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Microplastics are a source of poisons that can potentially enter a human body through sweat, according to scientists based in Britain, who warned of "potential adverse effects" such as endocrine disruption and cancer. Sweat appears to leach toxic brominated flame retardants from microplastics, making them "potentially available to be absorbed through skin," a University of Birmingham team has found, after carrying out experiments using "common forms of plastic" which were tested with synthetic sweat made in a laboratory. The tests showed the effect to be made worse by antiperspirants and found...
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One of the most popular social media beauty hacks, "face taping" has people applying strips of tape to areas of their face to reduce wrinkles overnight. Many use kinesiology tape like the kind used by physiotherapists to treat muscle pain for example, sticking stripes of it to their forehead or cheeks and treating themselves to a supposed mini facelift. Sounds too good to be true? That's because it is, says German dermatologist Uta Schlossberger. According to her, face taping doesn't work: "On the contrary. It has more of a damaging effect." The idea behind face taping sounds simple enough: Th...
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Wholesome, nature-infused labels on shampoos, shower gel and creams might make you think you're doing a meaningful thing for the environment, but don't be taken in by appearances. Inviting images don't necessarily mean a genuine commitment to good ecology, and may simply play on associations to steer a product into your shopping basket. "It's very popular to advertise on cosmetics packaging with images of plants and leaves, flowers and fruit," says Kerstin Effers, environmental and health protection officer at the consumer advice centre in the German city of Dusseldorf. According to Effers, yo...
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The growing trend of wearing make-up at the gym or on runs is likely to be causing skin damage, according to scientists based in South Korea and the US. After testing the effects of applying foundation cream before exercise, the team concluded that it "can reduce skin oil, causing dryness." "Additionally, make-up can clog pores and increase sebum production," they said, warning in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology that people with dry skin are likely to be worst affected by slapping on make-up before working out. From the University of San Antonio and Korea National University of Education, ...
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