Life from a Diva's Point of View
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Skin Deep and Safety
Sister Luna shared a link titled Skin Deep - The User's Guide to Cosmetics, where you’ll find product and ingredient safety ratings, health information about cosmetics ingredients and smart shopping tips you can trust. You can also search your cosmetics to see if they are truly safe. I'm going to dig in and see what I find with the hopes that my L'Oreal False Lash mascara is acceptable!!
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Health Concern- MODERATE
ReplyDeleteData: Limited (that means they haven't done studies on how toxic or safe it is)Check out the list of ingredients below for more info.
HIGH concerns: Allergies & immunotoxicity; Endocrine disruption; Persistence and bioaccumulation; Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Multiple, additive exposure sources.
MODERATE concerns: Contamination concerns; Biochemical or cellular level changes.
As of EWG's last review, this company is not certified by PETA or Leaping Bunny as not testing on animals.
Ingredient issues:
CYCLOPENTASILOXANE- causes cancer
METHYLPARABEN- Endocrine disruption, wildlife and the environment disruption
MICA- Gastrointestinal effects
PROPYLPARABEN, METHYLPARABEN- possible immune effects
TRIETHANOLAMINE- Human skin toxicant - strong evidence
IMIDAZOLIDINYL UREA- Known human immune system toxicant
PARAFFIN, DIMETHICONE, CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, CHROMIUM HYDROXIDE GREEN, FERRIC FERROCYANIDE- all also classified as toxic
Note: Mascara is one of the last beauty products many women change, due to the difficulty of finding one you like. Changing your shampoo or body cleanser or lotion will be easier, and it will affect a larger portion of your body.