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Face Cream Nearly Killed a Woman

dasha — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:43:39 +0000

A woman, who was using a face cream to sustain her youth and beauty, nearly died instead. The Hong Kong Health Department issued a warning against using one of the face creams after the 58-year-old woman was sent to the hospital suffering from mercury intoxication as she used the cream.

The woman got sick in July. She was tortured by headaches, dizziness, shivering and pricking sensation in legs. Before that she used the face cream twice a day during one month. Laboratory test showed the mercury content in the cream was 43, 000 times more than allowed.

The incident raised concerns among health care specialists. Authorities are already investigating the case to track the manufacturer of the cream as its label provides no other information than the product’s name.

Mercury has long been used in cosmetic products for bleaching, especially in Asia where pale skin is considered as an attribute of beauty and nobility. Big doses of mercury, however, are very toxic and detrimental to the nervous system and kidneys, which in severe cases may lead to chromic kidney disease.

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Naked Honey Summer 2009 Collection from MAC Cosmetics

tania — Mon, 25 May 2009 03:00:24 +0000

Summer time always brings forth the colors of bronze, azure and lime to our minds. MAC Cosmetics have yet again discovered a very pampering and unique makeup collection that is completely dependent on honey. Well, we know that you might have missed seeing the busy bee gathering honey all around during spring time and summer. (...)
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Shampoos and Creams are Poisonous

Geniusbeauty.com — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:27:23 +0000

On average, each person uses nine hygiene products daily that contain 126 various ingredients in total. While existing safety tests can show if the products cause flushed skin, rash or itching, their long-term effect on our health and environment remains unknown. So-called “cocktail effect” is the major reason for concern. Every day we apply many toxins of different nature to our skin, and nobody can say for sure if they won’t harm our health in future.(...)
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How to Apply Foundation

Geniusbeauty.com — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:30:14 +0000

There’re so many types of foundation, or “base”, with so many colors: cream powder, cream sticks, tone mousse. It’s getting really difficult for a modern woman to understand, what kind of foundation to use to have a perfect face tone and an even skin texture. Yesterday we busted some myths about foundation. Today here are the rules how to apply various types of foundation. (...)
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How to Do a Face Peeling on Your Own?

Geniusbeauty.com — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:18:22 +0000

Periodical peeling is essential if you want to retain your face skin in perfect condition as long as possible. Let’s find out what peeling is and what it is needed for. Skin has a number of layers; the outer layer of skin consists of thin horn cells. Those cells exfoliate continuously. The process of the dead cells peeling off the body is completely physiological, it occurs, when we wash or wipe our face, a healthy person does not even notice when the peeling off takes place. Some people, however, experience flabby, pale with greyish tints skin. (...)
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