Martins told the told newsmen on Friday in Abuja that excessive use of make-up could cause skin irritation, allergies and even skin cancer because of the chemical content.
He said that that make-up could have severe adverse effects on the skin and other parts of the body, including the eyes.
“The chemicals found in lipsticks, eye pencils, mascara, kajal, among others, could cause serious health problems.”
He advised that women who apply make-up should clean their faces before going to bed, to remove all traces of chemicals from the skin.
“It is very imperative to use suitable face washes, cleansers, toners and scrubs to wash off the make-up on the skin daily, especially at night, to avert any skin irritation or disease,’’ Martins said.
Similarly, Mrs Pamela Adebowale, a beautician and make-up dealer, said that the wrong application of make-up could result in skin irritation.
Adebowale, stressed the need for women to know their skin type in order to know the appropriate type of make-up to apply, particularly on the face.
“You have to know your skin type to enable you to know the appropriate make-up to use for the best effect.’’ She said wrong application of make-up, rather than enhance beauty, could mar it.
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This is why the whites are far ahead of us. You have just reported that a Dr. said "chemical contents". Being a Dr. of dermatologist, he should have conducted some research and come up with names of the harmful chemicals in this make ups. I read this write-up hoping to learn a new thing. It's easy to just go straight and say everything causes cancer without a statement of fact. Before 'oyibo" will come up with something like this , especially when a so called PhD holder is quoted. Some background work must have been done
ReplyDeleteThe statements above are from the journalist not the Dr. You can't be sure she did not provide names in her research
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