Why does the mercury content in whitening skin care products exceed the standard?

Talking about the use of lead and mercury for whitening seems to be a thing of the last century. Due to the great harm that heavy metals of lead and mercury bring to the body, in modern times we often can’t help but wonder, do whitening skin care products contain lead and mercury? Next, I will tell you what the heavy metals in skin care products are all about.

It is nonsense to talk about toxicity without considering the dosage

I often hear people say "whitening skin care products contain excessive mercury", "whitening products contain lead", "whitening products all contain lead and mercury" and I just laugh. To be honest, even the rice we eat contains lead and mercury, so it is normal for products to contain these substances. They are very trace amounts and do not exceed the standard at all, so it is okay to touch them.

It’s hard to accept this explanation that trace amounts of harmful substances are okay, right? Let me give you an example. Everyone knows that the VC concentration in skin care products must reach a certain amount to have a whitening effect. If it is lower, it only has an antioxidant effect. If it is lower still, it will only appear in the ingredient list and will have no effect in the skin care products. The same is true for harmful substances, so the real authoritative experts say that it is irresponsible to talk about toxicity without considering the dosage. Today's machines are so sophisticated that they can measure levels in the same proportion as a needle in a football field, so don't be overly concerned about claims that whitening products contain lead or mercury.

Regular brand skin care products will not exceed the lead and mercury standards

As long as the product is a regular brand, it is unlikely that the lead and mercury content will exceed the standard. First, their brands will conduct their own testing, and second, national departments will strictly test and control products before they are put on the market, and will also conduct random inspections from time to time. In fact, the brand’s own testing is more stringent than the national one, because once it is revealed that the lead and mercury levels exceed the standard, it will have a huge impact on the brand itself. It can almost be said that it has collapsed. You can refer to a certain milk powder incident. Many of the links saying that certain big brands have excessive lead and mercury content are almost all black big brands selling without any warranty.

Where do trace heavy metals in skin care products come from?

The trace amounts of heavy metals in skin care products are residues from the extraction of raw materials. Just like we cannot drink the last few drops of water in the bottle, scientists have no way to remove all the heavy metals in the raw materials. This is a scientific problem. The raw materials for skin care products are all taken from nature. Now even DDT has been detected in Antarctic marine animals. Where on earth can we find anything absolutely clean and pollution-free?