Women Put an Average of 168 Chemicals on Their Bodies Daily

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By Dr. Mercola

By Dr. Mercola

Almost 13,000 chemicals are used in cosmetics, and only about 10 percent have been evaluated for safety. Although the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has the authority to regulate harmful ingredients in cosmetics and personal care products, they doesn’t often exercise it…

Further, cosmetics can come on the market without any type of approval necessary. Only after a product is deemed to be harmful, adulterated, or misbranded can the FDA take regulatory action. According to the FDA:1

FDA’s legal authority over cosmetics is different from our authority over other …read more

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