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What's in your lotion? A guide to personal care product safety

2025/3/17
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Adana Llanos
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Emily Barrett
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Marielle
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Melanie Benesch
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Marielle: 本期节目探讨个人护理产品安全问题,从1933年Lash Lure事件说起,揭示了FDA对化妆品监管的不足,以及消费者在面对大量产品和成分时如何做出明智选择。我们采访了多位专家,讨论了目前令人担忧的几种成分,包括香料(常含邻苯二甲酸酯)、甲醛、1,4-二恶烷和对羟基苯甲酸酯等,并提供了减少产品使用量和选择更安全产品的建议。最终,我们强调这是一个循序渐进的过程,消费者需要根据自身情况做出选择,不必追求完美。 Linda Katz (FDA): FDA对化妆品的监管是在产品上市后进行的,不进行事前审批,也不评估其有效性,仅对某些色素添加剂例外。我们审查已发表的文献和提交给机构的关于这些令人担忧成分的数据,但将化学物质列入禁止清单是一个漫长的过程。 Adana Llanos: 许多个人护理产品含有内分泌干扰物和致癌物,这些物质会干扰人体激素功能,并可能导致长期健康问题。鉴于现有数据,建议寻找不含对羟基苯甲酸酯的产品,并逐步减少使用有毒产品,而不是突然停止。 Emily Barrett: 证明某种物质是致癌物非常困难和昂贵,很多证据来自动物研究,进行大型人体研究几乎不可能。内分泌干扰物和致癌物的影响可能需要很长时间才能显现,难以与特定产品联系起来。邻苯二甲酸酯是一种常见的内分泌干扰物,存在于多种个人护理产品中,可能影响妊娠和儿童健康。为了减少邻苯二甲酸酯的暴露,建议避免使用含有“香料”的产品。对羟基苯甲酸酯的研究结果尚不确定,但现有证据足以让人三思而后行。 Melanie Benesch: 产品标签上的“香料”一词可能包含数百种不同的化学物质,其具体成分通常是商业秘密,难以评估其安全性。消费者应该有权了解个人护理产品的安全性,并获得政府监管机构的保障。建议使用EWG的Skin Deep或Yuka等应用程序或网站来评估产品的安全性,并寻找获得EWG认证的产品。

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The episode begins with the Lash Lure mascara and eyebrow dye incident of 1933, highlighting the lack of regulatory power the FDA had at that time. This incident led to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, giving the FDA more regulatory power, but the episode will show that significant gaps remain in the FDA's oversight of cosmetic product safety.
  • Lash Lure, a mascara and eyebrow dye, caused blindness and death in 1933.
  • The incident prompted the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, granting FDA regulatory authority over cosmetics.
  • Despite the act, the FDA still has limited power to regulate the safety of personal care products.

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It's easy to get overwhelmed by long ingredient lists when it comes to personal care products like shampoo, makeup and lotion. Which substances could be potentially harmful? Which are safe to use? In this episode, we cover current ingredients of concern, alternatives and how to decide which products you actually need in your life.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)