I went to the Environmental Working Group Skin Deep Cosmetic Safety Database and searched their database for a makeup product I use. It was really interesting to see what different products were rated at. The rating scale was 0-2 low hazard, 3-6 moderate hazard, and 7-10 high hazard.
The product I looked up was bareMinerals Foundation Fair. The rating for this was a 7! I was very surprised by this because I thought this companies products wouldn't be so bad. It said that ingredients in this product are linked to cancer, developmental/reproductive toxicity, allergies, and a few other hazards. The ingredients in it that seem to cause the most hazards are Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide.
After seeing these results, I'm glad that I don't actually use that foundation very much. It was interesting to look up products and see what rating it has. Some brands had lower hazards overall than others. Products always have the ingredients on the back, but I usually don't really know what any of them are. It is nice but a little scary to find out what the ingredients actually are and what harm they could potentially cause.
I think it's scary too! Especially if we are putting it on our face.
ReplyDeleteThe first chapter of my book is all about cosmetics, it is pretty crazy how items that we use on our skin can contain these ingredients.
ReplyDeleteIt seems wrong because of the word "minerals" in the title. Doesn't THAT make it good? I really liked this website because it shed light on what really goes into our products.
ReplyDeleteI was the same way with my product. They advertise these products to be "natural" but they are in fact not any better for your health! Definitely an eye opener for me!
ReplyDeleteIt's scary when products you think are healthy are actually so hazardous! When I see BareMinerals I think natural and healthy. Yikes!
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