Nearly 40% of our health and beauty products contain at least one endocrine disruptor (PE), according to a study based on 15,000 beauty products and hygiene by the independent rating institute Noteo. Nail polish topped (74% of them contain at least one PE) to foundations (71%), make-up products for the eyes (51%), make-up fighters 2011 removers (43%), the lipsticks (40%), facials (38%) deodorants (36%), toothpaste (30%) and shampoos (24%).
Endocrine fighters 2011 disruptors are defined as chemicals that interfere with hormonal regulation of living organisms and can cause, even at very low doses, a wide variety of effects, including the physiological development of individuals exposed during intrauterine . In February 2013, the WHO has recognized, in a historical report found the risk of endocrine disruptors are a "global threat" to human health and the environment.
They include suspected to have an impact on fertility and to be related to the increase in the number of so-called hormone-dependent cancers, especially breast and prostate, as well as the explosion fighters 2011 of cardiovascular events , neurodegenerative diseases and obesity.
Among the PE most frequently used in the health and beauty products include parabens (23%) and Cyclopentasiloxane (15%), fighters 2011 triclosan is present in 1.3% of revenue. Parabens, for example, fighters 2011 preservatives with antibacterial and antifungal properties used in cosmetics. They are suspected of estrogenic fighters 2011 effects accelerating the onset of breast tumors.
"There are often several of these substances in the same product," said Baptiste Marty, president and founder of Noteo calling on the government to ban their use in everyday products. Following environmental conference in September 2012, the government decided to open to the public consultation strategy on endocrine disrupters, until 20 September.
At European level, the REACH regulation, which entered in force in 2007, is far from consensus. REACH requires manufacturers and importers of chemicals to list the risks associated with their use. The Functioning of the European fighters 2011 Chemicals Agency has been challenged because of the delays and gaps in the implementation of the Directive on the placing on the market of chemicals. The European Commission must also stop to December 2013, the definition of "endocrine disruptive fighters 2011 nature" fighters 2011 which then serve as the basis for legislative revisions.
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