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Skin Cleansers

05 October 2006

We test seven super-healthy leading brands

Does it matter what we put on our skin in terms of our health? Well, although it’s not as crucial as what goes into our mouths and lungs, it does come a close third. After all, the skin is the largest organ of the body, and has its greatest interface with the outside world. Skin is clever stuff: it’s a protective shield and temperature regulator, and is both an excretor and an absorber —at the same time. That absorbing function explains why nicotine and contraceptive patches work. The upshot is that anything we put on our skin could be picked up by the circulation and end up inside our body, possibly affecting our health. The most recent health scare has involved creams that are used to lighten the skin. Last August, the US FDA (Food and Drug Administration) discovered that an ingredient called ‘hydroquinone’ has "some evidence" of causing cancer. (Los Angeles Times, 30 August 2006).

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