Drop-Dead Gorgeous: Protecting Yourself from the Hidden Dangers of Cosmetics
McGraw-Hill Contemporary (Verlag)
978-0-658-01793-3 (ISBN)
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Our preoccupation with beauty is a fascination that the cosmetic industry has parlayed into a 28 billion dollar a year industry. They offer products that claim to deliver youthful skin and luxurious hair, yet they fail to mention the scores of potential irritants, carcinogens, neurotoxins, and hormone disrupters used to manufacture these products. Without knowing it, many men and women are exposing themselves to more than 200 synthetic chemicals each and every day. While most of us assume that labs full of researchers in white coats protect us from the potentially dangerous cosmetic ingredients, the truth is that cosmetics are not required to gain pre-market approval before they are sold to consumers. In fact, the FDA is powerless to compel manufacturers to conduct safety testing. Drop Dead Gorgeous exposes the dangers of many of the products currently available and the cosmetic industry's lies and glaring omissions. She also explains why the FDA is powerless to protect consumers and offers easy and typically inexpensive alternatives.
Kim Erickson is an environmental journalist who has written numerous articles that have appeared in many magazines, including Great Life, Natural Living Today, Herbs for Health, Vegetarian Times, Las Vegas Life, and many more. She conducts a series of workshops on natural beauty for the Natural Beauty Expo in Las Vegas. Samuel S. Epstein, M.D. (Foreword) is Professor of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at the School of Public Health, University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago and is an internationally recognized authority on the toxic and carcinogenic effects of not only environmental pollutants but the ingredients in consumer products such as food, cosmetics, and household goods. He is the author of several books, including The Safe Shopper's Bible. Dr. Epstein has served as a consultant to the U.S. Senate Committee on Public Works and as a member of the Health Effects Advisory Committee of the EPA and the Department of Labor Advisory Committee on the Regulation of Occupational Carcinogens. He is currently Chairman of the Cancer Prevention Coalition.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.4.2002 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 158 x 231 mm |
| Gewicht | 442 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Schönheit / Kosmetik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-658-01793-4 / 0658017934 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-658-01793-3 / 9780658017933 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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