P. D. Darbre, A Aljarrah, W. R. Miller, N. G. Coldham, M. J. Sauer and G. S. Pope. “Concentrations of Parabens in Human Breast Tumours.” Journal of Applied Toxicology, vol. 24, 2004, pp. 5–13.
NOT A FREE ARTICLE AND NOT ACCESSIBLE BY CCNY DATABASE so I have provided the link: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.511.731&rep=rep1&type=pdf
Our research question was in search of whether ingredients within high end and drugstore foundations were any different from one another and whether one as a opposed to the other could clog pores or affect the health of the skin due to the differences in ingredients.
I found that in our high end sample of foundation (Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation retailing at $66) there were indeed parabens of some form specifically methylparaben and butylparaben (to be cautious of). And here my team and I thought with the higher price for the product, there would be less harmful ingredients.
My article concerned the relationship between parabens and breast tumours.
Breast tumor material was collected and stored in liquid nitrogen. After homogenizing, adding supernatant, centrifuging, etc, parabens were extracted from the tissue and analyzed by paper chromatography.
Results showed that parabens were indeed in the breast tissue. In four of the twenty tumors, there was more than the average level of paraben found. There were more parabens found than others which was mainly due to the fact it is more widely consumed. Considering the parabens found in the Armani foundation, it is quite possible for one who uses such a product regularly that it may be found in high concentrations in that person’s breast tissue.
