The FDA gives cosmetic manufacturers a whole lot of leaway
in what goes in our cosmetics. End result? Another pathway for
toxins to enter our bodies.
FDA Regulations Permit Toxins in Cosmetics Thursday, February 05, 2009
by: Jo Hartley, citizen journalist See all articles by this author Email
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(NaturalNews) The FDA Handbook is the
standard for regulations in the US regarding the manufacture of food and
drugs, including cosmetic and skin care products. It is interesting to
learn that this handbook actually allows the use of known harmful
ingredients in the creation of cosmetic and skin care products.
In fact, almost any ingredient is permissible in cosmetics and body care
products, as evidenced by these quotes from the FDA Handbook:
“With the exception of color additives and a few prohibited ingredients,
a cosmetic manufacturer may, on his own responsibility, use essentially
any raw material as a cosmetic ingredient and market the product without
approval.”
“Although not prohibited by law or regulation, in addition, the
manufacturers of cosmetic fragrance products have voluntarily agreed to
not use or to limit maximum use levels of certain selected ingredients
which have been found to cause depigmentation, irritant, neurotoxic, or
phototoxic or other allergic reactions.”
Mercury is permissible in cosmetics and other products, even though
mercury is easily absorbed through the skin and will accumulate in the
body. Mercury in any form is extremely toxic. Mercury poisoning can
result from inhalation, ingestion, injection, or absorption through the
skin.
“The use of mercury compounds as cosmetic ingredients is limited to eye
area cosmetics at concentrations not exceeding 65 parts per million of
mercury calculated as the metal (about 100 ppm or 0.01% phenylmercuric
acetate or nitrate) and provided no other effective and safe
preservative is available for use.”
Nitrosamines are known carcinogens. Nevertheless, the FDA permits their
use. Amines and their derivatives are typically present in creams,
lotions, shampoos and hair conditioners. The nitrosation may occur
during manufacture or during product storage.
“Cosmetics containing as ingredients amines or amino derivatives,
particularly di- or triethanolamine, may form nitrosamines if they also
contain an ingredient which acts as a nitrosating agent as, for example,
2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol (Bronopol, Onyxide 500),
5-bromo-5-nitro-1,3-dioxane (Bronidox C) or
tris(hydroxymethyl)nitromethane (Tris Nitro), or if they are
contaminated with anitrosating agent, e.g., sodium nitrite.”
Dioxane is also permissible in products by the FDA. Dioxane irritates
the eyes and mucous membranes. Prolonged exposure is considered toxic to
the liver and kidneys.
“Cosmetics containing as ingredients ethoxylated surface active agents,
i.e., detergents, foaming agents, emulsifiers and certain solvents
identifiable by the prefix, word or syllable ‘PEG’, ‘Polyethylene’,
‘Polyethylene glycol’, ‘Polyoxyethylene’, ‘- eth-’, or ‘-oxynol-’, may
be contaminated with 1,4-dioxane. It may be removed from ethoxylated
compounds by means of vacuum stripping at the end of the polymerization
process without an unreasonable increase in raw material cost. In rodent
feeding studies conducted for the National Cancer Institute, 1,4-dioxane
was found to produce cancer of the liver and the nasal turbinates. It
also caused systemic cancer in a skin painting study. Skin absorption
studies demonstrated that dioxane readily penetrates animal and human
skin from various types of vehicles.”
Of note is the fact that it has been determined that when products
containing dioxane are applied to the skin, most of the dioxane
evaporates into the air and may not be actually absorbed into the skin.
Many products analyzed have been found to contain dioxane. Some products
contain as much as 100 ppm.
Source: http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-p…
About the author Jo Hartley Wife, Mother of 8, and Grandmother of 2 Jo
is a 41 year old home educator who has always gravitated toward a
natural approach to life. She enjoys learning as much as possible about
just about anything! http://loftymatters.com - Current Events
http://winemaiden.com - Simply Abundant Living
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