healthbriefs
mercury Rising
Safe Play makeup
Choose Salmon
over Tuna
for kids
R
ecent Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
tests found the average mercury level of
W
hether they’re wannabe glamour babes,
canned albacore tuna to be at least 35 times
action heroes or jungle cats, sooner or
higher than the level in canned salmon. The
later, most kids ask to play with makeup. Keep
latter had mercury below the detection level of
dainty divas and intrepid explorers safe by just
.01 parts per million (ppm); the albacore sam-
saying no to the following:
ples averaged .353 ppm. The FDA recommends
• Powders, which are easily inhaled and can
that women of childbearing age and children
damage young lungs.
eat no more than 6 ounces (one average meal)
• Lipstick, which may contain lead; kids tend
of albacore tuna or tuna steaks per week.
to eat almost as much as they apply.
Oceana.org reports that chunk light tuna
• Phthalates and toluenes, found
has one-third the average mercury content of
in fragrances, nail polish and
albacore, but salmon is still best; one 3- to
other cosmetics; these have been
6-ounce serving also provides a week’s worth
linked to cancer, hormone dis-
of heart-
ruption and allergies. Read labels carefully.
healthy
• Fragrances, which are common allergens and also contain phthal-
omega-3
ates.
fatty acids.
• Eyeliner and mascara, which could end up poking an eye.
Whenever
• Glitter, which often ends up in noses or eyes and carpeting.
possible,
choose
Instead opt for:
Alaskan
Cream-based blusher and eye shadow.
wild
Easy homemade lip balm at Care2.com.
salmon.
Before buying makeup for kids, visit CosmeticsDatabase.com/Special/
Download a Mini-Guide to Ocean Friendly
WhatNotToBuy. A safe play makeup kit called Little Earths Beauty is avail-
Seafood at Oceana.org. The non-profit group
able at AllNaturalCosmetics.com. For a homemade lip balm recipe see
actively campaigns to have grocery stores post
Care2.com/greenliving/primer-on-play-make-up.html.
FDA mercury advice at seafood counters and
canned fish shelves. Sign up at the site link to
Primary source: EWG.org [EnviroBlog.org]
participate.
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