01/12/2022
Just think: If you apply mascara every single day, whether you're a flutter-fanatic or subtle-Sally, you're exposing your eyes to product, of which you might know nothing about. Considering the eyes are one of the most sensitive areas on your body, that can be concerning.
In a recent study, Kim Harley, an epidemiologist and associate professor of public health at the University of California, Berkeley, found that people wearing eye makeup containing phthalates and parabens had significantly higher levels of potentially harmful chemicals in their bodies than those who did not.
"Both parabens and phthalates are suspected hormone disruptors, meaning they might interfere with the action of estrogen in women's bodies, which could impact reproductive development or be related to reproductive cancers," says Harley.
And here's a real eye-opener: Harley's study determined that a simple switch to "clean" makeup (she defined "clean" as paraben-and phthalate-free) decreased chemical levels in the bodies of participants by as much as 45 percent — in just three days🤔😳
