Lipstick chemical alert: Ingredient in hundreds of household products ’causes heart problems’

A chemical commonly used in lipsticks, face washes and toothpaste may cause heart and muscle problems, according to scientists.

They found triclosan, which is in hundreds of household products, can hinder the process by which muscles, including the heart, receive signals from the brain.

In tests on mice, they noted a ‘dramatic’ 25 per cent reduction in heart function within 20 minutes of exposure, and warned there is ‘strong evidence’ it could affect human health.

However regulators and other experts insist triclosan levels in products are safe, and that the doses injected into the mice were higher than those to which humans would ever be exposed.

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