http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/product/7085/Dermasil_Lotion_Dry_Skin_Treatment_%282006_formulation%29/
Dermasil has been my favorite moisturizer for a long time, and I have always thought of it as quality lotion. To my surprise, it is not so great and actually scores very high on the health concern chart. EWG would not sign it as a safe cosmetic because of its high toxicity ratings. First of all, I was surprised that it scored moderately high for being cancerous, that is very alarming. It was off the charts for development and reproductive toxicity and was nearly off the charts for allergies and immunotoxicity.
The website said that their ratings are based on specific ingredients in the product, not the product as a whole. However, if any of the ingredients in the lotion I use are toxic and are entering my bloodstream, you bet I am going to abstain. Since I have been using this lotion for many years and have not felt any different, I will be doing more personal research to see what actually can happen from being in contact with these ingredients.
It is amazing to me that companies do not have to label any warnings on their products if this much harm could be done. How is the public supposed to find out about the toxins they are exposed to unless told? Very scary to think about and I am glad we were directed to this website.
That is scary that a simple moisturizer scores so high on the health concern chart. It surprises me that something that comes in contact with consumers skin can cause cancer and the bottle doesn't even tell you that. It would be interesting to know what else you can find out about this product.
ReplyDeleteI am so curious to know how likely it really is that these ingredients lead to cancer. It just seems unreal that companies can market products, without warning, that are apparently cancerous and hazardous.
ReplyDeleteLabeling cancer causing material isn't great for business. Well, then again, cigarettes do pretty good! :)
ReplyDeleteI wonder, if the U.S. put warnings for all these chemicals if we would actually stop buying them. How low would the sales actually drop? The stats would be fascinating!
I'm guilty of knowing something is bad and still doing it. I'm certainly not pointing fingers but expressing concern about the concepts of who we are, what we want, convenience and what is important has been sold and defined for us us.