Global Ban on Mercury Exempts Mascara and Eye Makeup

EcoWatch: Mercury was banned in cosmetics and soaps by a recently signed global treaty at the Minamata Convention. But mascara and other eye makeup were exempted. Mercury is used in trace amounts in eye makeup as a preservative. The treaty exempts eye area cosmetics from the list because “no effective, safe substitute alternatives are available,” according to the signed treaty. The Minamata Convention for Mercury is a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from the adverse effects......

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