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Again... is Nanotechnology Safe?
The
debate on nanotechnology continues to rage. Scientists developing
nanotechnology-based products will tell us that nano products are
safe for consumers. Many skin care products, particularly those in
the anti-aging arena, now rely on nanotechnology as a means of
increasing the efficacy of formulations. Companies claim that
nanotechnology has provided them with a new weapon in the fight
against aging. But the fact that such come into such close contact
with the body suggests that a great level of research is necessary
to ensure safety.
Questions have been raised over how nano-based
cosmetic formulations will behave once they are applied to the skin?
For example; an anti-aging formula. Due to their size could such
small particles penetrate the skin's inner layer? Could this lead to
the particles entering the bloodstream? If so what might the
implications be?
All of these need to be answered through scientific
risk research that more and more scientists believe needs attention.
Some scientists even believe that under current conditions
determining the safety of such products is a lottery for consumers.
Author of the Project on Emerging
Nanotechnologies report, Andrew Maynard, believes that radical
action has to take place in order to take the uncertainty out of the
equation. Undoubtedly Maynard's suggestion makes many in the
cosmetic industry uncomfortable. There is a heavy cloud hanging over
nanotechnology.
For us at Paul Penders, safety always
comes first. We strongly believe that nanotechnology for
cosmetics must stop immediately and.... "get it back
under the microscope"
first.
Marcel
Penders
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