A Baseline Assessment of Schistosomiasis in Mayuge District, Uganda
The cosmetic market in Nigeria is currently flooded with a variety of cosmetic products in response to the high demands for such products. Certain chemicals that are part of cosmetic formulations have been found to be harmful, and the usage of cosmetic products containing such chemicals portends danger for human health. Sadly, in spite of the regulations put in place to prevent or minimize the presence of such ingredients in cosmetic brands, heavy metals, organic and inorganic chemical substances are still very much in them. Cosmetic and skin lightening products are in high usage in every country of the world, especially among women of all ages, but with low knowledge of hazardous effect it possess to human health. Skin rashes, multiple stretch marks, yellowish brown coloration, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, renal failure and cancer are some of the toxicological and health hazards associated with cosmetic product usage and are linked to poisonous substances used in cosmetic preparation. In many cases, cosmetic product manufacturers, importers and marketers conceal the real constituent of cosmetics by not listing them in the product label.
This paper concludes that, it is imperative for the government to ensure that regulatory agencies in the country are up and doing by actively regulating and monitoring the activities of cosmetic product manufacturers, by insisting that the real contents of cosmetics are listed on the product label, while harmful ones are curtailed.
Keywords: Toxicological, Chemical, Cosmetics, diabetes mellitus, renal failure and cancer.