Alert, This Beauty Product Can Increase The Risk Of Asthma

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JAKARTA - beauty products such as makeup have become the daily needs of many people, especially women. However, the use of beauty products must be highly considered because it can increase the risk of asthma, chronic respiratory disease.

This was revealed through a recent study by the US National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. This research found a potential relationship between the use of makeup products to nail beauty with the increasing number of cases of asthma in adults.

In the study involving nearly 40 thousand women, the researchers noted that those who routinely use fake nails, kutikula cream, blush, and lipstick have a 47 percent higher risk of asthma.

Not only that, just wearing blush and lipstick more than five times a week can increase the risk of asthma by up to 18 percent.

This study lasted for 12 years and includes monitoring the use of 41 types of beauty products. At the end of the period, there were 1,774 women, about 4 percent of the total diagnosed participants with asthma.

Symptoms of common asthma experienced include cough, fin, shortness of breath in the chest, and difficulty breathing.

Our findings indirectly suggest that these products cause asthma. But it shows that chemicals commonly used in beauty products can affect respiratory health, "said the research team, quoted from Dailymail, on Monday, July 21, 2025.

Some of the chemicals suspected of playing a role in increasing asthma in these products include PFAs, paraben, phthalate, and phenol. These substances are known to interfere with the hormone system in the body and some of them are believed to weaken the immune system.

With these findings, the researchers emphasized the importance of appropriate regulations related to beauty products. The content of the ingredients in the product must be carefully examined so as not to endanger its users.

"These findings strengthen the urgency of the need for regulations on personal care products and their ingredients," the researchers concluded.