Limit the use of lotion around the arms and chest

Experts advise consumers to limit the use of body lotion around the arms and chest area. Paraben, a synthetic chemical used to preserve in lotion and sunscreen, what exactly is it? Is it dangerous to the health of users?

Karen Altschul, 36, from Vermon Hills, III - USA, knows her favorite sunscreen and lotion contains parabens, a synthetic chemical used for preservation. But now, she only takes care of the type without paraben - "paraben-free". She wondered , "What exactly is paraben? Are they dangerous?"

More and more customers require " paraben-free " product lines. The recipe for making paraben-free products is difficult and expensive.

For years, parabens (methyl, ethyl, propyl and benzyl) have been accepted as inexpensive and indispensable ways to curb the growth of bacteria, fermentation, and mold in excellent care products. beautiful personal. Includes: shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, and sunscreen.

Consumers should limit the use of body lotion around the arms and chest area.(Photo: World Scientist)

Parabens are the cause, making products that can " survive " after 3 months of transport on trains, located on store shelves or supermarkets for years and can withstand extreme temperatures.

But many studies show that some paraben preserves can mimic the action of estrogen in the body's cells. The hormonal activities are associated with breast cancer. According to researchers, paraben can stimulate the growth of tumors.

The concerns of scientists not only, parabens are the only substance capable of breaking the endocrine glands. Breast tissue and milk glands are confronted with a range of chemicals including pesticides or disinfectant solutions containing biphenyl.

Meanwhile, the results of a latest study show that paraben can be tested in the urine. In addition, if parabens in creams are rubbed on the backs of healthy young people, the chemicals in the paraben can be found in the blood in just a few hours.

"It proves that paraben can actually penetrate human skin from cosmetics," said researcher Philippa Darbre, University of Reading - England.

Philippa Darbre, was the first person to work with his colleagues to discover parabens in body tissues. In 2004, they found paraben in 18 of 20 breast tumor samples. However, that study has not shown an association between paraben and cancer.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) believes that because of the estrogen-related activities of paraben, it is still much less than the main activity of estrogen in the natural body.

But according to many scientists, FDA does not have the right to adopt most ingredients of cosmetics. Although FDA's Cosmetic Ingredient Review List (CIR) has updated safe chemicals from 1984 and 2005, the CIR is still just a list sponsored by industrialists. . And FDA members have no rights.

Darbre, one of the scientists still skeptical about paraben is linked to breast cancer. But until she had the proof, she still advised consumers to limit the use of cosmetics around the arms, and the chest.

"For the past ten years, I have not used deodorant axillary rollers. Every day I take 2 baths and use soap," Darbre said.

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According to Star-Telegram.com/ Chicago Tribune, Vietnamnet