Why I'm No Longer Wearing Makeup On Stream, Insecurities And Bullying
Last week (June 15 2021) I heard some disturbing news about makeup that prompted me to stop using makeup until I know more and have done my research. And that is kind of difficult and scary for me.
Resources on the study and news about toxic PFAs in makeup:
Fluorinated Compounds in North American Cosmetics -https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.estlett.1c00240
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ widespread in top makeup brands, study finds - https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2021/jun/15/pfas-makeup-forever-chemicals
Makeup may contain potentially toxic chemicals called PFAS, study finds - https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/15/health/makeup-toxic-chemicals-wellness/index.html
Many cosmetics contain hidden, potentially dangerous ‘forever chemicals’ - https://www.sciencenews.org/article/cosmetics-makeup-pfas-chemicals
How to make sense of the new findings on 'forever chemicals' in makeup - https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/cosmetics-pfas-faq-1.6066147
Use of PFAS in cosmetics 'widespread,' new study finds - https://phys.org/news/2021-06-pfas-cosmetics-widespread.html
Checking your makeup ingredients:
EWG's Skin Deep® - https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/
CosDNA - https://www.cosdna.com