Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal-Care Products Endanger Your Health... and What You Can Do about It

by Randall Fitzgerald and Samuel S. Epstein

Book Overview

What do your lipstick, deodorant and hand soap have in common? They, along with many other cosmetics and personal-care products, all contain chemical ingredients known to be toxic-ingredients shown in human studies and laboratory tests to cause cancer and disrupt the hormonal balance of the body. We trust the Food and Drug Administration to protect us from toxic ingredients in our cosmetics and personal-care products. But the reality is it has failed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933771623
• ISBN13: 9781933771625
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Benbella Books
• Length: 283 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"