Less is more !

We've all heard the old adage "less is more" a hundred times, used in a hundred different ways. Sometimes it applies and sometimes it does not, but it definitely applies when it comes to makeup.
It is estimated that the average woman applies anywhere from 10 to 25 skin care and makeup products per day. From cleansers, moisturizers, line reducers, skin firmers, and eye creams to foundation, blush, eye shadow, mascara and lipstick, that equates to several pounds of product used each year. In turn, each of those products contain some kind of chemical; some contain as many as 15 different chemical compounds. That means that chemicals are being absorbed into the body, through the pores of the skin every time makeup is applied. Some of those chemicals, like the lead still found in lipstick, are known to be harmful, yet manufacturers continue to use them.
Many of the chemicals found in makeup and skin products have been linked by science to any number of health issues from problem skin to cancer. Opthamoligists also believe makeup is one of the leading causes of acute eye infections. Chemists are quick to acknowledge that many of the chemicals were never meant to be used in conjunction with others. It is impossible to research the effects of each product against the hundreds of others with which it might be combined. The problem only comes to light when a woman becomes ill. Even then, it is hard to distinguish which combination of products was responsible for the reaction.