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"PinterestFacebookPHOTO: (c) Digital Vision.Last week new research came out about an ingredient used in long-wearing lipstick called triclosan (the same one that&amp;#39;s causing all the buzz in anti-bacterial handsoap) that suggests it might actually be bad for your heart.\nResearchers at University of California Davis found that a dose lower than what most humans are exposed to on a daily basis caused 25 per cent reduction in heart function in mice in just 20 minutes. Yikes.\nNow, it&amp;#39;s important to note that the study was done on animals and more research would be needed before it&amp;#39;s clear how it effects humans and/or if it should be banned from products totally. But it&amp;#39;s been flagged before, so it&amp;#39;s something to watch. And in the meantime, Johnson &amp;amp; Johnson has announced it&amp;#39;s phasing it out of their products completely. They don&amp;#39;t actually make long-wearing lipstick, but they do make a lot of face and body washes that contain the ingredient, and you have to give them props for taking action here.\nWe&amp;#39;ll keep our eyes on this and keep you up-to-date. In the meantime, you can read all about the findings here. \nMore health alerts:\n-Scary Candy Alert: Health Experts Warn That a Common Treat Could Kill\n-Health Controversy: If You Got Pregnant Taking a Defective Birth Control Pill, What Would You Do?\nPhotos: Digital Vision/ThinkStock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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