LIST OF BANNED COMESTICS
NST Online » Local News
2008/10/26
The dark side of skin whitening products
The Health Ministry has taken 26 cosmetic products containingbannedsubstances off the shelves in the last two years. Do you knowwhatthose products are? Do you also know that some of them are stillbeingsold openly? New Sunday Times reporters went a hunting
THE plot was set -- to search for the perfect skin whiteningproduct.The only difference was all the products earmarked for thesearch werebanned ones.
But some of them were blatantly sitting on the shelves, waiting for the next unsuspecting victim to come by.
The hunt, which spanned six shops and utilised the reporters'winningportrayals of desperate vain pots -- yielded a bagful ofproducts thatcould make you fair very fast.
How fast, you ask?
If you are willing to spend the ringgit, all you need is threedays.These products are priced from as low as RM10 (works a bit slower)to afew hundred ringgit a set.
But what is wrong with them?
Nothing, if the product does not contain any ingredients suchashydroquinone, retinoic acid/tretinoin or steroids, which are bannedincosmetics.
The Health Ministry has, in the last three years, banned 26 cosmetic products for containing such ingredients.
Despite the ban, two creams are still being advertised on its distributor's website, alongside the agents' phone numbers.
The New Sunday Times team managed to buy the creams at a shopping complex.
The traders had no qualms about revealing that some "immediateeffect"products did contain hydroquinone, although the abels did notstate so.
"Produk ini memang cepat dan bestseller. Sebab ia ada bahankimiahydroquinone. Tapi jangan risau, ia selamat. (This best-sellingproductworks very fast because it has the hydroquinone chemical. Butdon'tworry, it's safe)," one said.
What's more worrying is that some of the banned products have nowbeenrepackaged and renamed, but according to the traders, wereessentiallythe same.
"Barangnya sama sahaja, cuma ada masalah dulu. Jadi sekarang dahtukarnama. (It's the same product. There were some problems earlier, sotheychanged the name)."
The National PharmaceuticalControl Bureau said consumers should beaware that hydroquinone andretinoic acid/tretinoin were scheduledpoisons that were regulated as pharmaceuticals.
It is only allowed to be used under medical supervision and only supplied by doctors or pharmacies.
"Unsupervised use of hydroquinone could cause skin redness, irritation and discolouration.
"Excessive amounts of hydroquinone, when absorbed intobloodcirculation, could cause ringing in the ears, tremors,nervousness,vomiting, head-aches, seizures, muscle spasms and difficulty inbreathing," the bureau added.
All this in the quest for that Asian obsession, fair skin.
From foreigners hawking whitening soaps, gels and creams by roadsidesatevery nook and corner of the bustling city, to booths inshoppingestablishments being crammed with similar products, it seemsthat fairskin is in vogue.
Adding to this is a multitude of advertisements drumming in the message for the need to be fair-skinned.
It is none too surprising then that a New York Times report in2006quoted a survey by market research company Synovate, saying thatfourout of every 10 Malaysian women use a whitening product.
The report also explained how whitening products work.
Some contain acids that remove old skin to reveal newer, lighter skin underneath.
Others inhibit melanin, like those with mulberry extract,licoriceextract, kojic acid, arbutin and hydroquinone, an ingredientinprescription creams for blemishes as well as in photoprocessingmaterials.
The report also stated: "Some of the most effective agents arealsorisky and are often the least expensive, like mercury-basedingredientsor hydroquinone, which in Thailand sells for about US$20(RM70) perkilogramme, compared with highly concentrated licoriceextract, whichsells for about US$20,000 per kilogramme."
It makes one wonder what's really in the RM10 whitening cream.
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/4804/banvg1.jpg wah brand apa pulak.. cream whitening rm 10 ja? :o wah menakutkan...skrg ni tak terasa..long term effects nye ntah mcm mana laah..
Takutlah dah nak pakai brand2 yg ada products kena banned. Walopun bukan smer tapi itu menunjukkan yg company tu tak begitu serious dlm menjaga keselamatan and kualiti produk diorg.. dewi pernah try produk ST..so far sesuai la kat kulit. mula2 dulu, makcik dewi yang try..dia cuba set kolagen. from dier punya respon..dier cakap within 3 days memang dah nampak kesan. dewi ni pantang tengok katalog..bila hari2 belek katalog..last2..belek la purse jugak..;P ..so dewi try la trial set flawless skin,..harga pun ok..bila pakai dewi rasa ok..sebab pencuci muka dier tak berbusa sgt, nampak bersih jugak ler lepas cuci pakai pencuci muka tu, dan rasa mild, dier takder rasa mcm tegang..coz dewi pernah gak try set pemutih brand lain dulu, lepas cuci muka terasa sgt tegang. yg ST ni ok ler, sebab memang mild. bila dewi rasa ok , dewi promote kat adik dewi. muka dier jenis berminyak dan berjerawat,maklumla student and muda lagi,,..hormon anak dara kot..jerawat sentiasa aktif memunculkan diri. selain daripada sebab dewi dewi sendiri yg rasa ok bila pakai ST ni, salah satu faktor is dewi kenal salah sorang pengguna yg bagi testimoni dalam katalog tu..kalau korang perasan, testimoni pengguna yg pakai set resdung (kalau tak silap la..dewi lupa dh, dewi tak simpan katalog tu, katalog makcik yg simpan). perempuan tu ssama study ngn dewi dulu, masa kitorang kenal , memang muka dier berjerawat, yg besar2, kesian tengok dier. that time pun, dia baru jer nak try ST. then lepas study, kitorang dah lost contact. mula2 tak perasan jugak muka dier yg kat dlm katalog tu..but lepas baca nama dier..hmm, sahla,..memang kawan dewi. memang nampak ketara la perubahannya. tak mcm dulu. dari situ la dewi promote kan kat adik dewi. so, adik dewi try. lepas 3 hari, jerawat kat muka adik dah mula kering, sekarang ni still ada lagi jerawat but tak la seteruk dulu. so, in my opinion, kira ok la produk ST ni, maybe sebab serasa dgn kulit dewi n adik dewi.:D oni baru je beli slimming set...rm96.50...harap2 menjadi la yer...oni ninak kata kuat makan tak la...jarang makan ada la...kawas anak sepupu makan ok jer menakutkanla semua citer2 kat cni..tapi ada selit2 cerita yg ok-ok....
saya baru beli set flawless trial set.dgn 3 in 1 masker and scrub,..pkai dah lebih kurang 2 mgu..tapi yg tak best nya.jurujual kat butik nih salah bagi info cara guna product nih.dia x kata yang concentrade tu kena pkai mlm saja.juujual tu cuma cakap.pkai barang nih tanpa bedak.psl nak tgk keberkesanan dan biar bhn2 sebati dgn kulit kita..huhu..dia x cakap saya kena beli UV krim dan foundationnya utk pkai siang.saya pun pkaila set tu siang dan malam..huhu dalam 3/4 ari kurang berminyak muka.cerah sgt tu xderla.biasa jer.skrg nih saya x beli lagi UV krim tu cuma pkai bedak 2ways jer.waktu mlm barulah pkai complete set tu.tapi saya rasa ada 2 ketul jerawat naik la kat tepi dahi dan tepi mulut..
mungkin nak datang bulan kot..;P ... pernah gakla pakai produk ST ni.. kengkonon terpengaruh dgn iklan die..;P..
pakai xder pape perubahan pon.. last Originally posted by kelisa_kelabu at 12-3-2009 16:23 http://forum.cari.com.my/images/common/back.gif
pernah gakla pakai produk ST ni.. kengkonon terpengaruh dgn iklan die..;P..
pakai xder pape perubahan pon.. last sweetemp pernah amik slimming set ST dulu, sempat amik dalam 2 set, pas tuh sweetemp tak rasa apa2 perubahan pon... simpton2 yang dia cakap tak terasa pon, berat pon takde perubahan, so sweetemp stop. tapi sabun golden herb soap sesuai dengan kulit sweetemp waktu sunburn (piknik kat tepi pantai, muka jadik merah kehitaman). pas pakai sabun tu dalam seminggu, merah pon hilang, kulit pon tak hitam kembali ke asal. tapi waktu tu je sweetemp pakai. pas tuh, 2 tahun lepas sweetemp ada beli skincare oily set. pakai sebulan, makin oily aderlah. so memang ST tak sesuai dengan sweetemp.
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yaya pon pnh pkai gk ST nie..yg set lama dlu..set sensitif gn set intensif facialtuh..mmg nmpak perubahan gk..:loveliness:kulit jd licin n segar..jawat pon
kureng time tuh..tp lama brenti bb student msa tu..n sabun golden herbs tuh
pnah pkai gk..yg tuh xseswai lgsg..muka nmpak mkin glap plk..so far ikut org kut..
mgkin ada yg seswai n ade yg xseswai...:D Originally posted by akio at 12-9-2006 15:02 http://eforum4.cari.com.my/images/common/back.gif
saya nak mintak pendapat kalian semua ttg produk sendayu tinggi.. ada sape2 yg penah guna tak.. sy ade mslah parut, pori terbuka n jerawat(sederhana)..kdg2 naik byk jgk.. esp kat hujunh dagu n ka ...
pernah guna thn 2005 tp x berkesan. muka nampak kusam muka ku nek jerawat sejak memakai foundation with sunblock spf 33...
knaper ek
sakit lak tu
makin byk
ingatkan cuma nak bg serasi jer
tapi kulit cerah
huhuuh...camner nih.. baru jerk dok belek2 produk ST ni...ermmm mcm xok jer...:( dlm hot fm makin byk ilang produk ni.... mula2 pakai sabun golden herb mmg muka npk licin.. lembut je rasa. sllu lepas cuci muka sblm guna sabun golden herb muka cepat brminyak, tp dh guna sabun golden herb ni muka lmbt brminyak jerawat pun surut. tapiiii bila dh masuk sbulan pkai muka tumbuh byk jerawat, surut 1 timbul lg 1 & muka punyalah byk minyak. skrg msh guna lg sbb nk habiskn sabun tu, sambil pkir2 lps ni nk guna pencuci muka apalg. lps abis sabun golden herb ni kita nk stop mls nk smbung. msh ada jerawat lg ni ish aik posting ilang plak ada pon.. nk sambung lg, kita dh pkai sabun golden tu 2bln dh. skrg pun guna sabun bdn ST zeodori xsilap ingat2 lupa. kita pkai jerawat bdn kat blkg tetap ada, kkdg tumbuh byk jerawat. tp yg kita suka kulit bdn kita dh xkering.. bab kurangkn kulit yg hitam tu xperasan plak. nasib baca thread ni...nampaknya nona roguy gak bagus d folia dgn sedu arrow dia memg bagusla
utk bg tenaga n cantik kulit muka dr dlm
aku teruja tgk member pakai..jd pink2 pipi dia
skrg ni aku tgh makan gakla...dah nak abis 2 botol dah
nak gitu-gitu dgn asben pun rasa bersemangat je...:D