Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry
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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 they’ve kept themselves unregulated for decades. Not Just a Pretty Face chronicles the quest that led a group of health and environmental activists to the world’s largest cosmetics companies to ask some tough questions:
- Why do companies market themselves as pink ribbon leaders in the fight against breast cancer, yet use hormone-disrupting and carcinogenic chemicals that may contribute to that very disease?
- Why do products used by men and women of childbearing age contain chemicals linked to birth defects and infertility?
As doors slammed in their faces and the beauty myth peeled away, the industry’s toxic secrets began to emerge. This scathing investigation peels away less-than-lovely layers to expose an industry in dire need of an extreme makeover. The good news is that while the major multinational companies fight for their right to use hazardous chemicals, entrepreneurs are developing safer non-toxic technologies and building businesses on the values of health, justice and personal empowerment.
Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry
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October 17th, 2009 - 21:11
This book came quickly after I purchased it. The book is fabulous and I highly recommend it!
Rating: 5 / 5
October 17th, 2009 - 22:11
An eye opener on all the toxic chemicals in our everyday personal care products we use. A recommended read not only for woman but men, too, because there’s synthetic fragrances and toxic chemicals in shaving creams, lotions, everything…
Rating: 5 / 5
October 18th, 2009 - 01:11
I really cannot UNDERLINE enough how IMPORTANT this book is !!!
Everyone who ever used a COSMETICS product should read this!
It will change for good the way they understand our society, they
will have much more INSIGHT.
Rating: 5 / 5
October 18th, 2009 - 01:15
A very interesting subject with very scarey results. It is amazing we are so careless with the chemicals we apply to our bodies. I use very few cosmetics and always get compliments on my skin. Hmmm…makes you think! A very good read for anyone interested in what is really going on.
Rating: 4 / 5
October 18th, 2009 - 02:34
I thought this book was simply shocking. I could not believe all of the controversy regarding carcinogenic chemicals in women’s personal products! This book was very informative and gave a very good history and account of several women who have tried their hardest to wake up the cosmetic industry and try to force the industry to make healthier products not only for themselves but for their friends and family as well. However, this book doesn’t give too much information regarding things you can do on your own and ingredients to avoid. The book suggests going to a website, cosmeticdatabase.com, to look at what your beauty products contain and try to pick healthier alternatives. However, I found the website slightly confusing and they ranked the products really weird. Even the products that they rank are the best, have huge data gaps and still contain bad ingredients. I personally have found better, healthier alternatives than some of the ones they say are the best. If you are looking for a book that tells you what to avoid and better alternatives, I suggest another book such as Julie Gabriel’s. But if you are looking for a very passionate and inspirational book to get you in the “green” movement, then this is the book for you! I have to say that after reading this book, I felt very inspired to take control of my body and cosmetic products.
Rating: 4 / 5