Dr. Monica Lind and his colleagues at the University of Uppsala researched with more than 1,000 people over 70 years old to assess the influence of the chemical phthalates - are commonly used in the beauty products - to risk the incidence of diabetes.

After removing the factors causing type 2 diabetes, including obesity, smoking and high blood cholesterol levels, and these researchers detected those with concentrations of phthalates in the blood more likely to develop insulin resistance - One of the reasons led to diabetes and heart disease.

"Phthalates substance was very much used in the beauty products, such as skin lotions, skin white creams, perfumes and makeup products. Those can make users to increase the risk of obesity and diabetes, "Dr. Monica Lind, who led the research, said.

The team realized that phthalates agent were resistant to the hormone testosterone to cause weight gain in men, whereas in women, phthalates can cause hormone imbalance at puberty or menopause.

According to the Daily Mail, about one billion tones of phthalates were produced worldwide each year and they were widely used as adhesive additive in beauty products, toiletries and plastic devices for nearly half a century. However, the chemical compositions were not printed on the label of the products by companies