Tackling toxic mercury formulated into globally marketed skin care
17 Aug 2023 | European Environmental Bureau/Zero Mercury Working Group
The European Environmental Bureau and the Zero Mercury Working Group have been cracking down on the use of mercury in cosmetics, particularly skin lighteners. Adding mercury to skin care blocks the production of melanin, but it can also cause skin rashes, discoloration and a reduction of skin resistance to bacterial and fungal infection. It can also enter the bloodstream and brain, as well as pass through the placenta barrier in pregnant women.
