Did You Know?The average woman ingests around 2 kilograms of chemicals via her skin each year from cosmetics like makeup, skin care lotions, and hair products?
This is because humans absorb up to 60% of the substances applied to our skin.
Even more alarming, researchers now believe absorption of chemicals through the skin may be more harmful than swallowing these substances.
Chemicals in cosmetics like lipsticks ingested via the mouth are partially broken down by enzymes in saliva and the digestive system, but chemicals entering out bodies via the skin aren't greeted by any line of defence - these chemicals reach the blood stream virtually intact.
That's why it's especially important to make sure the products you use on your skin are completely free from harmful ingredients, and that you read the label on all cosmetics, even those that claim to be natural.
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