The Danish Consumer Council has declared that leading brands including Nivea and Biotherm skin products contain suspicious substances.
Nivea has been revealed to contain as many as four chemicals that may cause hormonal disturbances according to a list of suspicious substances on the European Union list, politiken reports.
During the past fortnight, the Danish Consumer Council asked consumers to report to them any skin products which were found to have any substances that could be said to have the potential to disturb hormonal balance. The result was over 400 products reported, with Nivea atop the list with 28 products including sun lotions and facial creams for men. Biotherm was reported for 8 products which affect both men and women.
Lisbeth E. Christensen of Odense reported her Lait Corpore body lotion from Biotherm to the council. “I was really happy with it until I found out how much rubbish it contains. Now it’s going straight into the dustbin,” said Christensen.
Vagn Jelsoe of the Consumer Council claimed that he had been impressed by the level of consumer interest. “It shows that this is something consumers are really involved in, and it shows that the issue of cosmetics with substances that cause hormonal imbalances is a major problem. Companies and politicians must now really pull their socks up and stop harmful substances,” he said.
So far, Nivea has not commented on the findings, although Biotherm’s parent company L’Oreal did respond in an email statement. According to L’Oreal: “The ingredients in our products are legal, and even though a product contains an ingredient that is on the EU priority list that you mention, of substances that potentially cause hormone imbalance, that is not the same as saying that the product does cause hormonal imbalance.”
[…] A chemical found in everyday cosmetics and household cleaning products may be responsible for an “epidemic” of painful skin allergies, doctors have warned. The preservative – known as MI – is used in a wide range of shampoos, moisturisers and shower gels as well as make-up and baby wipes. https://www.icenews.is/2009/11/18/denmark-declares-nivea-and-biotherm-dangerous/ […]
Hmm alright… Well this is pretty bad news… I use Nivea and Biotherm at least once a day. I think it’s a really necessary that the authorities will keep an eye on this item…
Thanks for the info!
BALKANSON “Now we know the reason for the big number of gays and the small number of vikings.”
BUT ICELAND IS PLAGUED BY VIKING GAYS, OR GAY VIKINGS… HAVENT YOU SEEN THE VARIOUS ICELANDIC CONTACT PAGES ? THERE ARE LISTED AS GAY AND BISEXUAL MORE THAN 30.000 PEOPLE!!! AND THEN A GREAT OF NUMBER OF THEM POSTING AS HETEROSEXUAL WANT ANOTHER MAN IN THE SITUATION… WHY IS ICELAND SO GAY?
I MEAN, YOUR PRESIDENT IS LESBIAN VIKING, ISN´T SHE??
IT IS NOT THAT I HAVE PREJUDICES, IT IS ALL FINE FROM MY POINT OF VIEW. MAYBE IT IS SOMETHING IN THE WATER OR SOMETHING…
I HAVE ALSO ALWAYS VERY IMPRESSED BY THE “MASCULINITY” OF MANY ICELANDIC WOMEN, AND THE FEMININITY OF MANY ICELANDIC MEN. MAYBE IS SOMETHING CULTURAL, AS WOMEN HAD TO PLAY THE ROLE OF THE MOTHER AND THE FATHER AS THE MEN ARE FOR LONG MONTHS OUT ON THE SEA FISHING… AND WELL, WITHOUT WOMEN, MEN OUT THERE FOR SUCH A LONG TIME,,, YOU KNOW… THE KIND OF STOP THINKING “STRAIGHT”…
From the Guardian report, it looks like the problem is more to do with small members than small numbers.
Balkanson, I’m gay and married to a real viking. What were the odds??
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Now we know the reason for the big number of gays and the small number of vikings.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/nov/06/health-eu