Alarm from the U.S.: metals found on lipsticks

Shipping hazardous metals. This poses a risk to women's health, as evidenced by a study conducted by U.S. researchers, published in "Environmental Health Perspectives" (Environmental Health Perspectives). Chromium, cadmium, manganese, aluminum and lead are metals even at excessive levels, more than the allowed rate, be really detrimental to their toxicity. Berkeley University analyzed 32 products on sale in the United States of America. According to the coordinator of the study, professor of environmental sciences Katharine Hammond: "Finding metals in lipstick is not in itself a disturbing fact. But the effects on health, for those who use buzëkuqtë, can be negative if these metal components are too high. For this fact, to use them is an important issue to discuss. No wonder, since all cosmetic products are chosen buzëkuqtë and luminaries of the lips, these products can be swallowed and slowly absorbed by those who use ". The study began by analyzing the average buzëkuqve use by women, with a daily dose of about 24 milligrams, just enough to make up a suitable. In contrast, if the use is higher, you can also get 87 milligrams daily metals. So absorption of these metals from the body, can cause adverse health. For example, manganese can cause damage to the nervous system. However, a concern is lead, the amount of which is at least 24 lipstick from 32 samples examined. "Lead the buzëkuqtë and luminaries of the lips, however, is a potential hazard for toddlers often play with cosmetic products to mothers," Hammond warns. These data suggest that regulatory bodies should be more careful and strict about the level of metals permitted in cosmetics. " In short, the present situation seems to be under control, but U.S. rules should be strong and fast, like those adopted in Europe. In the European Union, the level of cadmium, chromium and lead allowed in cosmetic products is actually almost zero. Expert advice is to buy products made with European safety standards. This may help you RAPEX, a database where you can find non-food products and nonpharmaceutical to mark toxicity cases. It is always better to be safe to buy and what to prevent risks that may threaten us.