
How Makeup Works
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The Unregulated Cosmetic Industry
The average woman puts 515 synthetic chemicals on her body every day without knowing, and 60% of that is absorbed into the body. The stuff in the United States is basically unregulated. A 2007 study found that women absorb just under 5 pounds of chemicals a year through their cosmetics.
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