Why are PFAS harmful?
PFAS are man-made chemical compounds generally utilized in nonstick cookware, cell telephones, furnishings, and industrial plane. They’re known as “perpetually chemical compounds” as a result of they don’t break down within the setting.
As a result of beauty is usually utilized to the eyes and lips, it may be absorbed straight into the bloodstream. PFAS have been linked to beginning defects, liver and thyroid illness, hormone disruption, and a spread of different severe well being issues, together with most cancers!
Why do corporations put PFAS in our beauty?
PFAS are sometimes used to extend product’s sturdiness, spreadability, and put on.
The manufacturers included within the check have been:
Almay, Anastasia Beverly Hills, Naked Minerals, Bathtub and Physique Works, Burt’s Bees, Butter London, Buxom, Clinique, Cowl Fx, Covergirl, Dermablend, Elf, Estee Lauder, Fenty Magnificence, System 10.0.6, H&M, Huda Magnificence, IT Cosmetics, Jeffree Star, John Frieda, Josie Maran, Juice Magnificence, Julep, Juvias Place, Kat Von D, Lancome, Laura Geller, Lip Smacker, Lorac, MAC, Make-up Without end, Mally, Marc Jacobs, Maybelline, Merle Norman, Milani, MILK, NARS, Neutrogena, Nudestix, NYC New York, NYX, Perricone, Physicians System, Pur, Revlon, Rimmel London, Sally Hansen, Sephora Magnificence, Smashbox, Cleaning soap & Glory, Tarte, theBalm, Too Confronted, Ulta Magnificence, City Decay, Moist n Wild, XO Magnificence and Sure to!
Sadly, the research did not break down which cosmetics corporations used essentially the most PFAS as a result of they did not wish to be seen as “singling out” one model over one other. I want they’d come ahead with this info!
The scary factor is that often you’ll suppose that checking the label for PFAS (verify for ‘PTFE’ or ‘perfluoro’) will clear up the difficulty. Nonetheless, the research finds that solely 3% of the cosmetics wherein focused PFAS have been measured had any PFAS listed as elements.
The beauty classes that had the best proportion of excessive fluorine merchandise have been foundations (63%), eye merchandise (58%), mascaras (47%), and lip merchandise (55%). Two-thirds of liquid lipsticks, two-thirds of foundations, and three-fourths of waterproof mascaras contained excessive ranges of fluorine (one in every of these chemical compounds).
How do we all know if the product comprises PFAS?
Since most corporations don’t make clear this on their label, here’s a clue on the right way to know in case your product comprises PFAS: merchandise marketed as “wear-resistant” or “long-lasting” together with foundations, liquid lipsticks, and waterproof mascaras virtually at all times include PFAS!!!
SCARY! I believe my love for liquid lipsticks simply took an enormous hit!
Sadly, the identical is NOT TRUE for the CLEAN at Sephora label- as Sephora has their very own tips that don’t embrace PFAS of their banned elements.
Here’s a record of manufacturers that don’t use PFAS of their merchandise (in addition to no parabens, phthalates and more- see the total “made with out record”)
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All of us simply may need to be extra cautious with our beauty purchases sooner or later!