Beauty Rumors...Busted!

When it comes to beauty, there's a lot of misinformation out there. Chalk it up to old wives' tales, urban legend or wishful thinking, but the fact is, many supposed facts about your skin, hair and makeup are false. To help separate fact from fiction, we reveal the truth behind these common beauty myths:
MYTH: If you have oily skin, wash your face as often as possible to get rid of excess shine.
TRUTH: More isn't always more when it comes to cleansing, even if you have oily skin. Too-frequent washing can over-dry skin, perhaps causing it to produce even more oil to compensate for the dryness. And friction from scrubbing can irritate sensitive, acne-prone skin, which might lead to breakouts.
Expert Advice: Lather up with a gentle cleanser once in the morning, once at bedtime and once after exercising. To combat mid-day shine breakthroughs, use a fluffy powder brush to dust on SkinClearing Oil-Free Pressed Powder.
MYTH: Eating fried foods and chocolate causes breakouts.
TRUTH: There's no evidence that snacking on greasy or sugary foods has an effect on breakouts—unless you're rubbing them on your face, that is! Acne happens when excess oil mixes with dead skin cells and clogs pores. When acne-causing bacteria spread under skin's surface, the pore becomes inflamed and a blemish crops up. Outside factors that can contribute to breakouts: stress, cosmetics containing mineral oil, sticky hair products and friction (from touching your face frequently, rubbing the phone against your chin, even bangs against your forehead).
Expert Advice: Resist the urge to squeeze a blemish, and try not to let hair or objects rub against your face. Look for oil-free, non-comedogenic makeup that won't clog pores (like SkinClearing Oil-Free Makeup), or choose any one of the Healthy Skin® Blends products—Translucent Oil-Control Powder, Natural Radiance Bronzer, Sheer Highlighting Blush
MYTH: The dark stuff inside blackheads is built-up dirt due to improper cleansing.
TRUTH: The black part of a blackhead is not excess dirt or residue from leftover makeup, so you can't wash it away. A blackhead is a clogged pore that remains open on the surface of your skin. Skin's own melanin (or natural pigment) can have a darkening effect on the combination of dead skin cells and excess oil that are clogging the pore, causing it to look black inside.
Expert Advice: To treat blackheads (and help prevent new ones from forming), you need to clear pores and keep them clear. Use cleansers and treatments with exfoliating salicylic acid (like Blackhead Eliminating Daily Scrub and RapidClear Acne Eliminating Gel).
MYTH: Pumping the mascara wand in and out of the tube a few times before applying prevents clumping.
TRUTH: Not only does pumping fail to prevent clumping, but it can actually introduce bacteria into the tube.
Expert Advice: Remove the wand from the tube and use a clean tissue to wipe any excess goo. Apply a thin coat of mascara, let it dry for about a minute, then apply a second coat. If lashes do clump, comb through with a clean mascara wand (available in beauty supply stores). Note: For a goof-proof application, choose Clean Lash Tint, a lash-darkening liquid that doesn't clump and rinses clean with soap and water.
MYTH: People with olive or dark skin do not have to worry about skin damage from sunburns.
TRUTH: Once upon a time, the more heavily pigmented sun worshippers truly believed that they could be unprotected in the sun longer than their fair skinned friends. That was back in the Dark Ages of foil reflectors and baby oil. The truth is, any sun exposure of your skin results in an increase in melanin production triggered by UV light, meaning that any increase in color is evidence of sun damage, even if it's not a burn.
Expert Advice: Everyone should always protect their skin from the moment you step outdoors with a broad-spectrum sunscreen that contains SPF 15 or higher. If you don't want to add a traditional sunscreen to your routine, consider a moisturizer that already has SPF in it (like Healthy Defense SPF 30 Daily Moisturizer).
MYTH: If you want to grow out your hair, go longer between haircuts.
TRUTH: Healthy hair grows about a half an inch per month, but to keep it looking healthy, you should get a micro-trim every six to eight weeks. This helps prevent split ends and breakage. A trim also helps re-shape your changing style while you grow your hair out.
Expert Advice: The stronger your strands, the more they'll resist breaking and splitting while they grow, so be sure to lather up with a gentle, non-stripping shampoo (like Triple Moisture Cream Lather Shampoo), follow with a hydrating conditioner (Triple Moisture Daily Deep Conditioner) and deep-condition once a week with a protein-rich mask (Triple Moisture Deep Recovery Hair Mask).
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NATURAL FACE PACKS

Our face is very dear to all of us and it does not pinch us a little to spend fortune to preserve it beautiful. It is not easy simple to stay pretty and fresh. It needs a lot of hard work. Remember no gain without pain. To protect your face from day to day harsh damages we really do not have to spend whole day in front of our mirror instead we just have to be regular. It is also required that you do not use any face cream, lotion or gel which have heavy chemicals in it.
So following are some of the recipes to make home made masks, face packs and scrubs for daily use
For Glowing Skin
What do you need:
A ripped banana, sandalwood powder and honey
Method:
Mix sandalwood powder with mashed banana and honey into a thick paste.
What does it do: It works as a deep cleanser and gives natural glow to dull dry skin.

For Wrinkled Skin
What do you need:
almonds and milk
Method:
Soak almonds in milk overnight. Grind almonds in the same milk after taking off it's brown skin. Grind it into paste do not make the paste runny by adding to much of milk.
What does it do: Almonds are rich in Vitamin A which moisturizes the skin and milk improves the complexion and cleanses it naturally.

For Blemishes
What do you need:
Honey
Method:
Apply natural honey on your face and massage it gentle all over your face for 10 minutes and wash your face with cold water.
What does it do: Honey can be used instead of alpha hydroxy masks because if its high content of the acid. It is also safe for sensitive skin.

As a gentle face scrub
What do you need: Walnuts, rose water and milk
Method: Make a paste with walnuts, milk and rose water. The paste would not get to thin, it would be granular.
What does it do: It would remove dead skin and appears new fresh skin.

For enlarged pores
What do you need: lemon juice and orange juice
Method: Mix the juices and apply on all over face giving upward and outward stokes. Wash it after 10 minutes.
What does it do: It is good facial mask for oily skin. It helps improving the large pores condition.

For Under eye dark circles
What do you need:Cucumber juice or tea bags or mint leaves
Method: Apply cotton pads soaked in cucumber juice or tea bags soaked in iced water on your eyes. Crushed mint leaves also helps for under-eye circles or to relieve stress.
What does it do: It has cooling effect and is very relaxing.

For aging skin
What do you need: white of an egg and honey
Method: Beat white of an egg with honey and apply on face. Avoid getting to close to eyes.
What does it do: It keeps skin soft and moisturized, prevents wrinkles.

For large pores
What do you need: Plain water Ice
Method: Massage your face with ice for 10 minutes.
What does it do: It tightens the pores and make the appearance of the pores less visible.
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WINTER CARE

People should apply the following natural face packs during winter:
· Take two teaspoons of wheat flour and add it to milk. Make a hard paste. Rub this face pack on the face. And leave it to dry for a few minutes. After drying wash off with Luke warm water. It is useful for removing dust and dirt from the skin.
· Take some mustard seeds and ground them well. And then make a hard paste with water or milk. This is ready to use, apply it on neck and face. And leave it to dry for 10-15 minutes. At last wash off the face with Luke warm water.
· Take equal of amount of vinegar and water each. Mix both of them well and apply on face by using cotton ball. One who has dry skin, do massage with cold cream.

Other natural face packs for getting glowing face:
· Take fruits such as pear, apples, orange, strawberries and grapes. Blend all fruits very well in a large blender. This is ready to use on the face. Before apply this natural face pack, apply a single coat of honey on neck and face and then use this face pack. Leave it for a few minutes to dry. After drying the pack, rinse off with Luke warm water.
· Take small amount of powder of orange peels and blend it into fresh curds. One can apply this face pack on the pigmented or scarred areas and let leave it for half hour. At last wash off the face with cold water.

· Neem- face packs
Take some neem leaves and dry them for few days. And then, make of powder with dry neem leaves. Take two teaspoons of this powder and mix it with rose water. Make a dark paste and apply over the face and neck. Leave it for a few minutes to dry. At the end, wash off the face and neck with clean and cold water. Neem is very effective to reduce many skin diseases.
· For removing wrinkles, take egg yolk and beat it in the bowl very well. And then mix it in the oat powder ( take oat powder 3 tsps) and honey. Make a paste and apply on the entire face. It gives amazing results.
· People who have normal skin, should apply natural face packs. Such as- takes two full teaspoons of rosewater, one teaspoon honey and egg yolk. Mix all ingredients well and make a paste. Apply this paste on the face and neck and let leave it for a few minutes. At last, wash off the face and neck with Luke warm water.

NATURAL TIPS FOR HEALTHY HAIR

For Dandruff
Massage the Scalp with pure coconut oil. This will also help for growth of hair.
Apply coconut oil which has been boiled with small onions. Wash it off with a mixture of green gram powder and water drained from cooked (boiled) rice.
Apply a mixture of almond oil and gooseberry juice with finger tips on the scalp.
Apply the warm mixture of olive oil, lemon juice and coconut oil. Do a steam -towel- wrap for 15 minutes and wash the hair with a shampoo.
Apply a paste of fenugreek and mustard to the scalp.
Mix Shikakai powder with the water drained from the cooked rice and wash the hair with it.
Crush the leaves of five petal hibiscus flower and take the juice. Wash the hair with this juice.
Heat the oil with a little camphor.
Apply the oil in the scalp and massage for 10 minutes. After 30 minutes wash the hair with a herbal shampoo. Do the steam -towel- wrap for 15 minutes.


For Healthy and Shiny hair
It is better to apply castor oil for a healthy growth of hair.
Wash hair with tea once in a week.
Apply besan in the hair and wash it with water drained from the cooked rice.
Soak a handful of gooseberry in a cup of milk for two hours. Make it as a paste and apply in the hair.
Apply the mixture of an egg white, 2 spoon of castor oil, 1 spoon glycerin, in the scalp and hair. Wash it after some time.
Massage hair with warm coconut oil an hour before washing. Let it soak. Cover your head with a hot towel and wash your hair after an hour or so.
Boil a few hibiscus flowers in coconut oil. Filter and use this hair oil to control hair loss and thinning.
Do a 'steam-towel-wrap' once in a while, if your cuticles are damaged, as this steaming opens out the pores and absorbs the oil.
Deep condition with curd, beer and egg.
Mix a little vinegar in warm water and rinse your hair with this solution. This will add bounce to dull and lifeless hair.
Soak 1 teaspoon fenugreek in curd and keep it for a night. Have it in the next morning.
Boil coconut oil with the juices of curry leaves, basil, hibiscus flower and gooseberry. Apply on hair, keep it for sometime and rinse.
Egg white and curd is a good conditioner for hair.
Take a cup of coconut and mustard oils. Soak half a cup of curry leaves in the oil mixture and keep it for a night. Next morning, heat on a slow fire till the curry leaves turn crisp. Remove from heat and add two to three camphor balls. Allow oil to cool and then strain. Apply oil to hair roots using cotton wool along the parting and massage in circular movements. Leave the oil overnight and shampoo the next morning. Repeat twice a week.
Add a lemon peel to a 'shikakai' and 'amla' mixture while washing your hair.

For Graying
Take a little Mehandi , an egg, juice of half a lemon, one table spoon of instant coffee powder. Mix it together and apply on the hair. Wash it after 45 minutes.
Boil one cup of dried gooseberry with 4 cups of water. Add a pinch of sugar in it. Keep boiling till the quantity of the liquid reduces to one cup. Mix 2 cups of Mehendi, an egg, juice of a lemon and the gooseberry solution and apply on hair. Wash the hair after two hours.

Top Ten Tips For Getting Rid Of Acne

1.Cure Acne
With Fresh fruit, vegetables, nuts and seedsIncrease the variety of fresh fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds in your diet. The easiest way to do this is to create delicious smoothies and juices from ripe fruit, have at least one salad every day — even just as a side dish — with your main meal, and snack on nuts and dried fruits. Brazil nuts and pumpkin seeds are fantastic for acne because they contain selenium (Brazils) and zinc (pumpkin seeds), deficiencies in these minerals have been linked to acne. If you're stuck for recipes containing a good variety of fresh ingredients

2. Acne Treatment
with WaterDrink plenty of water every day. Aim to drink at least two litres of still mineral water. If the skin becomes dehydrated, dead skin cells are not effectively shed, which can lead to blocked pores and further acne.

3. Acne and the Use of Good Bacteria
Antibiotics destroy the bacteria in your digestive system, which can lead to poor digestion, constipation and reduced absorption of essential vitamins, minerals and nutrients — all of which can lead to more acne because your body isn't able to get rid of waste effectively and toxins get expelled via the skin instead. If you have been taking antibiotics for your acne, it's vital you replace the "friendly" bacteria in your digestive system with a good quality probioticPrebiotics are foods which help re-establish the good bacteria in the gut — these include honey, onions, artichokes and bananas. Taking a probiotic supplement and eating prebiotics foods will help restore the levels of beneficial bacteria that are destroyed by antibiotics.

4. Supplements & Superfoods
Sometimes it's not possible to get all the vitamins, minerals and nutrients required to obtain and maintain clear skin. We can be eating all the right foods, but because of other factors — such as long-term antibiotic use — we may not be absorbing everything we need from our diets. There are a few supplements that are particularly useful to those with acne, including:Maca — a powdered Peruvian root vegetable that helps balance and stabilize the body's systems and helps normalise hormones. It tastes delicious blended into smoothies, a little bit sweet and little bit savoury. Maca is also rich in essential amino acids, fatty acids, phytochemicals and minerals, including calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium, silica and iodine.Manuka honey — Manuka has powerful antiseptic, antiviral and antibiotic qualities. Externally good for the skin, internally good for digestive disorders.Pure Synergy — A comprehensive, effective and respected superfood product, it contains a broad spectrum of valuable micronutrients and antioxidant phytonutrients.Nature's Living Superfood — A nutrient-dense, mineral-rich superfood, it contains a full spectrum of absorbable nutrients: vitamins, minerals, trace minerals.

5. Use only natural products on your skin
Many skin care products on the market contain chemicals that can aggravate acne-prone skin. By overloading the skin with harsh chemicals that strip the skin's natural oils, the skin will produce more oil to compensate — which can lead to more blocked pores and acne! Use products that contain natural ingredients such as tea tree oil, which is known for its antibacterial properties.
The best method for dealing with acne-prone skin is the less-is-more attitude. Use as few products as possible so your skin gets a chance to heal on its own. If you wear make-up, buy formulas that are non-acnegenic or non-comedogenic (non-pore blocking).The Organic Pharmacy Range - these products contain no artificial preservatives, colourants or fragrances, no petrochemicals, no harsh detergents, no DEA, TEA, no toxic ingredients and are not subject to any animal testing. We have specifically chosen products aimed at acne-prone skin.
These wonderful products contain active ingredients, such as tea tree, manuka, lavender, aloe and oats, known to help alleviate acne.Tea tree oil body wash — is suitable for use all over the body, including the face. You can use it as a shower gel, facial cleanser or even bubble bath! It contains no harsh ingredients known to aggravate acne-prone skin, and the tea tree oil is well known for its numerous beneficial effects as a deep cleansing, antibacterial, antiseptic, antifungal, antiviral and antimicrobial agent.Tea tree oil — Tea tree oil has antibacterial, antiviral and antiseptic properties and is renowned for its use with acne. Tea tree oil penetrates the skin and dissolves pus and helps reduce redness, making it ideal for use on acne-prone skin. Apply to the skin using a cotton bud (Q-tip) to individual blemishes. Our tea tree oil is already diluted to 15% so it's ready to use immediately.Neem soap — Antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, anti-inflammatory and antiparasitic and therefore very beneficial for those with acne. Neem soap helps calm and soothe irritated skin.The Organic Pharmacy range of skin care products — We have specifically chosen products aimed at acne-prone skin. These wonderful products contain active ingredients, such as tea tree, manuka, lavender, aloe and oats, known to help alleviate acne.

6. Reduce stress
Stress is on of the biggest precursors of acne, especially beyond puberty. Controlling stress can reduce the release of the stress hormone cortisol, and therefore reduce the severity of the acne. Id you suffer from stress regularly, learn to recognise the early symptoms and take action. There are various ways you can reduce stress and become more relaxe

d:Exercise
especially Yoga and T'ai Chi. Moderate exercise will increase blood flow to the skin and aid healing, as well as improve the health of your internal organs enabling them to get rid of waste more effectively.Relaxation techniques, such as breathing exercises and meditationUsing InnerTalk CDs, such as Relaxation, Freedom from Stress and Exercise7. Reduce your intake of sugar and refined carbohydratesThere is recent research pointing the finger at diet — eating refined carbohydrates (white bread, pasta, rice, flour etc) and sugar leads to a surge in insulin and an insulin-like growth factor called IGF-1. This in turn leads to an excess of male hormones, which encourage the skin to excrete large amounts of sebum. This grease-like substance encourages the growth of bacteria responsible for acne.Refined carbs/sugar = more insulin = more hormones = more sebum (oil) = more bacteria = more acne8. Reduce your intake of caffeineCaffeine increases the levels of stress hormones in the body and can aggravate acne. Avoid coffee, tea, chocolate and other stimulant containing drinks.9. Reduce your intake of dairy and red meatDairy products and meat are hard for us to digest, and are acid-forming in the body. The condition of the skin is linked to the health of your internal organs. If you're struggling to digest high levels of animal protein, your body won't get rid of waste products effectively, and they will be released via the skin as acne. Dairy and red meat also contain high levels of hormones which can increase our our levels, and result in more acne. Many people are also intolerant to dairy products without realising it, and a mild intolerance can manifest itself as acne. There are plenty of alternatives to dairy these days — and you can create simple and nutritious nut milks at home, such as the calcium-rich sesame and banana super smoothie.10. Sunshine and fresh airSunshine stimulates the creation of vitamin D in the body — an essential vitamin for healthy skin. A little bit of fresh air and sunshine every day will also reduce stress and increase oxygen to the skin. Even when it's overcast, the sun's rays reach us, so take a 10 minute walk outside every day. Don't get burnt in the sun though — apart from increasing the risk of skin cancer, burnt and heavily tanned skin forms a thick layer on the skin's surface that doesn't exfoliate quickly enough and leads to blocked pores.

Fast Facts About Acne

What Is Acne?
Acne is a disease that affects the skin's oil glands. The small holes in your skin (pores) connect to oil glands under the skin. These glands make an oily substance called sebum. The pores connect to the glands by a canal called a follicle. Inside the follicles, oil carries dead skin cells to the surface of the skin. A thin hair also grows through the follicle and out to the skin. When the follicle of a skin gland clogs up, a pimple grows.Most pimples are found on the face, neck, back, chest, and shoulders. Acne is not a serious health threat but, it can cause scars.

How Does Acne Develop?
Sometimes, the hair, sebum, and skin cells clump together into a plug. The bacteria in the plug causes swelling. Then when the plug starts to break down, a pimple grows.There are many types of pimples. The most common types are:Whiteheads. These are pimples that stay under the surface of the skin.Blackheads. These pimples rise to the skin's surface and look black. The black color is not from dirt.Papules. These are small pink bumps that can be tender.Pustules. These pimples are red at the bottom and have pus on top.Nodules. These are large, painful, solid pimples that are deep in the skin.Cysts. These deep, painful, pus-filled pimples can cause scars.

Who Gets Acne?
Acne is the most common skin disease. Nearly 17 million people in the United States have it. People of all races and ages get acne. But it is most common in teenagers and young adults. Nearly 85 percent of people between the ages of 12 and 24 get acne. For most people, acne goes away by age 30. But some people in their forties and fifties still get acne.

What Causes Acne?
The cause of acne is unknown. Doctors think certain factors might cause it:The hormone increase in teenage years (this can cause the oil glands to plug up more often)Hormone changes during pregnancyStarting or stopping birth control pillsHeredity (if your parents had acne, you might get it, too)Some types of medicineGreasy makeup.

How Is Acne Treated?
Acne is treated by doctors who work with skin problems (dermatologists).
Treatment tries to:Heal pimplesStop new pimples from formingPrevent scarringHelp reduce the embarrassment of having acne.Early treatment is the best way to prevent scars. Your doctor may suggest over-the-counter (OTC) or prescription drugs. Some acne medicines are put right on the skin. Other medicines are pills that you swallow. The doctor may tell you to use more than one medicine.

How Should People With Acne Care for Their Skin?
Here are some ways to care for skin if you have acne:Clean skin gently. Use a mild cleanser in the morning, evening, and after heavy workouts. Scrubbing the skin does not stop acne. It can even make the problem worse.Try not to touch your skin. People who squeeze, pinch, or pick their pimples can get scars or dark spots on their skin.
Shave carefully. If you shave, you can try both electric and safety razors to see which works best. With safety razors, use a sharp blade. Also, it helps to soften your beard with soap and water before putting on shaving cream. Shave lightly and only when you have to.
Stay out of the sun. Many acne medicines can make people more likely to sunburn. Being in the sun a lot can also make skin wrinkle and raise the risk of skin cancer.Choose makeup carefully. All makeup should be oil free. Look for the word "noncomedogenic" on the label. This means that the makeup will not clog up your pores. But some people still get acne even if they use these products.

What Things Can Make Acne Worse?
Some things can make acne worse:Changing hormone levels in teenage girls and adult women 2 to 7 days before their period startsPressure from bike helmets, backpacks, or tight collarsPollution and high humiditySqueezing or picking at pimplesHard scrubbing of the skin.

What Are Some Myths About the Causes of Acne?
There are many myths about what causes acne. Dirty skin and stress do not cause acne. Also, chocolate and greasy foods do not cause acne in most people.

What Research Is Being Done on Acne?
Scientists are looking at new ways to treat acne. They are:Working on new drugs to treat acneLooking at ways to prevent plugsLooking at ways to stop the hormone testosterone from causing acne.

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Facts about Skin

The Skin

Like any other organ, skin is subject to wear and tear, injury, and aging. But unlike other organs, the skin, especially on the face, exhibits its problems in a very public way. Repair of damaged skin is an area of intense research.Once it is severely damaged, skin does not rejuvenate itself and scar tissue never goes away. Yet as the American population ages, we continue to value the appearance of youthful skin and a good suntan.

Since the 1950s, a multimillion-dollar international commercial market for skin care, heavily influenced by medical knowledge, has developed.Cosmetics, as a kind of second skin, have helped the face become more of a consumer marketplace than ever before. The Hollywood glamour cosmetics of the 1920s through the 1950s were replaced by the clean, scrubbed, youthful look of the 1960s, the blue eye shadow and sideburns of the 1970s, and the explicit appeal to science, health, and fitness of the 1980s and 1990s.Modern commercial cosmetics have been readily available since the 1920s but the products have not always appealed to diverse consumers.

Ethnic mass marketing began to appear in the 1970s.The market for skin products not only relies on medical knowledge gained in treating skin cancer, burns, and other dermatological cases, but also stimulates skin researchers to come up with ways to save us from potentially harmful habits.

Medical findings about the connection of sun exposure to melanoma (skin cancer) changed the composition of tanning lotions and shifted their promotion from an emphasis on tanning in the sun to the use of sun blocks and sunless tanning products that tint the skin.Methods for resurfacing the skin have gradually changed the medical and aesthetic outcomes for patients with severely damaged skin. Current grafting techniques may eventually be superseded by tissue engineering methods that produce prefabricated custom flaps of skin that match the size and type of skin needed.

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Hundreds of Personal Care Products Contain Poorly Studied Nano-materials

An Environmental Working Group (EWG) computer analysis of 25,000 personal care product labels found that more than 250 products on the market today contain one or more of 57 different types of nano-scale or micronized ingredients identified on product labels. Another 9,500 products contain ingredients that are available in nano-form, but were not labeled as either nano-sized or conventional-sized on the label. The absence of a clear government definition for nano-materials makes quantifying their presence in personal care products even more difficult.
None of the nano-scale materials identified have been substantiated for safety by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the industry's own Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel (CIR). In fact, only 11 percent of conventional chemical ingredients in cosmetics have been assessed for safety by the personal care products industry's own CIR."The industry may have the studies to support the safety of these nano-materials, but they are not required to make any of this information available to the public," said Jane Houlihan, vice president for research at EWG, and author of the EWG assessment. "Manufacturers seem to be following the pattern they established with conventional chemical ingredients — put poorly tested chemicals into personal care products and do the science later if at all."But with nano-sized materials the stakes could be much higher.
Nano-materials are potentially quite hazardous and unpredictable because, according to the FDA, their small size and extremely high ratio of surface area to volume can produce chemical or physical properties that are very different from larger materials.In spite of these potential dangers, FDA cannot require pre-market safety studies of nano-materials used in personal care products under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
While all nano-materials used personal care products must be "substantiated for safety," the FDA has not defined safety for nano-materials, and the industry does not have to disclose the science supporting this claim to the FDA or the public. Typically, the industry relies on its own CIR panel to assess ingredient safety, but to date the CIR has not assessed a single nano-material.Before industry is allowed to introduce any more nano-materials into personal care products, the FDA must:Define, through a public process, what substantiation of safety means for nano-materials.Require industry to make public all of the studies it has substantiating the claim that products containing nano-materials are safe.Identify the presence of nano-materials in all products.Request information on particle size from all personal care product manufacturers.

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