Mercury warning issued for skin creams Consumers should be wary of high levels of mercury in certain skin-lightening creams imported from other countries, the California Department of Public Health warned Thursday. Consumers should stop using these products as well as any face creams that contain mercury, mercurio, mercurous chloride, cinnabar or calomel or don't come with an ingredients list on their labels, the agency said ...
Jan. 9, 2014 - San Francisco Chronicle