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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7475631/
Conclusion: Acne can cause scarring, as well as psychological disorders such as decreased self-esteem, depression, anxiety and even suicide (3). Nowadays, systemic antibiotics, isotretinoin and topical drugs are used for treatments of severe acne (4).
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35668721/ Conclusion: According to epidemiologic explorations, acne affects 9.4% of the global population, making it the eighth most common disease globally. Acne perturbs up to 85% of adolescents, while it is periodically misconceived as an ailment that affects teenagers only; nonetheless, it also affects myriad adults. Acne has well-documented psychosocial ramifications, including adverse effects on self-perception, mental health, and social functioning. Acne leads to significant morbidity that is associated with residual scarring and psychological disturbances such as poor self-image, depression, and anxiety, which leads to a negative impact on quality of life.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4132408/ Conclusion: Acne is a common but serious skin disease, which affects approximately 80% adolescents and young adults in 11–30 age group. 42.5% of men and 50.9% of women continue to suffer from this disease into their twenties. Bacterial resistance is now at the alarming stage due to the irrational use of antibiotics. Hence, search for new lead molecule/bioactive and rational delivery of the existing drug (for better therapeutic effect) to the site of action is the need of the hour. On the word of statistics, globally around 85% of young adults aged 12–25 years old experience certain degree of acne [9]. On an average 42.5% of men and 50.9% of women continue to suffer from the disease in their twenties [5]. One population study in Germany found that 64% of individuals 20 to 29 years old and 43% of individuals 30 to 39 years old had visible acne.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12419695/ Daily sperm production and its efficiency in the testis of all groups receiving propyl paraben significantly decreased. The serum testosterone concentration decreased in a dose-dependent manner and the decrease was significant in the group that received the highest dose. The exposure level at which this effect was observed is the same as the upper-limit acceptable daily intake (10 mg/kg body weight/day) of parabens in the European Community and Japan.
https://archive.epa.gov/oig/catalog/web/html/167.html
More than 80,000 chemicals are registered for use in the United States. Each year, an estimated 2,000 new ones are introduced for use in such everyday items as foods, personal care products, prescription drugs, household cleaners, and lawn care products. We do not know the effects of many of these chemicals on our health, yet we may be exposed to them while manufacturing, distributing, using, and disposing of them or when they become pollutants in our air, water, or soil.
https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/top-problems-two-tsca-bills
New Chemicals- Under current law, the EPA cannot ask for more information about a new chemical that is going to be manufactured or imported unless it can show the chemical poses an “unreasonable risk”—a determination that is difficult to make without additional information. While the Senate bill removes this catch-22, the House bill does not.
Secret Chemicals – Although both bills allow limited disclosure of confidential business information to states and health professionals, the public could remain in the dark on the true nature of these chemicals for decades, as confidential designations remain in place for at least 10 years (or more, if renewed). Only the Senate bill allows EPA to require companies to resubstantiate their claims of confidentiality, including claims that predate the Act. The Senate bill also makes resubstantiation mandatory if EPA determines that a substance doesn’t meet the safety standard. The House bill, however, doesn’t give EPA the authority to review information once it’s deemed confidential.
https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031914-122654
The challenges of regulating industrial chemicals remain unresolved in the United States. The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) of 1976 was the first legislation to extend coverage to the regulation of industrial chemicals, both existing and newly registered. However, decisions related to both law and science that were made in passing this law inevitably rendered it ineffectual. Attempts to fix these shortcomings have not been successful. In light of the European Union's passage of innovative principles and requirements for chemical regulation, it is no longer possible to deny the opportunity and need for reform in US law and practice.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35032353/ Despite the desirable characteristics, the safety of parabens use is controversial after detecting these chemicals in various biological tissues after repetitive and long-term use of formulations containing them. The use of parabens drew public health attention after scientific reports linked skin exposure to parabens with health issues, in particular, breast cancer. In response, worldwide authorities set regulations for the allowance concentrations of paraben to be used in variable cosmetic products.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12111007/ These data demonstrated that butyl paraben can exert an adverse effect on the male reproductive system at doses that are well below those of the accepted daily intake (ADI) in Japan.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18648085/ Overall, the results indicate that butyl paraben might have the ability to act as endocrine disruptor by interfering with the transport of cholesterol to the mitochondrion, thereby interfering with steroidogenesis, but also that the two tested parabens do not show clear endocrine disrupting capabilities in our short-term in vivo experiment.
https://academic.oup.com/occmed/article/62/3/232/1433719 Parabens, phthalates, and toluene are considered possible endocrine-disrupting chemicals associated with precocious puberty, higher risk of breast cancer, and obesity. Therefore, the use of hair dyes in children or pregnant women is not recommended.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16372475/
Conclusion: Marigold healed lower leg venous ulcers 383% faster than the control group