lithopone for paints manufacturers

The alarming fact of this study is that it was only conducted for 100 days, I have been wearing makeup daily for at least the last fifteen years & would have eaten kilo's of lipstick in my life time - what effects has this had on my system & health??

Reacting to the report, France’s ministers of health, agriculture and economy instructed the country’s food health and safety agency, Anses, to investigate whether the additive poses a risk for human health.

The study was said to be prompted by “growing concerns that daily oral… Intake is associated with an increased risk of chronic intestinal inflammation and carcinogenesis”, or cancer formation”.

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Factories specialized in barium sulfate production employ different techniques to refine the mineral. The most common method is the wet process, where barite is ground and mixed with water, allowing lighter impurities to float while the heavier barium sulfate sinks. After separation, the resulting slurry is dried and heated to obtain the final product. Some advanced factories also utilize flotation or magnetic separation methods to enhance purity.

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