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Forever chemicals in many common makeup products

MEPs are due to vote on EU chemicals legislation today on whether they should ban PFAS in cosmeti...

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06.30 29 Apr 2026


Forever chemicals in many common makeup products


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06.30 29 Apr 2026


MEPs are due to vote on EU chemicals legislation today on whether they should ban PFAS in cosmetic products. Many common makeup products still contain toxic ‘forever chemicals', which do not dissolve, and instead stay in your body for years. 

Speaking to Anton with more on this was Professor Caitriona Ryan, Consultant Dermatologist at the Institute of Dermatologists. 


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