Many people are not aware that many big name brands of cosmetics contain ingredients that are extremely suspect. Now a new study has warned about dangerous cosmetics and the effects that these products can have on teenage girls. Our big brand cosmetics can be loaded with ingredients that aren't safe and we ought not put on our skin. A recent study, for example, showed there was lead in over 50% of lipsticks tested. Lead? Is it possible that we the public are unknowingly using cosmetics like lipstick that contain lead? Yes it is. It's a sad fact that the FDA doesn't regulate cosmetics, or for that matter skin care or anti aging products like it regulates drugs. And yet for those of us using cosmetics we are putting them into our systems just as if they were drugs. When you apply a cosmetic product like a lipstick or a blush our a rouge some of that products ends up inside of us. And if it goes in it's a worry if it's harmful, like lead. No problem if it's harmless, but lead? And there's a new study now which suggests that there are good reason why our teenage girls should be using safe cosmetics rather than the big brand dangerous cosmetics that so many use now. Here's a quote from the Campaign For Safe Cosmetics. "Laboratory tests reveal adolescent girls across America are contaminated with chemicals commonly used in cosmetics and body care products." That's scary. It gets worse and makes worrying reading for any parent of a teen who uses cosmetics regularly, and who doesn't? Most in fact use more than the average woman. A study by the Environmental Working Group has found chemicals from 4 different families of chemicals (phthalates, parabens, triclosan and musks) in the urine of young girls (between 14 and 20) who were tested in the study. Some of these were found in the body of every single girls tested in the study. And teenage girls are growing very fast, so the last thing they need is to be adding nasty chemicals to their bodies. Most of these chemicals are hormone altering and so our teenage girls are taking a big risk at a time when they shouldn't by using these toxic chemicals in their cosmetics. No one really knows, we're entering an unknown area and the implications for the future health and in particular hormonal and reproductive health is completely unknown. If there are risks to our kids using dangerous cosmetics or skin care products or others then they shouldn't be using them. That may worry you, but there is a safe alternative. There are excellent companies making safe cosmetics that are very effective, and safe and effective skin care products as well, neither of which contain any dangerous chemicals. But these niche companies are very small, and can't compete with the big brand names on marketing, so you won't see their ads on TV or their products on the shelves of your local store. However if you take the time to find them their natural cosmetics and natural skin care products are excellent, and price competitive. So you might decide it's not worth taking risks with the health of your daughters, (or yours). Use safe cosmetics and natural skin care products that work extremely well and have no dangerous ingredients in them.
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