Make-up is not a woman's best friend

If you like to use the entire range of cosmetics on a daily basis, from shampoos, to conditioner, to moisturizers and make-up, then you are probably walking around with about 168 different chemicals on you, some of which cause cancer.

These chemicals don't just go away, they enter you system and can cause everything from allergies, to hormone-related problems to cancer.

Women ingest almost 0.057 mg of lipstick daily. In that rate, after sixty years, an average woman will have ingested 1.248 kilos of lipstick.

Below you will find a list of the most common, but also the most nocive, chemicals found in our daily-use comestics.

1. Parabens

The chemical is used in over 22,000 cosmetics as a preservative. Health issues which arise from its contact with skin include major dermatological problems, hormone derangements and breast cancer enhancement.

There are many types of parabens but the most dangerous one is propylparaben which also lowers male sperm quality. Other dangerous parabens are butylparaben and metylparaben.

2. Oxybenzone or benzophenone-3

Found in lipsticks and foundations, this chemical is a suncreen ingredient that leads to skin cancer, hormon disruption and allergies.

3. Fragrances

Found in almost every beauty product, fragrances are the most common cause of skin irritation.

4. Vitamin A

Usually listed as retinyl palmitate, retinol and retinyl acetate, it can do most harm to pregnant women by creating cellular-level damages, affect unborn fetuses and lead to cancer and reproductive issues.

5. Diazolidinyl urea 

It is a preservative that slowly releases formaldehyde, a known carcinogen.

If you do not want to give up on your cosmetics but also don't want them to cause you harm, try choosing products with as fewingredients as possible.