People, especially women, live in a society where there are high standards for beauty; flawless skin, hair, body, etc. Everything must be immaculate or suffer the risk of being chastised for not being perfect. It is naturally impossible to achieve this type of beauty society expects leading women to resort to cosmetics adorned on shelves. Advertising leads us to believe that the cosmetics used on a daily basis are safe and healthy. Wrong. If you take the time to read the fine print in between, you can see that the cosmetics we use contain chemicals very toxic to the human body. Some of these toxins can cause cancer, disrupt endocrine, potentially cause cancer, interfere with fertility, among may other things. In simpler words, applying these …show more content…
An over excess of estrogen in women can cause miscarriages, fibrocystic breasts, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, polycystic ovary syndrome and so much more (Source B). Personal products say they will do be able to do this and that, but at what cost? They say a picture is worth a thousands words so imagine this: a woman laying down in a typical spa fashion, with her eyes closed and her face covered in a thin paste mask (Source C). The words that come to mind must be relaxing and exfoliation but let’s look at it in a chemical perspective. That thin mask contains one of the ‘dirty dozen’ ingredients and that mask is being left on for half an hour. In that limited time, the chemicals from the mask were absorbed and have now disrupted the hormonal balance. Years later, it is discovered that the woman has polycystic ovarian syndrome. The consistent use of the cosmetics have taken a toll on the woman’s body and has affected her life forever. Is that the price we must pay to achieve beauty, is it something really worthwhile?
Beauty is pain they tell us, but are we willing to pay an unexpected price for beauty?
Are you willing to risk your health for a few moments of grandeur? There shouldn’t be a
And when employees take the mask off, they're going to get a dose of those pollutants. As a business owner, you know that these instances will cause a jump in expenses, one way or another, which is not what we want. That's why, in most cases, it's much smarter to not rely solely on masks, but to ensure that a proper indoor air purification system with HEPA and properly-tuned activated carbon filters is in place to keep those things out of the air.
In 1913, Webster’s dictionary defined the word beauty as “properties pleasing to the eye, the ear, the intellect, the aesthetic faculty or the moral sense.” Throughout the decades, the standard of beauty has changed immensely because of society’s views constantly changing. These set standards on beauty and cosmetics are not only unhealthy, but unrealistic. This is causing the female population to be pressurized to look a certain way instead of being confident and creative. Society’s definition of beauty is too narrow to support the individuality of the female population.
Cosmetics are not limited to women’s make-up. They include face creams, baby oils, skin care products, deodorants, lotions, nail polish, and anything used on the body. This subject is important to anyone who cares about their physical hygiene and the precautions taken to keep it safe and healthy. Many people throughout the world have various allergies that may prevent them from using certain cosmetic products. If the product they are using is unable to properly determine if it is detrimental to their health, this could lead to fatal reactions and even death. Even if the consumer does not have any specific limitations to what he/she
These ingredients are related to cancer, and deodorants seriously harm the endocrine, metabolic, and central nervous system.
The demand for organic makeup and other personal care products is on the rise. Consumers have become increasingly aware about the potential long-term health affects of products manufactured in laboratories that they ingest or put on their skin. In the past, consumers were merely concerned if products worked. Today, they are concerned if they are healthy as well for both themselves and the environment. There is also a desire for beauty products that make the user beautiful 'from the inside out,' rather than merely affect the user's immediate physical appearance. "Back in the 60s, 70s and 80s, who would have considered what ingredients were contained in their hair shampoo, moisturising cream or body moisturiser? This was an era when washing detergent companies cottoned on to the notion that consumers equated highly perfumed products with performance and this trend quickly became apparent across numerous consumer personal care products" (Certified organic skincare & cosmetic labelling in Australia, 2012, New Directions). Today, products that are labeled as natural are often more attractive to consumers.
Try as we might, we simply cannot avoid using makeup. A dash of face powder, a streak of lip-gloss and the perfect sweep of eyeliner are part of our daily morning wakeup routines, without which, we look and feel incomplete. Cosmetics may help us look prettier and they can help us Plain Janes transform to gorgeous beauties. But we are not aware of the beauty products we apply on ourselves can be harmful and dangerous. So it’s very important to educate women and raise awareness. This dependency on makeup is perhaps the root of all problems. In this never-ending search for beauty, it isn’t uncommon for people to consume up to 10 different products daily, thereby exposing themselves to considerable amounts of germs and harmful toxins found therein. All makeup comprises of artificial substances and a large number of chemicals which can harm the skin. The chemicals can seep into your bloodstream via skin absorption. From there, they can enter the bloodstream and ultimately, damage your internal organs over time. Unfortunately, the harmful effects of makeup aren’t just limited to skin-related issues only, there is a variety of health problems that can occur as a result of excessive usage. Lipsticks, kajal sticks and eye-shadows, for example, are known to contain lead, a carcinogen and neurotoxin that can affect the nervous system adversely, leading to high blood-pressure, allergies. Of course, it is impossible to talk about the harmful
As a human being we all have not only the need to look good but, to feel good and this is what has led people to use more products such as makeup, perfumery, personal hygiene items, hair products, hand and foot care, among other products; these needs helped to grow the cosmetics industry. Consumers demand multifunctional products that provide us with solutions to different problems and needs this is why this industry is in constant research for the best ingredients and efficiency of their products.
The question was intended to make the reader think differently about how as a society we make standards that don’t accept human imperfection but strive for perfection no matter the cost. Women are faced with the standards of being perfect to be beautiful and since we are born naturally with imperfection we push ourselves to extremes to obtain perfection. A society where we risk death and complications to go under a scalpel to change ourselves for the purpose of being beautiful.
Ingredients in makeup can be natural or artificial,but the impact on our health all depends on the chemicals that they are made of. But the amount of dangerous chemicals that are found in our everyday makeup are usually to small to hurt us. In this paper I will be answering how makeup products are connected to chemistry, what cosmetic products contain that are chemically related, and which ones are the most harmful to our bodies.
Cosmetics companies have been criticised for making pseudoscientific claims about their products which are misleading or unsupported by scientific evidence.
Fret not! Let face masks come to your rescue. The best thing about these formulations is that they offer visible results in the shortest possible time, something that no other skin care product does.
Safety scrutiny of ingredients as a part of the cosmetics safety process, with the results published on the CIR website and in the International Journal of Toxicology. The EU Scientific Committee
For centuries, there have been ideals and standards set for beauty and what it is that makes a beautiful person. Women, in particular, have been susceptible to upholding these specific standards all throughout history – dating even back to Cleopatra’s time. The modern cosmetics industry has used these psychological ideas to help facilitate its empire today. However, much, if not all, of the cosmetics market and its success is due in part of the expanding marketing base that has been seen around the world. Marketing pioneers have helped uncover the fears of women and what it is they look for in certain cosmetics to stay a ‘beautiful’ person. This essay holds personal meaning and holds significance because the marketing of
The word beauty is defined as, “A combination of qualities, such as shape, color, or form, that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially sight” (en.oxforddictionaries.com). In this day and age, people, women especially, are being pressured more and more to keep up with this “image” that society says women should look like. The idea of a perfect woman today is comprised of clear skin, perfectly shaped eyebrows, straight white teeth, and a small waist with an oversized butt and breasts. There are plenty of women who may have all of the qualities just mentioned, but there are also many women who don’t have any of them. What people don’t realize is there is no right or wrong way to look. As new generations arise, ideas
I gaze into the mirror and all I see is imperfection: stretch marks, cellulite, acne, oddly shaped legs, little breasts, boring eye, flat hair, freckles. “Nobody is perfect, you’re beautiful just the way you are,” people say but they lie. There is no way I can be perfect, my body isn’t stick-thin like the models the fashion industry flaunts, nor is it well endowed like the women featured on social media. I’m constantly aware of it, but I realize other girls are also impacted by beauty standards. The constant, nagging pressure to conform to these standards is detrimental to the physical and mental health of numerous women.