Fashion

17 - Sunday, danugry 19, 1986 - North Shore News

Cosmetics dangerous if misused

COSMETICS ARE part of
everyone's daily routine
from the newbarn’s baby

powder to grandfather's
aftershave.
Close to $500 per

household is spent each year
in Canada on the purchase
of beauty preparations and
grooming aids. Many are
cosmetics and many, surpris-
ingly, are really drugs.

A cosmetic is a product
which cleans, improves or
alters the appearance of

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395 N. Dolarton Hwy. in the Dollar Shopping Centre

skin, hair or teeth. Familiar body odor; it becomes a
examples include make-up, drug when a special ingre-
hair spray, nail polish, dient is added to deter
toothpaste and soap. perspiration.

But the beauty product or
grooming aid classilied as a
cosmetic becomes a drug
when it claims to modify
body functions or prevent or
treat disease. A deodorant is
a cosmetic when it covers

Whether a grooming pro-
duct is a drug or cosmetic,
regulations under the Food
and Drug Act and the Con-
sumer Packaging and
Labelling Act require it to
carry the appropriate direc-

End Season Sale
i) Price On:

Something Special Needlepoint and Crewe! Kits

A Chinook INDIAN
STYLE SWEATER
WOOL

100% wool Reg. $6.95 Ff
8 Ounce pkg. Now $4.88 J

§ LARGE REDUCTIONS ON HIGH FASHION
HAND KNITTING YARNS FROM

Hayfield, Welcomme and Austermann

Hayfield's Brushed 100Gram — Reg. $6.15 §
a Chunky Now $4.49 §
B Austermann’s :
4 Bonsai ;
5 90% Wool, 10% 50 gram Reg. $5.75}
j Polyester Now $3.99 §
Welcomme’s Maxi 7:
Mohair ;
t 70% Mohair, 50 Gram Reg. $8.15 ff

Now $5.99

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985-7522
An early visit to our store
will ensure you get
the best selection.

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tions, warnings and cautions
for safe use.

These instructions are im-
portant in protecting your
family from injury and_il-
Iness. You should read and
follow them carefully. If you
don't understand the
messages on a cosmetic pro-
duct, ask your pharmacist
for help. :

Like many other
household products,
cosmetics are safe and
helpful when used as
directed, but potentially
dangerous to health if
misused. For best protec-
tion, carefully observe all

instructions,
Finally, the pleasing colors
and scents of many

cosmetics have properties
that can be attractive to
small children, often with
tragic results. Children fre-
quently want to eat anything
that looks or smells good.
Many cosmetics contain
chemicals which can cause
serious injury if swallowed.
Keep cosmetic preparations
out of the reach of children.