The 1950's style and modesty

As I consider colouring my hair (it has white bits in it!) - I read the following article in the newspaper - maybe I shouldn't.  Then again I shouldn't wear perfume or deodorant either - but then again men also were deodorant and aftershave etc.... so are we all poisoning ourselves?

The average British woman "hosts" 515 chemicals on her body every day, according to a new study.

The poll of 2016 women by deodorant-maker Bionsen said most of the pollutants are self-inflicted by women who sprayed on deodorant, slapped on body moisturizer and applied lipstick each morning.

Today's average British woman uses body and facial moisturizers, perfumes, deodorants and various other make-up products which leave them unknowingly carrying hundreds of chemicals on their bodies throughout the day, Bionsen said.

Moisturizer can contain over 30 different chemicals and perfume up to 400, it added.

More than a third of the women who took part in the study were unaware of the key ingredients in their toiletries, with only nine percent aware of most of the ingredients in the cosmetics they put on each day.

More than 70 per cent of the women polled said they were not concerned about the number of chemicals they put on their skin and only one in 10 opted for chemical-free toiletries when shopping.