Comments on: Should You Worry About Pee In Your Make Up http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/11/12/should-you-worry-about-pee-in-your-make-up/ Cosmetic chemists answer your beauty product questions! We are a group of cosmetic scientists who understand what the chemicals used in cosmetics really do, how products are tested, and what all the advertising means. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:42:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Deb http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/11/12/should-you-worry-about-pee-in-your-make-up/comment-page-1/#comment-71299 Deb Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:59:22 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/11/12/should-you-worry-about-pee-in-your-make-up/#comment-71299 Well, if one only used the product one time I may be tempted to agree with the CIR that it is safe "enough," but we use these products every day of our lives and the cumulative effect of harmful chemicals is a known danger. As for trusting the government agencies.. well we have parabens and other "harmful" ingredients, many of which were actually grandfathered in when the FDA was established. The FDA is not (in my opinion) the bastion of safety for the masses. It is paid for by the chemical industries that make our medications and cosmetics (having worked for a lobbyist, I understand how this type of coercion works.) When it was established, the FDA realized the extreme cost to re-engineer many products so it left the companies to monitor themselves. We know how that turned out don't we? Let's not put all our faith in the federal government, look at Europe where the use of D-Urea and I-urea have both been banned, or so I have read. I love that old adage: "Believe nothing of what you read and only half of what you see" still holds true today! Well, if one only used the product one time I may be tempted to agree with the CIR that it is safe “enough,” but we use these products every day of our lives and the cumulative effect of harmful chemicals is a known danger. As for trusting the government agencies.. well we have parabens and other “harmful” ingredients, many of which were actually grandfathered in when the FDA was established. The FDA is not (in my opinion) the bastion of safety for the masses. It is paid for by the chemical industries that make our medications and cosmetics (having worked for a lobbyist, I understand how this type of coercion works.) When it was established, the FDA realized the extreme cost to re-engineer many products so it left the companies to monitor themselves. We know how that turned out don’t we? Let’s not put all our faith in the federal government, look at Europe where the use of D-Urea and I-urea have both been banned, or so I have read. I love that old adage: “Believe nothing of what you read and only half of what you see” still holds true today!

]]> By: thebeautybrains http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/11/12/should-you-worry-about-pee-in-your-make-up/comment-page-1/#comment-67880 thebeautybrains Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:16:24 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/11/12/should-you-worry-about-pee-in-your-make-up/#comment-67880 @Dr. Garrett: We agree that formaldehyde gas in high concentrations does pose a health risk. But low doses of formaldehyde releasing preservatives (like DMDM Hydantoin) have been evaluated and shown to be safe. (Remember that this ingredient is typically used at about 0.2% or less.) The CIR Expert Panel noted that Diazolidinyl Urea was relatively non-toxic in oral subchronic studies. At 5%, Diazolidinyl Urea was not an ocular or skin irritant. In three studies of sensitzation potential, Diazolidinyl Urea was a mild sensitizer, but was not a sensitizer in a fourth study. Diazolidinyl Urea was nonmutagenic when tested in the bacteria, or in the micronucleus assay. At concentrations up to 0.4%, Diazolidinyl Urea was a mild cumulative skin irritant in humans. It was not a sensitizer in a repeat insult patch test on nonpatient volunteers. Diazolidinyl Urea was not a photosensitizer at 0.25%. (The previous courtesy of http://thurly.net/15p7.) @Dr. Garrett: We agree that formaldehyde gas in high concentrations does pose a health risk. But low doses of formaldehyde releasing preservatives (like DMDM Hydantoin) have been evaluated and shown to be safe. (Remember that this ingredient is typically used at about 0.2% or less.)

The CIR Expert Panel noted that Diazolidinyl Urea was relatively non-toxic in oral subchronic studies. At 5%, Diazolidinyl Urea was not an ocular or skin irritant. In three studies of sensitzation potential, Diazolidinyl Urea was a mild sensitizer, but was not a sensitizer in a fourth study. Diazolidinyl Urea was nonmutagenic when tested in the bacteria, or in the micronucleus assay. At concentrations up to 0.4%, Diazolidinyl Urea was a mild cumulative skin irritant in humans. It was not a sensitizer in a repeat insult patch test on nonpatient volunteers. Diazolidinyl Urea was not a photosensitizer at 0.25%. (The previous courtesy of http://thurly.net/15p7.)

]]> By: Dr. Patrick Garrett http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/11/12/should-you-worry-about-pee-in-your-make-up/comment-page-1/#comment-67872 Dr. Patrick Garrett Sat, 26 Mar 2011 01:32:22 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/11/12/should-you-worry-about-pee-in-your-make-up/#comment-67872 Wait a minute. Urea is a serious problem in make up. Not only is Diazolidinyl urea (imidazolidinyl urea, DMDM hydantoin or sodium hydroxymethylglycinate) made from formaldehyde as a preservative but it also release formaldehyde in very small amounts into your blood. It is one of the primary causes of contact dermatitis due to cosmetics. In 2009, there was another study that linked formaldehyde use to leukemia and an additional study that showed 70% of women in the study developed abnormal menstrual periods and had an increase in spontaneous abortions. There are numerous other studies you can find on pubmed.org regarding urea / formaldehyde in cosmetics. Wait a minute. Urea is a serious problem in make up. Not only is Diazolidinyl urea (imidazolidinyl urea, DMDM hydantoin or sodium hydroxymethylglycinate) made from formaldehyde as a preservative but it also release formaldehyde in very small amounts into your blood. It is one of the primary causes of contact dermatitis due to cosmetics.

In 2009, there was another study that linked formaldehyde use to leukemia and an additional study that showed 70% of women in the study developed abnormal menstrual periods and had an increase in spontaneous abortions. There are numerous other studies you can find on pubmed.org regarding urea / formaldehyde in cosmetics.

]]> By: Betty http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/11/12/should-you-worry-about-pee-in-your-make-up/comment-page-1/#comment-37310 Betty Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:46:39 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/11/12/should-you-worry-about-pee-in-your-make-up/#comment-37310 I cannot believe I saw this ingredient in a jar of cocoa butter. This is a lotion for the whole body. Some ingredients scare the life out you. Why can't they make plain cocoa butter without all these vile sounding chemicals. I cannot believe I saw this ingredient in a jar of cocoa butter. This is a lotion for the whole body. Some ingredients scare the life out you. Why can’t they make plain cocoa butter without all these vile sounding chemicals.

]]> By: Giovanna http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/11/12/should-you-worry-about-pee-in-your-make-up/comment-page-1/#comment-26997 Giovanna Fri, 02 May 2008 21:40:26 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/11/12/should-you-worry-about-pee-in-your-make-up/#comment-26997 NICE! Thanks for setting us strait on that oh so very important issue. I really appreciate the thorough information on that Urea Urban Legend. NICE! Thanks for setting us strait on that oh so very important issue. I really appreciate the thorough information on that Urea Urban Legend.

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