Until recently, I never even thought twice about what ingredients are in the cosmetics that I use. I guess I just always assumed that there was some government agency regulating that stuff, protecting the public. But the more that I’ve begun looking into natural alternatives for just about everything in my life, the more I am learning that the cosmetic industry is pretty much free to do whatever they want, including adding harmful ingredients and chemicals to their products.

While researching, I came across this website, which houses a database of thousands of cosmetics, listing their ingredients and the dangers associated with them. Here is a statement from their site:

“Our aim was to fill in where companies and the government leave off: companies are allowed to use almost any ingredient they wish, and our government doesn’t require companies to test products for safety before they’re sold.”

They have a safety rating of 0-10, describing safety risks. So, I decided to go through my makeup bag and see where my products rank. Here is what I found:

1. Covergirl Clean Makeup Liquid Foundation: Rated 7- High Hazard

Ingredients in this product are linked to:
	Cancer
	Developmental/reproductive toxicity
	Violations, Restrictions & Warnings
	Allergies/immunotoxicity
	Other concerns for ingredients used in this product: Neurotoxicity, Endocrine disruption, Persistence and bioaccumulation, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Miscellaneous, Multiple, additive exposure sources, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Enhanced skin absorption, Contamination concerns, Occupational hazards, Biochemical or cellular level changes

2. Revlon New Complexion Concealer: I could not find this exact product, but most of the similar concealers by Revlon were rated a 7- High Hazard.

Ingredients in this product are linked to:
	Cancer
	Developmental/reproductive toxicity
	Violations, Restrictions & Warnings
	Allergies/immunotoxicity
	Other concerns for ingredients used in this product: Neurotoxicity, Endocrine disruption, Persistence and bioaccumulation, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Multiple, additive exposure sources, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Enhanced skin absorption, Contamination concerns, Occupational hazards, Biochemical or cellular level changes

3. Hard Candy Old Skool Eye Shadow Quartet: Rated 6- Moderate Hazard.

Ingredients in this product are linked to:
	Cancer
	Developmental/reproductive toxicity
	Violations, Restrictions & Warnings
	Allergies/immunotoxicity
	Other concerns for ingredients used in this product: Neurotoxicity, Endocrine disruption, Persistence and bioaccumulation, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Multiple, additive exposure sources, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Contamination concerns, Occupational hazards, Biochemical or cellular level changes

4. Covergirl Remarkable Waterproof Mascara (black): Rated 7- High Hazard

(I won’t list the dangers, you get the idea)

5. Maybelline Ultra Liner (Eyeliner): Rated 3- Moderate Hazard

Ingredients in this product are linked to:
	Cancer
	Developmental/reproductive toxicity
	Violations, Restrictions & Warnings
	Allergies/immunotoxicity
	Other concerns for ingredients used in this product: Endocrine disruption, Persistence and bioaccumulation, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Multiple, additive exposure sources, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Enhanced skin absorption, Contamination concerns, Occupational hazards, Biochemical or cellular level changes

6. Revlon Colorstay Overtime Lip Color: Risk 3 (gloss)-6 (lipcolor)- Moderate Risk

My reaction: This is pretty scary! I seem to have chosen a lot of the most hazardous makeup to use! There are many which do rank low risk, unfortunately none of mine did. I urge you to check out your own makeup and see if it’s rated safe or not. It’s time that we start paying more attention to our health and what we are doing to our bodies! I am now researching natural and organic cosmetic products. As I learn, I will keep you informed. As I am able to try new products, I will give you my reviews.

There are many more things to review on this site, including Baby Care products. Please take a moment to check them out. I just discovered that the toothpaste I’ve been using on my baby is rated a 3- Moderate risk. That’s not good enough for me, I want ZERO risk!

Tags : dangers of cosmetics, toxic makeup