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Toxic metals in beauty products [1]

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.

Publication Date: 
16/01/2014
Times Of India (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
India [3], Cosmetics [4], Heavy Metals [5], Fairness Cream [6], Lipstick [7], Mercury [8], Nickel [9], CSE Study [10], Sunita Narain [11], Skin Diseases [12], Health Effects [13], Environment [14], Health [15]
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