Cosmetics have too many endocrine disruptors, Rimmel BB cream is the worst product in the test

WECF France compared 47 BB creams, concealers and mascaras, discovering many controversial substances (endocrine disruptors).

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It is certainly not the first time that we talk about it. There are more and more tests, investigations and researches, conducted in different parts of the world, which show how make-up and other cosmetic products can potentially expose us to endocrine disruptors and other controversial substances (all however always within the limits of the law). Now to confirm this has come a new test conducted in France.

Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF) France, member of the EDC-Free Europe coalition, analyzed the labels of 47 products belonging to three categories: BB creams, concealers and mascara. They found 37 substances of concern, including endocrine disruptors, environmentally persistent and bioaccumulative ingredients, nanoparticles or allergens.

The products sampled are widely consumed and of well-known brands, and are sold in the main supermarkets, perfumeries and pharmacies in France (however, they are also present in our country).

Index

The results

In summary, the results of the WECF France survey show that:

37 substances of concern found in cosmetics, of which 7 “extremely worrying” endocrine disruptors.
31 products (i.e. more than 80% of the total analyzed) contain at least one ingredient considered "very worrying".
36 products contain plastic

The best and worst BB creams

The report highlights that the worst category of cosmetics, in terms of unwanted substances, is that of BB creams, where a sample was found to contain at the same time even 13 substances of concern.

BB-cream

The worst product of the test is the BB cream di Rimmel which really contains a "nice mix" of controversial substances:

bht
butylphenyl methylpropional
cyclopentasiloxane
ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
phenoxyethanol
titanium dioxide
chlorphenesin
citronellol
geraniol
hexyl cinnamal
limonene
linalool
scents

The ones we have reported in bold are part of the list of substances that the French experts consider "highly worrying", based on data and classifications made by national and international agencies including the European Chemicals Agency (Echa) and the National Agency for Health Safety of the Food, (Anses) but also by the Scientific Committee for Consumer Safety and the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (Epa).

In short, the survey was based on authoritative opinions and reliable sources.

Cosmetics have too many endocrine disruptors, Rimmel BB cream is the worst product in the test