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Dangers and Safety of Skincare Products


Published June 5, 2007

Dangers and Safety of Skincare Products

The products that we spread and massage into our skin and in our face various products are harming and we don’t know it. Luckily, with the powers of Internet, we are able to search the products and use to determine their protection.

Inexcusable risk

According to the Skin Deep website, components in the product that we use daily on our skin for last several years have been linked to a large laundary list of difficulties. Some of the ones listed on the site are reproductive and developmental, restrictions, toxicity, federal violations, warnings, allergies and immunotoxicity.

Research the Products We Use

There is a skin product I use regularly, which I love. It is a face self tanner by Avon, called Avon Sun Self Tanning Face Cream. I searched this product and know something interesting. Through a cosmetic safety database, my Avon Sun Self Tanning Face Cream has health concerns and major safety.

Skin Deep Cosmetic Safety Database

The Skin Deep cosmetic safety database is put out by an unprofitable society called the Environmental Working Group. The site has give safety knowledge on all kinds of skin products. There are various parts for skin care, eye care, nail care, baby products, oral care, hair care, and fragrance. When I will see the database, I was amazed to see the danger levels of different products on the market. These are those products made by companies we faith.

Danger Rating

It is rated a danger level of 7 out of 10 through the website. In fact 86% of the other sunless tanning products they charge are better than the one I have been using. The website goes on to the list most of the main self tanning products on the market, complete with safety assessment and danger levels. Neutrogena make a Tan Gradual Sunless Tanning Cream also rates at a dangerous hazard level 7, while method Latina Self Tanning hair cream is the safest, at a danger level of 1.

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