Beware of the 7 hidden health risks of beautiful lipstick

We all say that a person's appearance determines 30% and his dressing determines 70%. For modern women, lipstick is essential if they want to have a beautiful makeup look. But do you know that this small cosmetic can cause great harm to women's health?

7 major harms of lipstick to women

1. The main ingredients of lipstick are lanolin, wax and dyes. Due to the complex composition of lanolin, it is easy to cause allergic reactions, such as chapped and peeling lip mucosa, and sometimes itchy or slight pain in the lips.

2. The lanolin in lipstick has strong adsorption capacity and can adsorb dust, bacteria, viruses and some heavy metal ions in the air onto the lip mucosa. When people drink water or eat food, they can bring lipstick and the harmful substances on it into their mouths and enter the body directly.

3. The coal tar dyes used in all lipsticks are terrible carcinogens, and the amount of this substance contained in lipsticks has far exceeded the amount allowed in food. After putting on lipstick, it is inevitable that the lipstick will be licked off and enter the human body unintentionally while talking, drinking tea or eating.

4. According to relevant foreign data, among young female cancer patients, 18.2% of the causes are related to lipstick. Lipstick contains high amounts of heavy metals such as lead and cadmium. Lead is cumulative. Long-term inhalation by the human body may lead to chronic lead poisoning, causing anemia, abdominal pain, acute renal failure, and brain neuropathy.

5. Preservatives and antioxidants BHA. These substances have been proven to be quasi-carcinogens. For example, preservatives (parabens) can cause breast tumors.

6. Artificial pigments in lipstick may turn into mutagens and cause cancer under ultraviolet light.

7. Sweet-smelling lipsticks contain saccharin, which has been proven to cause cancer if consumed in excess.

Some ingredients in lipstick may cause certain harm to the body, so you should have health knowledge before applying it. One thing you should pay special attention to is that when you find slight itching and abnormal sensation, you should wash your lips and stop applying lipstick.