“Not in care”: once Again, mineral oil in lip care found

A lot of lipsticks contain mineral substances that may be carcinogenic. A study for the North Rhine-Westphalian consumer protection Ministry showed. The Federal Institute for risk assessment had warned already in may.

In Lip balms and other body care products have been re-fuels from mineral oil found. A total of nine out of the 31 examined, products of aroma were detected tables hydrocarbons from mineral oils (MOAH), such as the North Rhine-Westphalian Ministry of consumer protection announced on Friday. It had commissioned the study. Are affected the data, especially in lip care products.

The NRW consumer protection Minister Johannes Remmel (Green party) called the results troubling. “Such substances simply do not belong in care,” he said of the Bavarian radio, of the had informed of the new investigation. The Federal Institute for risk assessment (BfR) does not exclude that in MOAH carcinogenic Compounds. A MOAH-limit for cosmetics.

So far, no opinion of the manufacturers Association

The new analyses are consistent with the results of an investigation of the Stiftung Warentest from last may. The BfR had recommended to the producers at the time, to minimize the MOAH content of what is technically possible. “The return, as this recommendation is implemented in practice is yet to be made,” said the BfR on Friday.

A statement from the manufacturers Association IKW was not received until Friday afternoon. Last may, the Association had declared, ‘ there is no evidence that of MOAH in cosmetics a cancer outgoing-catching effect. The BfR had communicated at the time, however, that in the case of lips, a final risk pins is made difficult evaluation due to missing data.

25 lip cosmetics tested

The chemical and veterinary investigation office in Muenster, had carried out the new study on behalf of the NRW consumer protection Ministry. Were tested, among other things, 25 lip cosmetics, five of the MOAH was above the detection limit.