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Toxic metals in beauty products

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Submitted by daya on Thu, 2014-01-16 15:39

CSE Study Finds Leading Brands Using Mercury, Chromium And Nickel

New Delhi: Your make-up may be leaving you with a touch of toxic heavy metals, with potential health implications over long-term use. A study by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) claims to have found high levels of mercury in several well-known national and international brands of skinwhitening creams and chromium in several brands of lipsticks.

thesaurus: 
India
Cosmetics
Heavy Metals
Fairness Cream
Lipstick
Mercury
Nickel
CSE Study
Sunita Narain
Skin Diseases
Health Effects
Environment
Health
Main Topic: 
Health
Name of the Newspaper: 
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Mark Content Private(Internal): 
Clipping Type: 
DNB
CSE
IGF
External URL: 
http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=CAP/2014/01/16&PageLabel=12&EntityId=Ar01200&ViewMode=HTML
Publication Date: 
16/01/2014