Strange addiction: US girl eats cosmetic to look beautiful

New Delhi: Wearing make up is a normal habit for women, have you ever heard, a woman eating cosmetics in order to look beautiful?A woman in US has been eating cosmetics since childhood to look beautiful.Brittoni, a resident of Toledo, Ohio revealed in an episode of My Strange Addiction that that she loves eating eyeshadow and consumes around 15 to 20 compacts a day.She confessed that she is addicted to eating make-up, despite the fact that the chemicals in the products are seriously damaging her heart.Brittoni started eating make up when she was about nine years old. She confessed that she did so because she wanted to be beautiful from inside too and she liked the idea of eating cosmetics for the same.Now she is 22 years old and she is aware that this addiction is leading to side effects on her health. The chemicals used in make-up products are harming her heart.Brittoni developed heart disease at the age of 12.Brittoni shops for her make-up at drugstores, and tests each compact before she commits to a purchase.She said on the show : "When I come into the store, I have to taste to make sure I bought the right one"."If it's not the right kind, nobody seen me lick it? I will put it back."It's like a craving of your favorite candy bar," she said."I prefer the gray, white and brown colors, they taste cleaner than dark colors." Despite knowing the ill effects of this addiction she is not able to leave this habit.