What are the harms of wearing lipstick to your body?

In daily life, many women will put on beautiful light makeup before going out. Some women will wear lipstick even if they don’t wear makeup. Lipstick is a very important thing in women’s skin care products and makeup. When women put on lipstick, they will feel energetic and their self-confidence will increase. However, wearing lipstick for a long time will cause some harm to the body. Now let’s understand the harm of wearing lipstick to the body.

Hazard 1.

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

Hazard 2.

Artificial colors in lipstick may turn into mutagens and cause cancer when exposed to ultraviolet rays.

Hazard 3.

Preservatives and antioxidants BHA, these substances have been proven to be quasi-carcinogens, such as preservatives can cause breast tumors.

Hazard 4.

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.

Hazard 5.

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.

Hazard 6.

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.

Hazard 7.

According to relevant foreign data, among young female cancer patients, 18.2% of the causes are related to cosmetics and 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.