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The Current State of Animal Testing in Beauty - Blog Version

The Eco Well Blog

As far back as 2014, this hasn’t been true. The dark history of Cosmetics Safety From the 18th century’s use of lead carbonate in makeup to the use of radium in the 1920s and 30s, there have been many deaths in the name of beauty. Historically animals have been used as an indicator of safety. Why did we start testing on animals?

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Is Your Shampoo Making You Sick?

Aesthetics Advisor

The number of chemicals restricted by the FDA is even more ridiculous when you consider there are over 84,000 different chemicals in use in your personal care products and only 1% of those have been evaluated for safety in humans. (1) 1) The difference between chemical use in the EU and the U.S. Congress (2015 to 2016), Sen.

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Increasing Rate of Medical Mistakes and Misdiagnosis

Aesthetics Advisor

But about 11% of the time, 4 medical conditions are misdiagnosed, according to research published in BMJ Quality & Safety. To place these estimates in context, the number of 371,000 deaths is similar to the number for several of the top 10 causes of death in the USA in 2014, the year used by Newman-Toker et al in their analyses."

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More Evidence That Antioxidants May Make Cancer Worse

Aesthetics Advisor

As of 2014, 422 million adults worldwide have either type 1 or type 2 diabetes. The researchers concluded that in light of their results, further studies should be done on the safety of antioxidant-containing diabetes drugs, especially those being used in patients with cancer.

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7 Best Slimming Pills in Singapore 2024

Aesthetics Advisor

Let's start with safety first. Although this is a relatively old case (2002), it is a good safety reminder on the potential danger of slimming products like slimming pills. Both terms mean that a person’s weight is greater than that considered healthy for his or her height. In 2015, the U.S.

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Two Newcomers to EWG's Dirty Dozen List of Fruits and Vegetables 2023

Aesthetics Advisor

For almost 90% of the most common pesticides, the agency has neglected to apply the Food Quality Protection Act–mandated children’s health safety factor to the allowable limits. The organic crops were significantly higher in copper, magnesium, manganese, zinc and phosphorus. Only calcium was higher in conventionally grown grain.”

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Vitamin C Benefits Concealed for 70 Years - Rediscovered

Aesthetics Advisor

In 2014, Alpha Fowler from Virginia Commonwealth University and his team published Phase 1 safety trials for the IV administration of vitamin C in patients with sepsis. The book recorded the clinical experiences of Dr. Frederick R. Klenner, who used vitamin C in the treatment of polio, which I discuss below.