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Being clean and pretty has toxic costs
2009 News Coverage
Chemical Relaxers: The Facts Might Not Be So Relaxing
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Trick-or-treaters beware
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2008 News Coverage
Products That May Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer
Government Fails to Assess Potential Dangers of Nanotechnology
Poison perfume: Now less poisonous
Fewer phthalates found in perfume, similar products
Cosmetic companies using fewer plastics additives — report
Good phthalate news & top green lip balms
Beauty Industry Removing Phthalates from Cosmetics
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Not Cosmetic Accusations
Personal care products might contain harmful chemicals
2007 News Coverage
Mercury in Mascara? Minn. Law Bans It
Product Safety Debate
Are your products safe? You can't tell.
Some red lipsticks contain unhealthy levels of lead: study
Not Just a Pretty Face
A Poison Kiss: The Problem of Lead in Lipstick
Swear Off Cosmetics Until We Are Sure They Are Safe
Don't Pucker Up: Lead In Lipstick
FDA to Look at Claims of Leaded Lipstick
Lead tests raise red flag for lipsticks
2006 News Coverage
Banned Elsewhere, Compounds Still Used in United States
Will lipstick be safe?
Nail Polish Makers Yield on Disputed Chemical
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Three nail polishes drop controversial chemical
The Makeup Industry Gives Itself a Health Hazard Makeover
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Is there really no such thing as natural beauty?
Afterglow Cosmetics lashes out over ingredients regulation
Shareholder Network Launched to Curtail Toxics in Products
2005 News Coverage
Study: Unsafe cosmetics may cause cancer
Campaigning For Safe Cosmetics, Tougher FDA
European Parliament OKs Rules on Chemical Safety
Security Guards: Cosmetic safety is goal of Quincy health group
Skin Deep: Is It Organic? Well, Maybe
Is that mascara safe? Go online
New law puts focus on cosmetics ingredients
From an Ingredient In Cosmetics, Toys, A Safety Concern
Citizens Advisers Releases Research Examining EU Rules for the Cosmetics Industry: What They Mean for U.S. Companies, Consumers and Shareholders
Powder flies as backers, foes press positions on cosmetics bill
2004 News Coverage
The downstream dangers of your perfume
A Makeover for the Cosmetics Industry
Toxic Chemicals Left Off Many Product Labels
More Than Cosmetic
Look Good, Get Cancer?
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Secret Chemicals Revealed in Celebrity Perfumes, Teen Body Sprays
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Fragrance Chemicals Found in Infant Cord Blood
Halloween Face Paints Contain Lead, Heavy Metals Linked to Skin Allergies
New Concerns Raised About Chemical in Leading Baby Shampoo
FDA Study: Lead Levels in Lipstick Much Higher than Previously Reported
Parents, Doctors, Nurses to Johnson & Johnson: Make Safer Baby Products
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