Greater than 80 per cent of 25 cream and liquid eyeshadows examined by Hong Kong’s client watchdog have been discovered to include heavy metals that will trigger pores and skin allergic reactions, with lead being detected in all merchandise, although not at ranges that pose security considerations.
9 of the 25 single-colour fashions in stick, cream and liquid kind didn’t checklist an expiry date or interval after opening, in keeping with the Shopper Council. Ten merchandise solely listed components in Japanese or offered no such label.
“The trade is urged to obviously checklist all components and expiry dates on the product package deal to assist customers determine potential well being and environmental air pollution dangers to make knowledgeable selections,” Jack Poon Sik-ching, the council’s chairman of the committee on digital financial system and knowledge know-how, mentioned on Monday.
The council examined 10 eyeshadow sticks or crayons, seven cream eyeshadows and eight liquid eyeshadows. They had been analysed for 4 metals that might trigger pores and skin irritation – antimony, chromium, cobalt and nickel; and 4 safety-related parts – lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury.
The extent of allergenic heavy metals detected within the beauty merchandise was beneath a extra lenient acceptable normal of 5mg/kg, aside from Mermaid Eye Shade in “Starfish” hue from New York-based model Chantecaille, which contained 5.4mg/kg of chromium.
Cobalt was detected in 80 per cent of examined fashions in quantities between 0.13mg/kg and 1.6mg/kg, whereas 19 fashions contained chromium between 1mg/kg and 5.4mg/kg.
