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Lead in lipstick? 1,4 dioxane in baby soap? Coal tar in shampoo? How is this possible? Simple. The $35 billion cosmetics industry is so powerful that they've kept themselves unregulated for decades. Not one cosmetic product has to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration before hitting the market. Incredible? Consider this: The European Union has banned more than 1,100 chemicals from cosmetics. The United States has banned just 10. Only 11 percent of chemicals used in cosmetics in the US have been assessed for health and safety - leaving a staggering 89 percent with unknown or undisclosed effects; Over 70 percent of all personal care products may contain phthalates, which are linked to birth defects and infertility; Many baby soaps are contaminated with the cancer-causing chemical 1,4 dioxane.It's not just women who are affected by this chemists' brew. Shampoo, deodorant, face lotion and other products used daily by men, women and children contain hazardous chemicals that the industry claims are "within acceptable limits". But there's nothing acceptable about daily multiple exposures to carcinogenic chemicals - from products that are supposed to make us feel healthy and beautiful. "Not Just a Pretty Face" delves deeply into the dark side of the beauty industry, and looks to hopeful solutions for a healthier future. This scathing investigation peels away less-than-lovely layers to expose an industry in dire need of an extreme makeover.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #148435 in Books
• Published on: 2006-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Customer Reviews

Interesting!!!
READ THIS BOOK! Never before has there been more background for someone to avoid the glittering, bright shiny products in any "big name chemists" and buy either organic or chirally correct products! Get away from the glitz, dont rely on the packaging and start reading the ingredient list! Just dear help the Americans who's FDA doesn't seem quite as strict on additives as the EU....and no- the beautician selling it too isn't taught to read the label either...