development, premature aging, cancer and impaired hormonal activity.
SO BE CAREFUL AND READ THE LABELS!