snoop1130 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 12 out of 50 whitening cosmetics found to have mercury From random checks on 50 samples of cosmetics for face-whitening, the Medical Science Department has found 12 of them to contain mercury, a substance which can be harmful to kidney, the nervous and respiratory systems and skin. Dr Sukhum Kanchanapimai, the department director-general, said the mercury content found in the 12 samples of cosmetics ranges between 0.035 – 3.959% of total weights. Mercury is a banned substance in cosmetics according to a Public Health Ministry announcement. The substance is harmful to kidney, the nervous and respiratory system and skin. After a long use, mercury can accumulate in the skin and can be absorbed into the blood system, leading to liver and kidney troubles, anemia, urinary tract infection, and damaging the colours of skin and nails. Full Story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/12-50-whitening-cosmetics-found-mercury/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-11-20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMuhammad Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 But if look beautiful no problem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 (edited) Funny world !!....westerners entertain their skin to harsh UV (natural or artificial) to get a tan (and risk skin cancer).....and here they rub their skins with hazardous creams, containing dangerous dosage in their mercury and hydroquinone levels. All about showing "face" to society...in the west a brown tan shows high social status, as it suggests you just came back from a holiday spree in St Barth, Aruba, St Tropez (or Thailand)... ..in the East white skin suggests "I'm not a farmer, have a chauffeur, do don't get sun burnt walking around in the day etc. = I'm a Hi-so) !! Edited November 20, 2017 by observer90210 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakeupplease Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 If it had Arsenic in it, some would still use it, born in the wrong place maybe and forget beauty is not just skin deep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Real Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Stupid, stupid people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 22 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: Dr Sukhum Kanchanapimai, the department director-general, said the mercury content found in the 12 samples of cosmetics ranges between 0.035 – 3.959% of total weights. Nearly 4 percent mercury, wow... that's bad enough, but there's a lot of other dangerous stuff in whitening creams as well http://skinwhiteningnews.org/dangers-of-skin-whitening/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNPBC0 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 It would be more helpful if the Medical Science Department listed the names of the 12 cosmetic products containing mercury and set up system for reporting where these items are being sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 I'm a naturally pasty person. Used to bother me when I was younger being back in the UK as people want tanned skin. Nowadays, I'm still pasty and avoid too much sun. It really isn't worth risking skin cancer to appease any social norm or desires. Plus the ladies here seem to like the Celtic complexion. so it's all relative. Anyhoo, remember a caucasian girl asking me why I'm not more tanned. Why don't I sunbathe more as I live here. I told her I thought the whole idea of sunbathing and cooking my skin (regardless of having lotion on) was moronic. I won't drastically increase my chances of getting skin cancer just so people can say "Ooh, what a lovely tan'. Same goes for the girls who wear whiteners - it's moronic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMuhammad Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 12 minutes ago, Get Real said: Stupid, stupid people. I think it’s more just uneducated. A lot of thais I’ve met are actually quite bright, not just in the traditional ‘western’ sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Looking forward to the day when Thai people will be happy with whatever color they are and stop using POISON on their skin. Whitening cosmetics are a scam and a public menace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakeupplease Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 19 minutes ago, Get Real said: Stupid, stupid people. Not those making the stuff as they are making pocket fulls of cash. But the food products are also the one's to check before eating, The wife spent a fortune with a local importer of Thai foods only to bin most it as it stank of pesticide, next time its going to trading standards. No not rotten it was chemicals and stank out the fridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenny2017 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 That's still better than a nurse fixing some Nom.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenny2017 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 31 minutes ago, Jools said: Looking forward to the day when Thai people will be happy with whatever color they are and stop using POISON on their skin. Whitening cosmetics are a scam and a public menace. Same same, but different? Wasn't that the same in good ol' Europe when they finally figured out that an ordinary Nivea was even better than all the expensive beauty cream/?/ But wait. That was 30- something years ago. LOS, wake up ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Who hasn't seen aThai girl like this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfiddler Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 8 minutes ago, RichardColeman said: Who hasn't seen aThai girl like this ? Almost grotesque, Michael Jackson lives ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwak250 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 15 minutes ago, RichardColeman said: Who hasn't seen aThai girl like this ? Think you go to different bars than me that probably has meat and veg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAIBKK Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Thai scamming Thai with something made in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 As do most vaccines. So what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 (edited) 9 hours ago, phantomfiddler said: Almost grotesque, Michael Jackson lives ! Christ I thought it was Paul Stanley . Edited November 21, 2017 by ratcatcher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Explains why those "pretties" look like they've been poisoned. Or become zombie vampires. Horrid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Ginsing Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 (edited) Bhaesa , i bought this product a few times (at a BIG SHOP that is everywher) as cheap moisturizer. Man am i pissed off! check your stash: omg, Vasaline has traces of mercury. Is nothing sacred? Does anyone have any idea of a moisturizer that is safe? I guess aloe stick. Edited November 24, 2017 by Allen Ginsing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatwhitenorth Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 The quest for beauty has surely never been more apparent than with the realisation that the skin whitening product industry is worth an estimated $3 billion worldwide. The World Health Organisation (WHO) claims Nigeria has the highest number of women using skin lightening products -- a staggering 77 percent. huffingtonpost.com.au/2016/04/24/skin-whitening-beauty_n_9753900.html India’s domestic cosmetics industry is set to grow to US$3.6 billion by 2014, according to the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India. The skin-lightening cream market alone was worth US$432 million in 2010 and growing at 18 percent annually. In China, where the skin care market is worth more than 35 billion yuan (US$5.5 billion), whitening products comprise a whopping 71 percent of the market. Elsewhere in Asia, a survey by the London-based market research firm Synovate found that four out of ten women in Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea, and Taiwan use a skin whitening cream. Read more from Asian Scientist Magazine at: https://www.asianscientist.com/2012/09/features/skin-whitening-products-asia-2012/ Men are the next to be marketed to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonah Tenner Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 (edited) On 24.11.2017 at 6:19 AM, Allen Ginsing said: Does anyone have any idea of a moisturizer that is safe? I guess aloe stick. Aloe plant leaves when fresh Edited November 25, 2017 by Jonah Tenner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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