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| The taming of the curl by Anjali Athavaley, Wall Street Journal March 23rd, 2011 Fear of frizzy curls has taken hold in salons across America. |
| Brazilian Blowout safety is again questioned by Lori Abbott, Public News Service California March 21st, 2011 California women wanting to chemically straighten their hair may want to think twice before exposing themselves, and their hairdressers, to what could be dangerous levels of toxic chemicals. |
| The alchemy of grooming: Go green with your makeup with DIY cosmetics by Alene Dawson, LA Times All the Rage blog March 16th, 2011 Are you the crafty, 4-H blue ribbon-winning type? Have confidence that your cooking and cocktail-making skills can translate into whipping up an organic skin care tonic? Or do you simply crave beauty products that aren’t crazy expensive or carcinogenic? Then you might want to check out the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. |
| Your personal grooming products could be making you sick by Estelle Hayes, Huffington Post March 11th, 2011 Most of us follow personal care and beauty regimens that include at least that average dozen products giving us multiple repeat doses of offending substances every day. The cosmetics industry must think we can't do the math. They are wrong. |
| Not a pretty picture by Noelle Robins, Earth Island Journal March 1st, 2011 More than 500 cosmetics sold in the United States contain chemicals banned from beauty products in Europe, Canada and Japan. A proposed law aims to change that. |
| Toxic or not? by Karen Weintraub, Boston Globe February 28th, 2011 Researchers are studying the dangers of ordinary household chemicals. |
| Yadira's Austin: Campaign for Safe Cosmetics by Yadira Izquierdo, Austin Post February 27th, 2011 In my own quest to be healthier and learn about what's good and bad for my body, I asked one of my organic-culture-knowledgeable friends what line of make up she would recommend. Instead of making a recommendation, she directed me to the Safe Cosmetics webpage. |
| Fragrance free: 10 ways to protect yourself from toxic scents by Beth Greer, The Washington Times February 24th, 2011 Stinky, sweet smelling air fresheners, cologne, body sprays, and scented shampoo are made with synthetic fragrances, and they’re bad for your health. |
 | The high price of beauty by Susan Hogan, WPRI-TV Providence February 23rd, 2011 Are girls increasing their risk of breast cancer by wearing blush, or their chances of reproductive abnormalities by applying lip gloss? It sounds crazy, but critics of the cosmetic industry say the concern is in the ingredients. |
| The chemicals in your cosmetics by Estelle Hayes, Huffington Post February 23rd, 2011 Sodium lauryl sulfate is an effective degreaser used to clean oil stains from the floor of my mechanic's repair shop; what's it doing in my toothpaste and my daughter's bubble bath? |
| Vegan, eco-friendly beauty products are worth learning about by Marques G. Harper, Austin American-Statesman February 17th, 2011 We've become a society that wants to know where our meat comes from and how it was raised, how the chicken was treated before it laid the egg, and how our vegetables are grown. So why wouldn't we want to know more about what's in our beauty and skin products? |
| Safe Cosmetics Compact to be dissolved by Anna Soref, Natural Foods Merchandiser February 8th, 2011 The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics has announced that it will be ending its popular Compact for Safe Cosmetics initiative. |
| Time to give safe cosmetics companies props by Melaina Juntti, New Hope 360 blog February 7th, 2011 The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics announced it will sunset its Compact for Safe Cosmetics this summer and publish a complete list of compliant companies. |
| What the Yuck: Is there lead in my lipstick? by Dr. Roshini Raj, CNN Health February 4th, 2011 Q: Is it true there's lead in my red lipstick? A: This is one internet rumor that's true. Dr. Roshini Raj explains. |
| Tween Makeup Kits Destroy More Than Their Souls by Jeanne Sager, The Stir blog February 2nd, 2011 First it was the mom who had her 5-year-old daughter's eyebrows waxed on national TV. Now there's a whole range of makeup choices aimed at girls as young as 8 years old. And that's only half of the problem. |
| 'Safe Cosmetics' pledge closes after seven years by Katie Bird, CosmeticsDesign.com February 2nd, 2011 The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is phasing out its Compact for Safe Cosmetics that it designed as a voluntary pledge for safety and transparency in the industry. |
| The green beauty challenge by Livia Firth, Vogue UK - The Green Style blog January 31st, 2011 Livia Firth challenges her red-carpet beauty routine to represent "less of a toxic slick." |
| Keratin hair treatments popular, but draw health warnings by Susan Berger, Chicago Tribune January 26th, 2011 Stylist Andre Walker had seen women get beautiful results with keratin hair-smoothing treatments. He'd also heard the complaints about the harsh fumes. |
| Stacy Malkan, Featured Interview with Co-Founder of Safe Cosmetics iaam.com January 25th, 2011 After our first article, “What’s in my Make Up?” iaam decided to do a follow-up interview with Campaign for Safe Cosmetics' co-founder, Stacy Malkan, to find out more about the current cosmetics industry and how harmful daily cosmetic use really is. |
| Poison Ives-y: Stranded in a Beauty Aisle of Toxins, Betrayal, and Greenwashing by Celia Jailer, The Busy Signal blog January 18th, 2011 Life is hard enough without being betrayed by a bottle, a compact, or a tube. But in the untested, unregulated grab-bag that is your bathroom cabinet, drugstore beauty aisle, or cosmetic case your personal care products hide a toxic tale indeed. |
