Even as the global beauty care industry continues to thrive on chemicals-based products, a recently disclosed study undertaken by Rutgers University in the United States is pointing to the role which it says the use of some of those products play in likely impacting maternal health care.
The Rutgers researchers are recommending that primary physicians and obstetricians engage reproductive-age women about the potential health impact of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, like those found in hair products.
The study, funded by The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, examined the association between personal care product use and the levels of sex steroid hormones, including estrogens and progesterone and thyroid hormones, among pregnant women though it appears not to comment on how what it says could impact the fortunes of the multi-billion dollar beauty care industry.
