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\u201eToxick\u00e9 l\u00e1tky dnu, toxick\u00e9 l\u00e1tky von\u201c <\/em>\u2013 t\u00e1to veta z popul\u00e1rneho videa Annie Lennoxovej Story of Cosmetics (1<\/a>) vystihuje realitu kozmetick\u00e9ho priemyslu. Ja by som v\u0161ak i\u0161la e\u0161te \u010falej: \u201eToxick\u00e9 l\u00e1tky dnu, toxick\u00e9 l\u00e1tky von, toxick\u00e9 l\u00e1tky dnu.\u201c <\/em>Je to cyklus.<\/strong> L\u00e1tky, ktor\u00e9 vyp\u00fa\u0161\u0165ame do \u017eivotn\u00e9ho prostredia, sa \u010dasto vracaj\u00fa sp\u00e4\u0165 k n\u00e1m. Tento cyklus ohrozuje nielen \u017eivotn\u00e9 prostredie, ale aj na\u0161e zdravie. Ponor\u00edme sa do tohto toxick\u00e9ho cyklu a presk\u00famame niektor\u00e9 konkr\u00e9tne pr\u00edbehy zo \u017eivotn\u00e9ho cyklu kozmetiky. <\/p>\n V\u0161etko za\u010d\u00edna z\u00edskavan\u00edm surov\u00edn. K\u013e\u00fa\u010dov\u00e9 zlo\u017eky kozmetick\u00fdch v\u00fdrobkov, ako s\u00fa rastlinn\u00e9 v\u00fd\u0165a\u017eky alebo oleje, \u010dasto poch\u00e1dzaj\u00fa z ve\u013ekoplo\u0161n\u00e9ho po\u013enohospod\u00e1rstva alebo extrakcie. <\/p>\n Vedeli ste, \u017ee miner\u00e1lny olej, deriv\u00e1t ropy, je be\u017enou zlo\u017ekou mnoh\u00fdch kozmetick\u00fdch v\u00fdrobkov? Nach\u00e1dza sa v prekvapuj\u00facom mno\u017estve produktov, od kr\u00e9mov na tv\u00e1r a\u017e po make-upy. <\/p>\n \u0164a\u017eba ropy, z ktorej sa miner\u00e1lny olej z\u00edskava, je zn\u00e1ma svojimi environment\u00e1lnymi rizikami. Je tie\u017e spojen\u00e1 s ni\u010den\u00edm biotopov, zne\u010disten\u00edm a v\u00fdznamn\u00fdmi hrozbami pre ekosyst\u00e9my. Ropn\u00fd priemysel je tie\u017e prepojen\u00fd s vojnami, vys\u00edd\u013eovan\u00edm a politickou nestabilitou v nieko\u013ek\u00fdch regi\u00f3noch sveta. (2<\/a>)<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/green-gate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mineral-oil.jpg“ _builder_version=“4.23″ _module_preset=“32fecfd5-025d-42fc-9828-d86bb0da2821″ global_colors_info=“{}“][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=“4.23″ _module_preset=“71bce9ad-9a5c-4bc0-a49d-5ef17a0a743b“ global_colors_info=“{}“]<\/p>\n Zdroj: pixabay.com<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=“4.23″ _module_preset=“default“ global_colors_info=“{}“]<\/p>\n Takmer ka\u017ed\u00fd de\u0148 je Udengs Eradiri informovan\u00fd o \u010fal\u0161om \u00faniku ropy v \u0161t\u00e1te Bayelsa v delte rieky Niger. \u201eSta\u010d\u00ed sa tam vybra\u0165 na v\u00fdlet, aby ste pochopili rozsah po\u0161kodzovania \u017eivotn\u00e9ho prostredia,\u201c<\/em> dod\u00e1va. V delte rieky Niger sa ro\u010dne vylieva pribli\u017ene 40 mili\u00f3nov litrov ropy, \u010do zne\u010dis\u0165uje ovzdu\u0161ie, p\u00f4du a vodu. Z pribli\u017ene 2 mili\u00f3nov obyvate\u013eov Bayelsy je asi 75 % z\u00e1visl\u00fdch na rybolove alebo po\u013enohospod\u00e1rstve. \u201eTieto komunity sa zap\u00e1jaj\u00fa do in\u00fdch sp\u00f4sobov pre\u017eitia. A preto do\u0161lo k n\u00e1rastu krimin\u00e1lnych \u010dinnost\u00ed, ako aj remeseln\u00e9ho rafinovania, v\u0161etko s cie\u013eom pre\u017ei\u0165.\u201c<\/em> (3<\/a>) <\/p>\n Palmov\u00fd olej sa nach\u00e1dza v pribli\u017ene 50 % produktov v supermarketoch<\/strong>, vr\u00e1tane \u010dokol\u00e1dy, pizze, \u0161amp\u00f3nov, dezodorantov a r\u00fa\u017eov. Mas\u00edvny dopyt po palmovom oleji m\u00e1 devastuj\u00face d\u00f4sledky na \u017eivotn\u00e9 prostredie. Ka\u017ed\u00fa hodinu sa na celom svete vykl\u010duje pribli\u017ene 300 futbalov\u00fdch ihr\u00edsk lesa, aby sa uvo\u013enilo miesto pre palmov\u00e9 plant\u00e1\u017ee. Toto odles\u0148ovanie ni\u010d\u00ed biotopy a ohrozuje kriticky ohrozen\u00e9 druhy, ako s\u00fa orangutany, sumatrianske tigre a nosoro\u017ece. (4<\/a>)<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/green-gate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/palm-oil.jpg“ _builder_version=“4.23″ _module_preset=“32fecfd5-025d-42fc-9828-d86bb0da2821″ global_colors_info=“{}“][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=“4.23″ _module_preset=“71bce9ad-9a5c-4bc0-a49d-5ef17a0a743b“ global_colors_info=“{}“]<\/p>\n Zdroj: Greenpeace<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=“4.23″ _module_preset=“default“ global_colors_info=“{}“]<\/p>\n M\u00e1 to vplyv aj na miestne komunity a ich sp\u00f4sob \u017eivota: \u201eKe\u010f sme stratili les, stratili sme v\u0161etko. Predt\u00fdm bol n\u00e1\u0161 \u017eivot jednoduch\u00fd, nebol bohat\u00fd, ale sta\u010dil n\u00e1m. Odkedy pri\u0161la palma olejov\u00e1, je viac utrpenia. Nem\u00f4\u017eem u\u017eivi\u0165 svoju rodinu.\u201c <\/em>\u2014Leni, m\u00e1j 2018 (5<\/a>)<\/p>\n V kozmetick\u00fdch pr\u00edpravkoch, ako s\u00fa o\u010dn\u00e9 tiene, p\u00fadre, r\u00fa\u017ee alebo telov\u00e9 lesky, je jednou z hlavn\u00fdch zlo\u017eiek s\u013euda \u2013 pr\u00e1ve t\u00e1 dod\u00e1va v\u0161etk\u00fdm t\u00fdmto v\u00fdrobkom lesk. S\u013euda je nerast, ktor\u00fd sa \u0165a\u017e\u00ed hlavne na Madagaskare a v Indii. Obe tieto krajiny s\u00fa spojen\u00e9 s vyu\u017e\u00edvan\u00edm detskej pr\u00e1ce v s\u013eudov\u00fdch baniach. <\/p>\n \u201eFelicia je 13-ro\u010dn\u00e9 diev\u010da, ktor\u00e9 pracuje v triediacej spolo\u010dnosti v Amboasary. \u017dije so svojou matkou a \u00f4smimi s\u00farodencami. Vysvetlila, \u017ee nikdy nechodila do \u0161koly. V triediacej spolo\u010dnosti, kde pracuje, vykon\u00e1va v\u0161etky triediace \u00falohy, ktor\u00e9 vykon\u00e1vaj\u00fa aj dospel\u00ed pracovn\u00edci. Podobne ako ostatn\u00e9 deti v skupine, nie je v dobrom zdravotnom stave; ve\u013ea ka\u0161le a hovor\u00ed o svojej \u017ealostnej nutri\u010dnej situ\u00e1ci\u00ed. Ve\u013emi \u010dasto odch\u00e1dza skoro r\u00e1no do pr\u00e1ce s pr\u00e1zdnym \u017eal\u00fadkom a m\u00f4\u017ee jes\u0165 a\u017e ve\u010der, ak n\u00e1jde nie\u010do na jedenie. Ke\u010f\u017ee nechod\u00ed do \u0161koly, pracuje od pondelka do nedele bez oddychu od 7:00 do 15:00. Felicia si uvedomuje krut\u00fa realitu svojho \u017eivota a vie, \u017ee sa jej situ\u00e1cia mo\u017eno nikdy nezlep\u0161\u00ed.\u201c<\/em> (6<\/a>)<\/p>\n Po extrakcii surov\u00edn probl\u00e9my bohu\u017eia\u013e pokra\u010duj\u00fa aj vo v\u00fdrobn\u00fdch procesoch. Ako som u\u017e povedala: \u201eToxick\u00e9 l\u00e1tky dnu, toxick\u00e9 l\u00e1tky von, toxick\u00e9 l\u00e1tky dnu.\u201c<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/green-gate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mica.jpg“ title_text=“mica“ _builder_version=“4.23″ _module_preset=“32fecfd5-025d-42fc-9828-d86bb0da2821″ global_colors_info=“{}“][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=“4.23″ _module_preset=“71bce9ad-9a5c-4bc0-a49d-5ef17a0a743b“ global_colors_info=“{}“]<\/p>\n Zdroj: https:\/\/www.datocms-assets.com\/22233\/1623490704-child-labour-in-madagascars-mica-sector-terre-des-hommes.pdf<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=“4.23″ _module_preset=“default“ global_colors_info=“{}“]<\/p>\n Eur\u00f3psky trh s kozmetick\u00fdmi v\u00fdrobkami je najv\u00e4\u010d\u0161\u00ed na svete, s neuverite\u013enou hodnotou 96 mili\u00e1rd eur. (7<\/a>) Za t\u00fdmto rozkvitaj\u00facim priemyslom sa v\u0161ak skr\u00fdva zlo\u017eit\u00fd regula\u010dn\u00fd r\u00e1mec, ktor\u00fd vyvol\u00e1va obavy o bezpe\u010dnos\u0165 v\u00fdrobkov a pou\u017e\u00edvan\u00e9 zlo\u017eky.<\/p>\n Pod\u013ea nariaden\u00ed E\u00da s\u00fa samotn\u00e9 spolo\u010dnosti zodpovedn\u00e9 za to, aby ich kozmetick\u00e9 v\u00fdrobky boli bezpe\u010dn\u00e9 a sp\u013a\u0148ali po\u017eiadavky nariadenia o kozmetick\u00fdch v\u00fdrobkoch (8<\/a>) – neexistuje \u017eiadna extern\u00e1 kontrola. Hoci sa zlo\u017eky neust\u00e1le prehodnocuj\u00fa, tento proces je pomal\u00fd a komplikovan\u00fd. Mnoh\u00e9 zlo\u017eky s\u00fa spojen\u00e9 so z\u00e1va\u017en\u00fdmi zdravotn\u00fdmi probl\u00e9mami, vr\u00e1tane rakoviny, hormon\u00e1lnych por\u00fach, probl\u00e9mov s plodnos\u0165ou a alergi\u00ed, ale skuto\u010dne to dok\u00e1za\u0165 a zak\u00e1za\u0165 tieto zlo\u017eky je ve\u013emi \u0165a\u017ek\u00e1 \u00faloha.<\/strong> <\/p>\n Na\u0161\u0165astie v Eur\u00f3pe m\u00e1me mnoho mimovl\u00e1dnych organiz\u00e1ci\u00ed a agent\u00far, ktor\u00e9 bojuj\u00fa za bezpe\u010dnos\u0165 \u013eud\u00ed, a jedn\u00fdm z k\u013e\u00fa\u010dov\u00fdch rozdielov medzi Eur\u00f3pou a in\u00fdmi \u010das\u0165ami sveta, ako s\u00fa napr\u00edklad USA, je po\u010det zak\u00e1zan\u00fdch l\u00e1tok. E\u00da zak\u00e1zala alebo obmedzila pou\u017e\u00edvanie 1 641 chemick\u00fdch l\u00e1tok v kozmetick\u00fdch v\u00fdrobkoch, zatia\u013e \u010do americk\u00fd \u00darad pre kontrolu potrav\u00edn a lie\u010div (FDA) zak\u00e1zal len 11 l\u00e1tok.<\/strong> (9<\/a>)<\/p>\n V niektor\u00fdch pr\u00edpadoch v\u00fdrobcovia nevedomky pou\u017e\u00edvaj\u00fa \u0161kodliv\u00e9 chemik\u00e1lie. Existuj\u00fa v\u0161ak pr\u00edpady, ke\u010f si spolo\u010dnosti uvedomuj\u00fa rizik\u00e1, ale nepodnikaj\u00fa \u017eiadne opatrenia. Zn\u00e1mym pr\u00edkladom je pr\u00edpad detsk\u00e9ho p\u00fadru spolo\u010dnosti Johnson & Johnson z roku 2018. Spolo\u010dnos\u0165 za\u017ealovalo 22 \u017eien, ktor\u00e9 tvrdili, \u017ee v d\u00f4sledku pou\u017e\u00edvania ich detsk\u00e9ho p\u00fadru kontaminovan\u00e9ho azbestom ochoreli na rakovinu vaje\u010dn\u00edkov. Napriek tvrdeniu spolo\u010dnosti J&J, \u017ee jej v\u00fdrobok je bezpe\u010dn\u00fd, intern\u00e9 dokumenty nesk\u00f4r odhalili, \u017ee bola o kontamin\u00e1cii informovan\u00e1 a t\u00fato inform\u00e1ciu zatajila pred verejnos\u0165ou. (10<\/a>)<\/p>\n Voda je najcennej\u0161\u00edm zdrojom Zeme. Ke\u010f\u017ee len 0,26 % celosvetov\u00fdch z\u00e1sob sladkej vody je k dispoz\u00edcii na \u013eudsk\u00e9 pou\u017eitie a 4 miliardy \u013eud\u00ed u\u017e trpia nedostatkom vody,<\/strong> z\u00e1soby vody na plan\u00e9te s\u00fa pod obrovsk\u00fdm tlakom. (11<\/a>)<\/p>\n Voda je nevyhnutn\u00e1 ako v kozmetick\u00fdch pr\u00edpravkoch, tak aj pri v\u00fdrobe, pri\u010dom produkty ako kr\u00e9my obsahuj\u00fa 60 \u2013 80 % vody a \u0161amp\u00f3ny a\u017e 95 %. (12<\/a>) Okrem pr\u00edpravkov sa voda pou\u017e\u00edva aj po\u010das celej v\u00fdroby \u2013 pri v\u00fdrobe a spracovan\u00ed zlo\u017eiek, \u010disten\u00ed, balen\u00ed \u2013 a t\u00e1to \u201evlo\u017een\u00e1\u201c voda m\u00f4\u017ee dosiahnu\u0165 tis\u00edce litrov. <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/green-gate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/journey_cover.jpg“ title_text=“journey_cover“ _builder_version=“4.23″ _module_preset=“32fecfd5-025d-42fc-9828-d86bb0da2821″ global_colors_info=“{}“][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=“4.23″ _module_preset=“71bce9ad-9a5c-4bc0-a49d-5ef17a0a743b“ global_colors_info=“{}“]<\/p>\n Zdroj: unsplash.com<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=“4.23″ _module_preset=“default“ global_colors_info=“{}“]<\/p>\n Po\u010das v\u00fdrobn\u00e9ho procesu sa \u010das\u0165 pou\u017eitej vody, ktor\u00e1 m\u00f4\u017ee by\u0165 kontaminovan\u00e1, vracia sp\u00e4\u0165 do \u017eivotn\u00e9ho prostredia. Napr\u00edklad odpadov\u00e1 voda z po\u013enohospod\u00e1rskych pol\u00ed spolu s hnojivami a pestic\u00eddmi m\u00f4\u017ee by\u0165 odveden\u00e1 do povrchov\u00fdch alebo podzemn\u00fdch v\u00f4d. Niektor\u00e9 kozmetick\u00e9 zlo\u017eky pou\u017e\u00edvan\u00e9 pri v\u00fdrobe s\u00fa zn\u00e1me ako l\u00e1tky prispievaj\u00face k zne\u010disteniu vody. Napr\u00edklad povrchovo akt\u00edvne l\u00e1tky sa nach\u00e1dzaj\u00fa v \u0161irokej \u0161k\u00e1le kozmetick\u00fdch v\u00fdrobkov a pravidelne sa uvo\u013e\u0148uj\u00fa do vodn\u00fdch aj suchozemsk\u00fdch ekosyst\u00e9mov. (11<\/a>)<\/p>\n \u201eViac ako 100 mili\u00f3nov zvierat trp\u00ed a umiera ka\u017ed\u00fd rok v USA v krut\u00fdch testoch chemik\u00e1li\u00ed, liekov, potrav\u00edn a kozmetiky. Pr\u00edklady testov na zvierat\u00e1ch zah\u0155\u0148aj\u00fa n\u00faten\u00e9 vdychovanie toxick\u00fdch v\u00fdparov my\u0161ami a potkanmi, n\u00faten\u00e9 k\u0155menie psov pestic\u00eddmi a aplikovanie \u017eierav\u00fdch chemik\u00e1li\u00ed do citliv\u00fdch o\u010d\u00ed kr\u00e1likov.\u201c <\/em>(13<\/a>) Niektor\u00e9 \u0161t\u00e1ty v USA, ako napr\u00edklad Kalifornia, u\u017e testovanie na zvierat\u00e1ch zak\u00e1zali, ale v mnoh\u00fdch krajin\u00e1ch po celom svete je st\u00e1le povolen\u00e9 alebo dokonca povinn\u00e9.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/green-gate.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/animal.jpg“ _builder_version=“4.23″ _module_preset=“32fecfd5-025d-42fc-9828-d86bb0da2821″ global_colors_info=“{}“][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=“4.23″ _module_preset=“71bce9ad-9a5c-4bc0-a49d-5ef17a0a743b“ global_colors_info=“{}“]<\/p>\n Zdroj: pixabay.com<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=“4.23″ _module_preset=“default“ global_colors_info=“{}“]<\/p>\n Eur\u00f3pska \u00fania zak\u00e1zala predaj kozmetick\u00fdch v\u00fdrobkov testovan\u00fdch na zvierat\u00e1ch, \u010d\u00edm vyslala jasn\u00fd odkaz: \u201e\u017diadne zviera si nezasl\u00fa\u017ei trpie\u0165 a by\u0165 zabit\u00e9 kv\u00f4li r\u00fa\u017eu alebo zubnej paste.\u201c<\/em> (14<\/a>) Z\u00e1kaz v E\u00da v\u0161ak nie je 100 % \u00fa\u010dinn\u00fd. Existuj\u00fa niektor\u00e9 v\u00fdnimky, na z\u00e1klade ktor\u00fdch je testovanie na zvierat\u00e1ch st\u00e1le povolen\u00e9. Okrem toho to neznamen\u00e1, \u017ee v\u00fdrobok nebol testovan\u00fd na zvierat\u00e1ch pred nadobudnut\u00edm \u00fa\u010dinnosti z\u00e1kazu. <\/p>\n Zauj\u00edma v\u00e1s, \u010do sa deje v kozmetickom priemysle po\u010das spotreby a likvid\u00e1cie? Potom pokra\u010dujte v \u010d\u00edtan\u00ed \u010dasti 2<\/a>.\ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=“4.23″ _module_preset=“b69f9b3d-c69a-4c5f-a3b8-4a8a74c4c1a0″ global_colors_info=“{}“]<\/p>\n [1] https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pfq000AF1i8<\/a><\/p>\n [2] https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1177\/19427786221084281<\/a><\/p>\n [3] https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global-development\/2019\/dec\/06\/this-place-used-to-be-green-the-brutal-impact-of-oil-in-the-niger-delta<\/a><\/p>\n [4] https:\/\/earth.org\/how-palm-oil-contributes-to-environmental-destruction\/<\/a><\/p>\n [5] https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/report\/2019\/09\/23\/when-we-lost-forest-we-lost-everything\/oil-palm-plantations-and-rights-violations<\/a><\/p>\n [6] https:\/\/www.datocms-assets.com\/22233\/1623490704-child-labour-in-madagascars-mica-sector-terre-des-hommes.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n [7] https:\/\/www.ctpa.org.uk\/eu-and-worldwide<\/a><\/p>\n [8] https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/ALL\/?uri=celex%3A32009R1223<\/a><\/p>\n [9] https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/cosmetics\/cosmetics-laws-regulations\/prohibited-restricted-ingredients-cosmetics<\/a><\/p>\n [10] https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/investigates\/special-report\/johnsonandjohnson-cancer\/<\/a><\/p>\n [11] https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S235255092200094X<\/a><\/p>\n [12] https:\/\/www.cosmeticsbusiness.com\/news\/article_page\/Blue_gold_Water_in_cosmetics\/156328<\/a><\/p>\n [13] https:\/\/www.peta.org\/issues\/animals-used-for-experimentation\/<\/a><\/p>\nMiner\u00e1lny olej<\/h3>\n
Palmov\u00fd olej<\/h3>\n
S\u013euda<\/h3>\n
\u0160kodliv\u00e9 zlo\u017eky pou\u017e\u00edvan\u00e9 v kozmetick\u00fdch pr\u00edpravkoch<\/h3>\n
Voda<\/h3>\n
Testovanie na zvierat\u00e1ch<\/h3>\n
Zdroje<\/h3>\n