Artificial musk body residues are harmful

TOKYO, July 10: Artificial musk is widely used as a substitute for high-grade spice musk in cosmetics and perfumes, but it has disturbances such as endocrine and other side effects. A Japanese research team recently reminded women who are pregnant or breast-feeding babies to pay attention to residues in artificial musk. Possible harm.

According to a report by the Japanese Kyodo News Agency on the 10th, a research team composed of researchers from the Ehime University and Kumamoto University in Japan announced on the 10th that they had detected artificial musk residues in Japanese breast milk and adipose tissue for the first time. They detected two kinds of artificial musk, HHCB and AHTN.

Artificial musks have side effects such as disturbing endocrine and affecting the normal function of biological hormones. Research team member Ueno Daisuke said that the test results showed that the Japanese artificial milk contains less artificial musk and is not a problem at present. However, the fetuses and infants are susceptible to chemical substances. Women during pregnancy and breastfeeding should be used with caution. product.