This is an intersting article about the continued concerns over women whom continue to put their looks ahead of their health by using cosmetic products that contain heavy metals, chemicals and other additives that are all linked to destroying health and causing skin complications. It bothers me that yet another industry continues to get away with using ingredients that have no need to be there, even though they can use natural compounds.
A study conducted by Canada’s Environmental Defense Group this year, shows that there is an alarming presence of dangerous substances found in cosmetic products. Heavy metals, chemicals, and other additives are making their way into moisturizers, toners, cleansers, and makeup, causing adverse reactions such as rosacea, eczema, and acne. Not only can these cause skin ailments, but they are a potential risk for developing more serious health problems. Your skin has the ability to absorb ingredients at a faster rate where it is thinnest, which includes the facial skin. Unfortunately, with so few regulations, heavy metals, dyes and nanoparticles are entering the products that people apply to their faces daily.
So acne and cosmetics are linked. I have some questions about this, and maybe you do too. Do we live in a time where there is more emphasis on how we look? Do you not think there are better forms of makeup that you could be using or what about relying on your natural beauty without using makeup? I have so many questions and comments on this but we would love to hear what you have to say on this subject.
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