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As a result of three-year research of a problem of the cosmetics use, British biochemist Richard Bens has come to a conclusions, that woman who daily uses cosmetics within one year gets up to 4,41 lbs of different chemical substances.
Cosmetic preparations, as it is known, have side-effects. They can cause skin irritation, presenilation and even oncological diseases. But, according to the statement of the British biochemist, the main danger is covered not in the quantity of chemicals, but in their compatibility.
The expert asserts that each piece of cosmetic preparations can be safe, however the effect of different substances combination is not known.
It appears that oral consumption of these chemicals can be less dangerous, than their rubbing in a skin.
Besides it, as a result of researches Professor Bens has found out, that nine of ten women use the expired cosmetics. And in fact it is known, that the expired cosmetic preparations can become nurseries of dangerous bacteria.
Special suspicion cause also some separate chemical substances - parabens which are used as preservatives in soap, shampoos, deodorants and children’s lotions. Their traces have been found in breast cancer tumors, though their participation in development of a cancer has not been proved.