I got this from the Reuters website, and I'm honestly shocked. I thought SK-II was by the Japanese? Aren't they good at making sure things have good quality control?
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Questions about the safety of cosmetics came into focus last week when Chinese regulators said they found two toxic metals, chromium and neodymium, in nine SK-II products, a brand owned by Procter & Gamble. Three of the products purport to whiten skin.
The two metals are banned for use in cosmetics in China. Chromium is carcinogenic and can cause eczema, while neodymium, which is used in magnets, can cause eye and skin irritation.
SK-II has said it does not add chromium, neodymium or other heavy metals into its products and was very concerned about the Chinese findings.
But it added that heavy metals exist in the environment, such as in the water and air. The company also said it would investigate if "minimal trace levels of these heavy metals may be presented in the SK-II production process".
Nevertheless, Procter & Gamble took its products off the shelves in China last Friday pending a probe by a Chinese health and safety watchdog to check whether its products carried possibly harmful metals. - Reuters.