For me, it seems like the Clairol Loving Care lasts longer than 1-2 weeks...conservatively, I'd say 3 weeks. I go 4-6 weeks, though. As far as the safety issue with the product, it scores a 5 on the Cosmetic Safety Database with "Fragrance" being the most "dangerous" in the product. See CLC here:
http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/product.php?prod_id=136265 A score of 5 belongs to the yellow moderate hazard category (3-6). You'd be surprised what most popular makeups and moisturizers score...a lot of Neutrogena's (and, so-called all-natural or organic products') score in the high hazard category. For example;
http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/browse.php?brand_id=434&order=webscore+DESC&&showmore=products&atatime=500
Just my 2 cents

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tj99