Average UK Woman Wears 515 Chemicals A Day
Doc
Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:46am EST
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - The average British woman "hosts" 515 chemicals on
her body every day, according to a new study.
The poll of 2,016 women by deodorant-maker Bionsen said most of the
pollutants are self-inflicted by women who sprayed on deodorant, slapped on
body moisturizer and applied lipstick each morning.
Today's average British woman uses body and facial moisturizers, perfumes,
deodorants and various other make-up products which leave them unknowingly
carrying hundreds of chemicals on their bodies throughout the day, Bionsen
said.
Moisturizer can contain over 30 different chemicals and perfume up to 400,
it added.
More than a third of the women who took part in the study were unaware of
the key ingredients in their toiletries, with only nine percent aware of
most of the ingredients in the cosmetics they put on each day.
More than 70 percent of the women polled said they were not concerned about
the number of chemicals they put on their skin and only one in 10 opted for
chemical-free toiletries when shopping.
"Women have never been more image-conscious and their beauty regimes have
changed dramatically over the years, from a simple 'wash & go' attitude, to
daily fake tan applications, regular manicures, false lashes and hair
extensions," Bionsen's Charlotte Smith said in a statement.
"Lots of the high-tech, new generation cosmetics and beauty 'wonder'
treatments naturally contain more chemicals to be able to achieve even
better results, which, of course, means that women now carry more chemicals
than ever before."
Eight out of the 12 areas on the body highlighted by Bionsen as places where
women used cosmetic products containing chemicals were on the face or head
and included moisturizers, foundation, blush, eye make-up, hair spray and
perfume head or face.
(Reporting by Paul Casciato; Editing by Steve Addison)
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE5AI3M820091119
Woodswun
> Average UK woman wears 515 chemicals a day
> Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:46am EST
> LONDON (Reuters Life!) - The average British woman "hosts" 515 chemicals on
> her body every day, according to a new study.
>
> The poll of 2,016 women by deodorant-maker Bionsen said most of the
> pollutants are self-inflicted by women who sprayed on deodorant, slapped on
> body moisturizer and applied lipstick each morning.
I didn't think they needed moisturizers over in Britain, due to a
nicely moist climate. Who knew? :-)
>
> Today's average British woman uses body and facial moisturizers, perfumes,
> deodorants and various other make-up products which leave them unknowingly
> carrying hundreds of chemicals on their bodies throughout the day, Bionsen
> said.
>
> Moisturizer can contain over 30 different chemicals and perfume up to 400,
> it added.
>
> More than a third of the women who took part in the study were unaware of
> the key ingredients in their toiletries, with only nine percent aware of
> most of the ingredients in the cosmetics they put on each day.
So 2/3 of the women did know the key ingredients? That's actually
quite a few!
>
> More than 70 percent of the women polled said they were not concerned about
> the number of chemicals they put on their skin and only one in 10 opted for
> chemical-free toiletries when shopping.
>
> "Women have never been more image-conscious and their beauty regimes have
> changed dramatically over the years, from a simple 'wash & go' attitude, to
> daily fake tan applications, regular manicures, false lashes and hair
> extensions," Bionsen's Charlotte Smith said in a statement.
I still have the 'wash & go' mindset, so I must be a dinosaur - lol!
Woods
Werewolfy
Sounds about right, Doc.
Every morning I notice trails of slime along the pavement..as if giant
waddling snails had passed that way. The gutters are filled with cats
and dogs, all on their backs and rigid; they look as if they died
gasping for fresh air.
Shops are the worst place. The slime trails make a crazy maze through
the aisles. If you have a respirator, you can follow the smell and the
trail, and it invariably terminates at a fat over-dressed
woman...usually in her 40's and wearing clothes only a young woman
could wear..and a slim one at that. Huge thighs and a backside like an
aircraft carrier stare at you as you approach.
God, but there are some loathsome looking women around. I have to
carry a sick-bag whenever I go out.
Werewolfy
Werewolfy
"I didn't think they needed moisturizers over in Britain, due to a
nicely moist climate. �Who knew? �:-)"
Need?
Need has nothing to do with it Woodsy. The ugly sows don't 'need' huge
red claws and painted toes. They don't 'need' to bathe in choking
malodourous liquid daily. They don't 'need' to cover themselves in
what looks like plaster of Paris.
They simply 'think' they need to.
Women try to maintain youth..but all they are doing is to make
themselves into objects of derision and revulsion.
Werewolfy
Woodswun
> On 21 Nov, 13:28, Woodswun <woods...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> "I didn't think they needed moisturizers over in Britain, due to a
> nicely moist climate. Who knew? :-)"
>
> Need?
>
> Need has nothing to do with it Woodsy. The ugly sows don't 'need' huge
> red claws and painted toes. They don't 'need' to bathe in choking
> malodourous liquid daily. They don't 'need' to cover themselves in
> what looks like plaster of Paris.
Eww. I had to see foundation on people, that's an indication that
they are putting it on wrong. There are some women who do a superb
job of applying makeup, and look great. Most do not. There are women
I know who *must* wear their eyeliner and mascara every day, but it's
smudged all around their eyes as if they slept in it, even though they
just put it on I think there is some perception that if you don't
look like you're wearing makeup, you aren't spending enough attention
to your personal grooming, so smeared stuff is better than none. (Or,
I probably just don't get it, which is more likely ...)
>
> They simply 'think' they need to.
>
> Women try to maintain youth..but all they are doing is to make
> themselves into objects of derision and revulsion.
Don't paint us all with the same brush, Wolfy. There are plenty of
women who do a superb job with their makeup, and quite a few of us
don't wear it at all. I do occasionally wear perfume, there are a
couple that I like the smell of, and I'll sometimes put some on my
forearm so I can take a whiff of it every once in a while. I think
some women put perfume on, their nose adjusts, and so they put more on
because they can't smell it anymore - these women need to take a basic
health class where it's explained to them how the nose adjusts to any
smell.
Woods
>
> Werewolfy
Werewolfy
" Don't paint us all with the same brush, Wolfy."
I know, Woodsy. It's this damned Country and I still can't get used to
the overweight Hippos thronging our streets...smelly, perfumed Hippos
at that.
Four nice days in France and Spain last week, did more for me than
just provide good coffee and croissents. I actually saw attractive,
friendly, civilised and nice people in the towns. Girls that looked
like girls without the face plaster or tarty clothes, women who looked
attractive and slim, well spoken and intelligent.
I haven't seen any of that since I was last in France.
Now I am back, and have been out a bit, the presence of the louts and
the repulsive girls/women have hit hard.
True Englishmen are dead. All we have left are drunken louts, mouthy
girls escaped from a bordel, and a mountain of glutinous wobbling
jelly wandering, or rather flopping, around the streets.
Suicide remains the only real option. There are simply too many of the
things to kill..and bullets would just pass through their flab anyway.
Werewolfy
Woodswun
Perhaps you could hire some Peruvians?
Woods
Werewolfy
"Perhaps you could hire some Peruvians?"
What a fine idea.
I'll place an advertisement in the Peru Times this evening.
Thanks...top class idea.
Werewolfy
Woodswun
Any time! :-D
Woods