Cosmetics disturb the endocrine, leading to menopause in advance

Girls should make up, nails. However, the University of Washington researchers found that this beauty is a price, cosmetics, skin care products in some of the chemical composition will disrupt the natural secretion of human hormones, leading to menopause up to 4 years in advance.

The researchers analyzed the blood and urine samples of nearly 31,600 women and found 15 chemical constituents that disturb hormone secretion, including phthalates. Phthalates are commonly used in softening plastics, widely found in plastic packaging products, perfumes, lipsticks, shower gel, skin care products and nail polish. The results show that these chemical composition with the body containing these low levels of the object compared to the body of these high levels of chemical elements in women as early as 2 to 4 years on average menopause.

This is the first large-scale study of the association between endocrine disrupting chemical constituents and menopause. The study was published in the American Scientific Library Public Library.

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