M2.4 Personal Care Product

After watching Jane Hoolihan's video I started to look at all the products that I use and I was shocked and surprised to find that some products do contain chemicals that was mentioned. I suddenly felt weird and uncomfortable that I have been putting these harmful chemicals on my body without knowing how it could be damaging for my health. In the video, Ms.Hoolihan talked about the lack of regulations, standards and testing on these product does raise some concerns because these personal care products are being used by people mostly on a daily basis, we apply it on our body and it is being absorbed into our body. I think personal care products should be held to the same standards as medication drug products that goes through clinical trials to ensure the safety,efficacy and no toxicity, and to have monitoring of these products to make sure there's no adverse reactions. Recently there were a recall of a makeup set by Claire's that was contaminated with asbestos, imagine the damaging effect it could have on the young children that were using it. This does bring up how many children are using many different types of cosmetics at such a young age, and they have no knowledge of how hazardous some can be. I think educating the public is very important regarding this matter, and to change the perception the public have on personal care products being safe and not questioning the ingredients that's used in the product.

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  1. UnknownFebruary 3, 2018 at 1:29 PM

    Oh my goodness, I had no idea the Claire's brand makeup was contaminated with asbestus. That is horrifying. You're exactly right, children and teenagers are generally unaware of these issues so they are the ones most susceptible to health risks. As mentioned in the video too, when young people are going through puberty, their bodies are very susceptible to harmful chemicals. This video really makes us think twice about the personal care products we use on a daily basis. Thank you, Feng!

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  2. UnknownFebruary 4, 2018 at 8:41 PM

    I think it is crazy how many various brands we use on a daily basis are so toxic to us. I agree that the video really made me think twice about the health risks associated with the products that are used on a daily basis. It is also very interesting that we are using this products as we grow up, from adolescence and through puberty, so imagine all the harmful toxicities we have come into contact with since then!

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