Mercury-loaded cosmetics target minority communities

Mercury-loaded cosmetics target minority communities | Grist

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Mercury-loaded cosmetics target minority communities

Beauty may only be skin deep, but the damage from cosmetics reaches way down into the kidneys, brains, and other organs — at least, it does if those cosmetics contain mercury, as several brands do , according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). What’s even worse is that these mercury-loaded cosmetics are targeted specifically towards historically marginalized communities. The recent FDA report found that heavy-metal-filled skin care products, soaps, and cosmetics are found mainly in stores frequented by people of Latino, African-American, Asian, and Middle Eastern descent. The FDA has counted 35 potentially poisonous products , which include goods made by the brands Diana, Stillman’s, Lusco and Crema Aguamary, that are manufactured abroad and sold illegally in the U.S. They may claim to lighten skin, cure acne and reduce wrinkles. In addition to “lightening skin” — ...

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@SaferSkin » 12 Mar '12, 11am
The FDA reported finding heavy-metal-filled skin care products, soaps, and cosmetics mainly in stores frequented... [link]
@SaferSkin » 12 Mar '12, 10am
Check the ingredients of wrinkle creams for mercurous chloride, calomel, mercurie, mercurio, or mercury. [link]
@CBressette » 11 Mar '12, 11pm
RT @HealtheBay: Mercury-loaded cosmetics target minority communities [link] #health #toxic
@HealTheBay » 11 Mar '12, 11pm
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@EcoRooted » 10 Mar '12, 11pm
Another one for the ladies... how mercury in cosmetics is hazardous for your health... [link]
@rosieposey222 » 09 Mar '12, 12pm
mercury laden skin-whitening creams once again prove the link between environmental pollution/degradation & oppression [link]
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RT @ljbleier: “@grist Mercury-loaded cosmetics damage organs like the kidney and brain: [link] (cont) [link]
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#toxicbeauty #NotWorthDyingFor @TheHairoine @grist: Mercury-loaded cosmetics damage organs like the kidney and brain: [link]
@ljbleier » 09 Mar '12, 11am
“@grist Mercury-loaded cosmetics damage organs like the kidney and brain: [link] (cont) [link]
@rwesthead » 09 Mar '12, 11am
US FDA find imported skin-lightnening creams laced w/ mercury.Curious to know what's in creams in massive mkt of India [link]
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@grist » 09 Mar '12, 11am
Mercury-loaded cosmetics damage organs like the kidney and brain: [link] Worse, they're targeted at minority communities.
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Mercury-loaded cosmetics target minority communities | Grist: ... poisonous products, which include goods made b... [link]
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RT @LibertyHill: FDA study finds mercury in beauty products primarily marketed to people of color. [link] (via @grist)
@LibertyHill » 09 Mar '12, 1am
FDA study finds mercury in beauty products primarily marketed to people of color. [link] (via @grist)
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Mercury-loaded cosmetics target minority communities [link] via @grist Unconscionable!
@musafurber » 08 Mar '12, 7pm
Mercury-loaded cosmetics target minority communities ~ on shelves here; is light skin worth dying over? ~ [link] #fb
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