A Canadian study showed that most cosmetics contain heavy metals that are harmful to our health
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Grey, arsenic and cadmium. You will be imagining the ingredients of an explosive device. Nothing more wrong. Only the cosmetics that we commonly use. It was revealed by a new shock study conducted by the Environmental Defense of Canada made together with the campaign Safe Cosmetics, which unveiled the horror. According to the report, gods cosmetics examined most would contain toxic heavy metals.
The study tested 49 products also of quite well-known brands including Laura Mercier, MAC, L'Oreal, Mary Kay and Sephora and found that 100 percent of the products contained nickel, 96 percent contained lead and 90 percent beryllium. One product, the Mineral Pigment Dus by Annabelle, was found free of dangerous metals. And the even more disconcerting thing highlighted by the report is that none of the "offending" products reported the presence of such elements on the label.
But let's give some figures. On average, at least four of the eight metals of greatest concern, namely mercury, were found in all products examined. arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, nickel, lead, selenium e thallium. The worst was the Benetint Gloss Benefit which contained the highest level of lead (110ppm), 10 times higher than the limit set by Canadian health care.
However, the manufacturers replied that the heavy metals present in the tested products were classified as "unintentional contaminants"So they are not required to indicate them on labels." Single exposures to these metals even in small amounts are unlikely to cause harm, but heavy metals can build up in the body over time and can increase the risk of having a variety of health problems ”Said the leaders of the Safe Cosmetics campaign. This means that the daily use of these products could damage our health in the long run. Do you want to know which ones? Download the list of analyzed cosmetics.
And in Europe? What protects us? The news is recent that on the website of the Ministry of Health it will be possible to report, starting from next year, the inconsistencies found on any product used for hygiene or for makeover, based on how much established by EU legislation. But until then? Let's try to opt for organic cosmetics, as natural as possible and obviously not tested on animals.
Francesca Mancuso
