HOW SAFE IS SINDOOR?
Indian cultures and traditions have used sindoor or vermilion – a red coloured powder – since time immemorial.
Be it weddings, festivals or religious rituals – sindoor is always a part of occasions. But is it safe?
A study conducted by a team of researchers have negated the safety of the product after examining samples , saying that has unsafe levels of lead.
As per the research, lead is a highly toxic poison associated with lower IQ, behavioural problems and growth delays in children who often are exposed hand to mouth.
Sindoor, also called vermilion, is used by women to place a bindi, or red dot, cosmetically on their foreheads. Married women also put it in their hair and it is used by men and children for religious purposes.
In a study , the researchers reported that that 83 percent of the samples collected had at least 1.0 microgram of lead per gram of cosmetic powder.
About one-third of the samples exceeded the 20 microgram of lead per gram of cosmetic powder limit imposed by the government.
"There is no safe level of lead," said co-author of the study .
"That's why we believe sindoor powder shouldn't be sold or brought into the country unless it is lead free," the author said.
Although other cosmetics such as kajal and tiro, eye products used in some countries, have been banned because of elevated lead content, the agency only issued a general warning about sindoor after testing by the Department of Health a decade ago discovered a high lead content in one brand.
The researchers said at a minimum there is a need to monitor sindoor lead levels and make the public aware of the potential hazards.
"We should be screening children from the south Asian community to make sure they do not have elevated levels of lead in their blood, before we discover more dead brain cells," a Professor said.
THIS IS ONLY FOR INFORMATION, ALWAYS CONSULT YOU PHYSICIAN BEFORE HAVING ANY PARTICULAR FOOD/ MEDICATION/EXERCISE/OTHER REMEDIES.
Be it weddings, festivals or religious rituals – sindoor is always a part of occasions. But is it safe?
A study conducted by a team of researchers have negated the safety of the product after examining samples , saying that has unsafe levels of lead.
As per the research, lead is a highly toxic poison associated with lower IQ, behavioural problems and growth delays in children who often are exposed hand to mouth.
Sindoor, also called vermilion, is used by women to place a bindi, or red dot, cosmetically on their foreheads. Married women also put it in their hair and it is used by men and children for religious purposes.
In a study , the researchers reported that that 83 percent of the samples collected had at least 1.0 microgram of lead per gram of cosmetic powder.
About one-third of the samples exceeded the 20 microgram of lead per gram of cosmetic powder limit imposed by the government.
"There is no safe level of lead," said co-author of the study .
"That's why we believe sindoor powder shouldn't be sold or brought into the country unless it is lead free," the author said.
Although other cosmetics such as kajal and tiro, eye products used in some countries, have been banned because of elevated lead content, the agency only issued a general warning about sindoor after testing by the Department of Health a decade ago discovered a high lead content in one brand.
The researchers said at a minimum there is a need to monitor sindoor lead levels and make the public aware of the potential hazards.
"We should be screening children from the south Asian community to make sure they do not have elevated levels of lead in their blood, before we discover more dead brain cells," a Professor said.
THIS IS ONLY FOR INFORMATION, ALWAYS CONSULT YOU PHYSICIAN BEFORE HAVING ANY PARTICULAR FOOD/ MEDICATION/EXERCISE/OTHER REMEDIES.
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