Research in the field of cosmetic products

The choice of cosmetics and personal care products to a certain extent similar to the lottery.

Today the market of cosmetic products is so great that to understand what agent is toxic and what is not, is not always easy. Since no official control authorities or manufacturers are not doing their job properly, the quality of the cosmetics you buy, you have to watch in person.

To get started is to identify the main groups of cosmetics, which include those to detect the risk of something bad is very large.

Means for hair straightening and smoothness

So, the palm belongs to the means for straightening and smoothness of hair Hair: structure, characteristics of growth and development . The studies revealed that in some rectifiers used by professional salons, contain more formaldehyde than the flask laboratory samples ... while some companies did not hesitate to put on the package labeled "formaldehyde-free".

• Formaldehyde, which is on the label is hidden under the name of methylene glycol or formaldehyde - a well-known carcinogen associated with the occurrence of leukemia, lung cancer and nasal cavity, and the manifestation of symptoms of asthma and dermatitis.
• Means for hair straightening are a danger not only for the person on whose hair they are applied, but also for stylists, hairdressers, who are daily confronted with such means at work.
• Means for hair straightening Hair straightening - what should not be forgotten   in the home may not be so overloaded with hazardous substances, but they are also likely content of these harmful components
• Butylhydroxyanisole (BHA), a preservative which increases the risk of cancer, toxicity, which affects the development and human reproduction, as well as contributes to the destruction of the endocrine system.
• DMDM hydantoin - antimicrobial preservative that may release formaldehyde, which is very dangerous for our immune system.
• Lithium hydroxide - control the concentration of hydrogen ions, which is also considered a toxic substance and a negative impact on reproductive function and development of the person and has neurotoxic effects.

Hair Colors

The composition of hair dyes includes more than five thousand of chemicals, some of which provoke cancer in animals during the relevant experience. Particularly acute problem was until 1980, then many companies to review their techniques and abandoned the use of certain ingredients in their products.

How dangerous today hair dye for the people and whether or not they cause cancer, scientists still can not answer unequivocally. However, during one of his research experiments conducted since 1980, it was found that women with frequent use of hair dyes dark tones to increase the chances of follicular lymphoma.

The hair dyes actually contains many toxic and hazardous substances:

• P-phenylenediamine: coloring component which adversely affects the immune system and increases the risk of cancer. At the moment, the chemical component is banned in some countries and North America are also recommended to be withdrawn from the production of cosmetic products in other countries.
• Expiration date is not known, whether used in hair dyes components that could provoke cancer. A huge number of people use hair dye, but even a slight increase in the risk of cancer, ultimately has a significant impact on the health of humanity.
• Resorcinol: Another ingredient often found in hair dyes. Side effects of its penetration into the body expressed in the manifestation of allergic reactions and the negative impact on the immune system. As a result of experiments conducted on animals, also found the devastating impact of this component on the thyroid gland.

A separate problem is a hair dye dark tones, as very often in their compositions include ingredients that contain coal tar. This component is also referred to a group of substances that cause cancer.

Means for nail care

The means for nail care contains a number of toxic substances, and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) is one of the most common ingredients in cosmetics of this kind. DBP - this plasticizer, which prevents breakage and cracking of the varnish, however, a dark side to this matter - it is the toxins that adversely vliyayun human development and reproductive function. In animal experiments using this component have been identified birth defects and reproductive abnormalities, particularly when the contact with harmful toxins occurred in the womb or immediately after birth.

The experimental animals were detected over time more and more new problems, such as difficulties in sperm count, abnormalities in the testicles and their appendages, the genitals, as well as the destruction of the skeletal system. DBP can cause miscarriage Miscarriage - is more common than you think Or cause problems with the attachment of the embryo. Such negative effects should remember all women who may use such products during pregnancy.

Dibutyl phthalate is not the only ingredient in the composition of assets for nails that causes fear and anxiety.

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