Good evening.
I have Implanon NXT installed.
If herbal extracts that affect hormones are added to cosmetic creams, lotions, shampoos, gels and serums. (I read about them in your article. For example, anise or liquorice)Can such cosmetics affect the contraceptive effect of Implanon NXT? If you use it regularly.
I don't mean St. John's wort.
For example, I use a cream with this composition.
It contains licorice root extract.
Can it affect the effectiveness of contraception of Implanon NXT? If I use the cream every day.
(WATER/DIMETHICONE – CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC-TRIGLYCERIDE – ISONONYLISONOATE – GLYCERIN – CI77891/TITANIUM DIOXIDE – BUTYL BUTYL SALICYLATE – ZINC OXIDE – TITANIUM DIOXIDE – CETYL PEG/PPG – 10/1 DIMETHICONE – DISILOXANES – VINYL DIOXIDE/METHINOSILISQUIOXANE KROSSPOLYMER – LAURYLPEG-10 TRIS (TRIMETHYLSILOXYL) SILIOLETHYL DIOXIDE – DISTEARDIMONIUM HEKTORITE – MAGNESIUM SULPHATE – BETAINE – PENTYLENE GLYCOL – BUTYLENE GLYCOL – PANAX GINSENG ROOT EXTRACT – GLYCYRRHIZA ROOT EXTRACT GLABRA (LICORICE) - DIOSCOREA VILLOSA ROOT EXTRACT - KIGELIA AFRICANA FRUIT EXTRACT - EQUISETUM GIGANTEUM EXTRACT - POLYHYDROXYSTEARIC ACID - SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE - POLYGLYCERYL-4-ISOSTEARATE - POLYMETHYLMETHACRYLATE - DIMETHICONE/VINYLDIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER - STEARIC ACID - PALMITIC ACID - ALUMINUM - TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE - CAPRYLYL GLYCOL - GLYCERYL CAPRYLATE - ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE - PENTAERYTHRITRELTETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE - TOCOPHEROL - ETHYLHEXYGLYCERIN - PARFUMS/FRAGRANCE - HEXYLCINNAML - ALPHA-ISOMETHYLIOONE - LINALOOL - CITRONELLOLO - GERANIOL - CI 77492/IRON OXIDES - CI 77491/IRON OXIDES - CI 77499/IRON OXIDES)
Thank you for your reply.