The Dangers of Cosmetics, Especially Nail Polish

“The fashionable style of woman's dress is ONE OF THE GREATEST CAUSES of all these terrible diseases.”  {HL 64.2}  

 “More die as the result of following fashion that from all other causes.”  {HL 64.3} 

“Many are ignorantly injuring their health and endangering their life by using cosmetics.  They are robbing the cheeks of the glow of health, and then to supply the deficiency use cosmetics. When they become heated in the dance the poison is absorbed by the pores of the skin, and is thrown into the blood. Many lives have been sacrificed by this means alone.”  {HR, October 1, 1871 par. 20} 

“The following selection we here insert hoping that it may arrest the attention of some of the votaries of fashion, and excite their fears, if it does not arouse their consciences, to put away the pride and sin which produces such dangerous results:” --  {HR, October 1, 1871 par. 21} 

THE FATAL EFFECTS OF PAINTING

“No one can ride or walk through the fashionable portion of New York City, attend any place of amusement, or go to any evening party, without becoming aware of the horrible fact that MANY WOMEN of whom better things might be expected, have fallen into the pernicious habit of applying to their skins the enamels which, under various attractive names, are advertised and sold in all parts of the land.”  {HR, October 1, 1871 par. 22}  

“Not only faded faces, but countenances so young, plump and pretty in outline that they must in their natural condition be attractive, are lacquered over with an unnatural polish of fine porcelain, which produces an effect such as one might imagine if a China doll were afflicted with the consumption.”  {HR, October 1, 1871 par. 23}  

“This practice is as pernicious as it is disgusting--the seeds of death or paralysis being hidden in every pot and jar of those mixtures, which are supposed to be not only innocent, but also to possess the virtues of the undiscovered fountain of perpetual youth.”  {HR, October 1, 1871 par. 24}  

 “Some who use them will suddenly have a severe illness; and receiving a private warning from the family physician, will cease the use of the cause of their disorder, and recovering, go through life with an extremely bad complexion, as a reminder of their folly.”  {HR, October 1, 1871 par. 25}

“Others will drop suddenly, with their features twisted on one side, and perhaps deprived of the use of their limbs. Others will die outright, no one guessing why. The effect on any particular person cannot be calculated. What one suffers paralysis from, may kill another outright. The only safety is in having nothing to do with any of these baneful preparations.”  {HR, October 1, 1871 par. 26}  

DANGER THAT HIDES IN MAKE-UP

They may be reluctant to leave home without it, but make-up is putting women at risk of deadly diseases, say experts. According to a new book, cosmetics, and beauty products often contain toxic ingredients that can cause cancer and other fatal illnesses.

Loopholes in Government regulations are being exploited by manufacturers to allow banned chemicals into over-the-counter products, it claims.

Authors Kim Erickson and Samuel Epstein say many ingredients in make-up have been shown to cause cancer in animals and should never be used as part of a beauty routine.

Coal tar colors, phenylenediamine, benzene, and even formaldehyde are some of the toxins commonly found in shampoos, skin creams, and blushers, they say.

Hormone-disrupting chemicals, which could lower immunity to disease and cause neurological and reproductive damage, may also lurk in everyday cosmetics.

In their book, Drop Dead Gorgeous: Protecting Yourself from the Hidden Dangers of Cosmetics, they claim the adverse effects of cosmetics build up over years of use.

Miss Erickson said: 'Modern cosmetics contain a host of dubious ingredients which would be more at home in a test tube than on our faces.

'These synthetic ingredients are inexpensive, stable, and have a long shelf-life. Manufacturers love them, but the results from long-term use could be deadly.'

She said the same poisons that pollute the environment, from dioxins to petrochemicals, can be found in the average bathroom cabinet.

'Many of the same ingredients have been shown to cause cancer in laboratory animals,' she added.

The UK cosmetics industry is worth £4.5 billion a year and employs more than 20,000 people. It is controlled by the Department of Trade and Industry's 1996 Cosmetic Products (Safety) Regulations. The regulations approve about 3,000 ingredients for cosmetic use, but many more find their way into the finished products.

One regulation loophole allows cosmetics to contain banned substances if they cannot 'reasonably' be removed.

The authors say chemicals get into the bloodstream in a number of ways. Hair sprays, perfumes, and powders are inhaled; lipstick is swallowed; eye makeup is absorbed by sensitive mucous membranes, and others are taken in through the skin.

Allergy specialist Dr. Jean Munro, medical director of the Breakspear Hospital in Hertfordshire, supports the claims.

In the last 20 years, she has treated 8,000 women, nearly all of whom were found to have a sensitivity to beauty products.

Dr. Munro said: 'There is no question that people are being damaged by their cosmetics.

'So many things are put into cosmetics now that are carcinogenic, and it is allowed because cosmetics are not considered to be as serious as drugs or food.

'One of the most extreme cases I have seen was a woman whose bone marrow was affected by chemicals used in hair dye.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-108549/Danger-hides-make-up.html

'The situation as it is plainly dangerous - unacceptably so.'

DANGER OF TOXIC CHEMICALS IN COSMETICS

The next time you buy nail polish or antiperspirant, read the ingredients.

Manufacturers are putting a toxic chemical that causes severe birth defects in animals in shampoos, conditioners, antiperspirants, cosmetics and especially nail polishes, according to a report released today by the Environmental Working Group.

Alarmed by the discovery that dibutyl phthalate, or DBP, was present in every single person tested for the compound by the Centers for Disease Control this fall — with the highest levels found in reproductive-age women — the environmental group decided to study the compound’s prevalence in consumer products.

“Government researchers speculate the elevated levels of DBP among women of childbearing age come from cosmetics and beauty products but no one has done the studies to test this hypothesis,” writes the report’s lead author, Jane Houlihan.

Concerned that “the most critical population” appeared to receive the highest exposures to DBP, members of the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit group scoured both real and virtual drugstores, as well as U.S. Patent records, to find the toxin in widely used products.

“We wanted to know what products containing DBP were readily available to the average consumer, and whether or not you could actually read the list of ingredients on the label,” says Houlihan.

MANY POPULAR BRANDS CONTAIN DBP

The group says it discovered DBP in many popular brands, including nail polishes, top coats, and hardeners made by L’Oreal, Maybelline, Oil of Olay, and Cover Girl. In an analysis of more than 100 patents, the environmental group found Procter & Gamble, which owns both Oil of Olay and Cover Girl, held the most, with 37, followed by L’Oreal, with 10 patents containing DBP.

“Major loopholes in federal law allow cosmetics manufacturers to put unlimited amounts of industrial chemicals like DBP into personal care products without any testing for adverse health effects,” the report says.

Because the government conducts chemical safety testing on compounds only if they are directly added to food, even chemicals that are tightly regulated as environmental pollutants can still find their way into personal care products, it says.

Procter & Gamble representatives declined to comment on the report, saying it was an industry issue and not company-specific.

In a statement, the Washington D.C.-based Cosmetic, Toilet and Fragrance Association, which represents the personal care products industry in regulatory matters, says: “Nail polishes and cosmetics are safe…The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act requires that cosmetics and their individual ingredients must be safe and that labeling must be truthful and not misleading…The Food and Drug Administration can take immediate action to stop the sale of any product that does not meet the standards.” (But will they??)

An FDA representative says the agency is aware of both the earlier CDC study and today’s Environmental Working Group report and is looking into the matter.

DBP is used to help nail polish form an even film as it dries, to keep products blended and evenly consistent, and as an ingredient to help cosmetics penetrate the skin. The compound is also found in patents for shampoos, conditioners, lotions, hair growth formulations, antiperspirants, sunscreen, and even gum and candy.

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=117799

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