A woman in Minnesota suffered partial vision loss, as well as other symptoms, after mercury exposure from skin whitening cream. Mercury, a chemical that blocks melanin production, was not disclosed…
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Warning Out On Toxic Mercury In Beauty Creams After A Woman Loses Vision
2 December 2022, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition, which has been tracking mercury in skin lightening cosmetics since 2011, warned Filipino consumers anew of the dangers of…
Mercury in beauty creams believed to have caused vision loss in woman and put her family at risk
A woman in Minnesota lost part of her vision and inadvertently put her entire household at risk of mercury poisoning, most likely from using beauty creams containing high levels of…