Excessive mercury in cosmetics induces nephrotic syndrome?

  This is the result of Ms. Li’s urine test. It astonished herself as well as the doctor! The urine protein level in Ms. Li’s body has far exceeded the normal value of the human body by more than 349 times, which is a manifestation of nephrotic syndrome. But Ms. Li was very puzzled: her health has always been very good, how can she suddenly suffer from this disease? And so serious?  In 10 days, Ms. Li was hospitalized for treatment, a strange thing happened: Ms. Li’s fourth sister also had the same symptoms as her. 10 days, dozens of kilometers apart, how did the two sisters successively suffer from the same nephrotic syndrome? Is this pure coincidence? Or is it a genetic problem? Or maybe they both encountered the same risk factors? After a series of inquiries, it turns out that Ms. Li sisters both use the same cosmetics — Cai Ke whitening kit!  But this makes Ms. Li very suspicious, can cosmetics induce nephrotic syndrome? Is the nephrotic syndrome she suffers from related to Cai Ke cosmetics? Where is this connection? Ms. Li unexpectedly found a shocking news by searching online.  As early as 2006, the Shaanxi Provincial Health Supervision Institute conducted a sample test on “Cai Ke” spot cream, and the test result was that its mercury content exceeded the national standard by 23 times, so “Cai Ke” spot cream was judged as a substandard product. In September 2008, the Ministry of Health announced a list of unqualified cosmetics, among which was Cai Ke Marine Biological Whitening Spot Cream, whose manufacturer, Guangzhou Cai Huanghuang Cosmetics Factory, used health license No. 0629-XK-0652 and special cosmetic lot number (2004) word 0109, which were counterfeited from other manufacturers. The reason for the failure is still the mercury content seriously exceeds the standard, the mercury content is more than 9700 times the national allowable value.  The factory name is fake and false: After the inquiry and verification of Guangzhou Administration for Industry and Commerce, Guangzhou Cai Huanghuang Cosmetics Factory is not registered in the industry and commerce department. Although the manufacturer was not inquired, but the trademark “Cai Ke” and some cosmetic certificate numbers, but the real thing. “Cai Ke” trademark registrant Chen Jie, the trademark from July 2000 to apply for registration, now has been used for 11 years. The actual approved manufacturer of the health license number 0629-X0652 used for the “Cai Ke” product is Guangzhou Luchun Cosmetics Co. Da Sheng Cosmetics Co. Zhang Weijian, Director of Consumer Rights Protection Department of Guangzhou Administration for Industry and Commerce, said that we think this product is counterfeit and shoddy because it counterfeits the factory address and name and uses other people’s health license.  Mercury content exceeds the standard: 789 times more than the national index After testing: the mercury content of “Cai Ke” series of cosmetics is 789mg/kg, according to the Ministry of Health “Cosmetics Hygiene Standards”, the mercury content in cosmetics can not exceed 1mg/kg, according to this standard, “Cai Ke The mercury content of the “Cai Ke” series of cosmetics is 789 times the national standard. According to this standard, the mercury content of the “Cecco” series of cosmetics is 789 times higher than the national standard. But mercury is harmful to the human body and can penetrate into the body through the skin, causing lesions in the main organs of the body. Therefore, the use of mercury and its compounds in cosmetics is strictly prohibited.  Due to its special physical properties, mercury exhibits properties such as easy evaporation, strong adsorption and easy absorption by living organisms. Therefore, it inhibits the growth of melanin in human skin and has a strong whitening effect on the skin. However, mercury is harmful to human body and can penetrate into human body through skin and cause lesions of main organs of human body. Therefore, the use of mercury and its compounds in cosmetics is strictly prohibited.  Mercury exceeds the standard whitening carelessly can hurt the body The stomatitis caused by mercury is a relatively special clinical manifestation of the problem of poisoning. It is now possible to confirm that in some patients it leads to very obvious kidney damage, that is, a large amount of protein is lost in the urine, then the accumulation to a certain extent, it will cause the patient’s body protein deficiency, long-term use of excessive mercury cosmetics will lead to chronic mercury poisoning, patients often appear to varying degrees of dizziness, headache, mouth ulcers, insomnia, irritability, memory Patients often suffer from different degrees of dizziness, headache, mouth ulcers, insomnia, irritability, memory loss, hair loss, and other symptoms, and urinary mercury often exceeds normal values. In addition, mercury poisoning can also cause damage to the central nervous system. Most patients suffer from varying degrees of neurasthenia, which can be combined with personality changes, stomatitis and hand tremors in severe cases. Mercury poisoning can also adversely affect the fetus in women who are preparing to become pregnant.