Healthy Beauty

INDEX

1,4-dioxane

in baby products

in beauty products

CIRC concern about

FDA concern about

in organic products

removing from products

in shampoo

1938 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act. see Federal Food, Drug, and Costmetic Act (FFDCA)

1976 Toxic Substances Control Act

2006 Agricultural Appropriations Bill

4-MBC

4-NP

A

Abulcasis

acetyl hexapeptide

acetylethyltetramethyltetraline (AETT)

beauty products containing

list of common

vs. organic ingredients

in perfume

and product labels

toxicity of

allergic contact dermatitis

alpha-hydroxy acids (AHAs)

alternatives to toxins, safe. see safe products

aluminum chloride

al-Zahrawi, Abu al-Qasim

Alzheimer’s disease

American Cancer Society (ACS)

American Chamber of Horrors

American Chemistry Council

American Environmental Safety Institute

American Journal of Public Health

American Plastics Council

American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers

amino acids

ammonium lauryl sulfate

Amsar Private Limited

Annual Reports on Carcinogens

anti-aging products

antibiotics, resistance to

Anticancer Research

anti-cellulite creams

penetration enhancers in

artificial fingernails

B

baby products, organic

baby wipes, safe

badges of honor, companies deserving

beauty industry influences

beauty salons, products targeting

benzethonium chloride

benzophenone 3 (penetration enhancer)

benzylparaben

Beraca Ingredients

beta-hydroxy acids (BHAs)

blindness, cosmetics causing

Blumenthal, Richard

Body Performance Anti-Cellulite Visible Contouring Serum

caused by antiperspirants

caused by dioxane

caused by hair dye

exposure to 4-NP

exposure to Bisphenol-A

hormone-disruptive chemicals

legislative reforms in Europe

one of top fatal cancers in women

patients getting toxic cosmetics

rates

from sunscreen

Breast Cancer Fund

The Breast Cancer Prevention Program

breastfeeding, passing contaminants through

business of cosmetics

butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)

butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)

butylene glycol

butyl-methoxydibenzoylmethane

butylparaben

buyer beware, self-education about

C

Caleel + Hayden

California, legislative change in

California Baby

California Safe Cosmetics Act

Calvin Klein

The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics

Canada, safety regulations in

Cancer

cancer

beauty products causing

bladder

brain

breast. see breast cancer

caused by chloroform

caused by DDT

chemicals found in umbilical cords

childhood

in children with exposed parents

colon

DBP causing

evidence of products containing carcinogens

greater risk in cosmetics than food

and hidden carcinogens

Hodgkin’s lymphoma

leukemia

linked to contaminants in cord blood

non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

ovarian. see ovarian cancer

perfume ingredients causing

products targeting children

squamous cell carcinoma

Cancer Prevention Coalition (CPC)

evidence of products containing toxins

FDA’s regulatory failure

health resource

identifying product dangers

lab reports

ovarian cancer

vs. Personal Care Products Council

caprylyl glycol

carcinogens

absorbed through skin

age and sensitivity to

alternatives to

cancer due to

in children with exposed parents

in cigarette smoke

color additives banned

and concealed information

in cosmeceuticals

cumulative effects of

dioxins

effects due to

evidence of products containing

fats contaminated with

FDA ignoring

frank

greater risk in cosmetics than food

in makeup donated to cancer patients

in nail products

in organic products

in Origins products

penetration enhancers

in perfume

in personal-care products

products targeting everyone

products targeting women

in prohibited ingredients

regulated by Seventh Amendment

unknowing exposure to

on warning labels

Caribbean Blue Natural Basics

celebrities, influence on cosmetics industry

Centre for Occupational Health & Safety

certification, organic

chemical threats to your health

Chemicals Policy Initiative

Child Magazine

children, products targeting

children, vulnerability of

children’s products, organic

China, safety regulations in

chlorinated paraffins

chlorofluorocarbon propellants

Chronic Hazardous Advisory Panel

Chronicle of Philanthropy

Chu, Judy

Cleopatra

Clorox Company

clothing, sun-protective

Code of Federal Regulations

Colgate-Palmolive

colon cancer

color additives

companies, encouragment for safer products

concealed information from industry trade associations

conditioner

Cone, Marla

Consumer Health and Product Hazards

Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act

Consumer Reports

Consumers Union

Coppertone

Corporate Social Responsibility

cosmeceuticals

Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA). see also Personal Care Products Council

Cosmetic Ingredient Review

Compendium

and concealed information

evidence of products containing toxins

FDA’s regulatory failure

use of sodium lauryl sulfate

cyclooctane carbaldehyde

cytokines

D

“damage control” folly

Danish Consumer Council

Danish Institute of Public Health

Demeter International

deodorant

breast cancer caused by

history of

organic

phthalates in

products targeting everyone

safe

triclosan in

Department of Health and Human Services

depression

Dermatologic Surgery

detergents

diaper creams, safe

diazolidinyl urea

dibutyl phthalate (DBP)

diethylene glycol (DEG)

diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP)

diethylnitrosamine

diethylphthalate (DEP)

Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps

Dr. Bunting’s Sunburn Remedy

Dr. Hauschka

DuPont Company

E

Earth Beauty Cosmetics

Emblica officinalis

endocrine disruptive chemicals (EDC). see hormone-disruptive chemicals

Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program

Endocrinology

Endrin

Environmental Committee of the Parliament

Environmental Defense Fund

environmental factors in cancer rates

Environmental Health Association of Nova Scotia

Environmental Health Network of California

Environmental Health Perspectives

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

The Environmental Working

Group (EWG)

dioxane contamination

FDA’s regulatory failure

finding mislabeled products

inadequacy of sunscreen

investigation by

phthalates in products

safety database

testing umbilical cord blood

toxicity of lipstick

Epidemiology

epigallo-catechin-3-gallate (EGCG)

Estée Lauder

anti-cellulite creams

carcinogens in products

DBP and DEHP in products

distorting “natural” label

in Japan

as one of the global giants

penetration enhancers in products

use of “green” packaging

Eternity

ethoxylates

ethyl methacrylate (EMA)

ethylene glycol

ethylene oxide

ethylenediamine tetra-acetic acid (EDTA)

ethylparabens

Europe, legislative change in

European Chemicals Agency

European Parliament

European Trade Association (COLIPA)

European Union (EU)

banning hair dye ingredients

Japan adopting standards of

legislation on safety in

not self-regulatory

regulatory guidelines of

size of industry

use of phthalates

warning labels on perfume

everyone, products targeting

evidence of products’ toxicity

eyelash salons, problems with

eyeshadow

F

facial yoga

Factor, Max. see Max Factor

Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA)

FDA. see U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Febreze Air Effects

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)

ferulic acid

Flavor and Fragrance Journal

fluoride, toxicity of

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. see Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Food and Drugs Act, Canada’s

Food Quality Protection Act

Forest Stewardship Council

formaldehyde

in cigarettes and cosmetics

concealed information about

legislative reforms in Japan

in nail products

regulation of

releasers

fragrance. see perfume

“fragrance-free” label

“frank” carcinogens

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

G

gamma oryzanol

gamma-amnio-butyric acid

genetics, as risk factor for cancer

“genotoxic” carcinogens

Georgia State Board of Cosmetology

Germany, organics in

Gertner, Jon

Giovanni products

The Glass of Fashion

glyceryl laurate

granulomas

grapefruit seed extract

Green, Benjamin

Green Blue

green chemistry

“Green Chemistry in California” report

green tea, benefits to skin

Greene, Dr. Alan

Greenpeace International

gynostemma

H

Hagen, Annelise

hair dye

aniline used in

cancer risk for users of

containing nonoxynol

deadly but avoidable killer

and Seventh Amendment

toxicity of

hair gel

hair spray, phthalates in

Hakutsuru

halogenated salicylanilides

Health

Health Care Without Harm

healthy trends, future

Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

history, beauty industry influences through

Hodgkin’s disease

Hodgkin’s lymphoma

hormone-disruptive chemicals

affecting fetus development

in air freshener

alternatives to

in antiperspirants

beauty products containing

in cosmeceuticals

effects due to

evidence of products containing

penetration enhancers

in perfume

products targeting children

in umbilical cord blood

on warning labels

Howard, Vyvyan

Hufeland, Christopher

“hypoallergenic” label

hypospadias

I

“inactive ingredients” label

India, organics in

industrial chemicals

infants, products targeting

influences on beauty industry

Intelligent Nutrients

International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)

International Association for Humanitarian Medicine

International Center for Technology Assessment

International Fragrance Association (IFRA)

International Journal of Cancer

International Journal of Cosmetic Science

International Journal of Toxicology

Inventing Beauty: A History of the Innovations that Have Made Us Beautiful

Israeli Biotechnology Research

Italy, organics in

J

Janson Beckett

Japan, legislative change in

Japan, organics in

Japan, safety regulations in

Japanese Cosmetic Industry Association (JCIA)

Jason products

Johnson, Samuel

Johnson & Johnson

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Juvenal

K

Klein, Calvin. see Calvin Klein

L

Labeling Manual, Personal Care Products Council’s

unavailable on bulk containers

The Lancet Oncology

Lauder, Estée. see Estée Lauder

lavender

Lavish Lashes

laws regarding consumer health

laws regarding regulating products

Le, Judy

lead

Legislation of Consumer Product Safety

leukemia

LightSource Transforming Moisture Lotion, Estée Lauder

limonene

lip gloss magnifying UV rays

liver, toxins bypassing

liver cancer

Logona Cosmetics

“Look Good...Feel Better” program

L’Oreal

invention of sunscreen

lawsuit against

lead in lipstick

Mexoryl SX in

as one of the global giants

organic products

and Seventh Amendment

Los Angeles Times

lotion, body. see skin cream

lung cancer

Lupo, Mary P.

M

Malaysian Agriculture Development Authority (MADA)

Malkan, Stacy

Mande, J.

marketing, reforms in product

metabolism of children

metalloestrogens

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

methyl methacrylate (MMA)

methylcoumarin (6-MC)

Ministry of Health and Welfare of Japan

Mintel International Group

moisturizers

monoethanolamine

Moondrops Lipstick

motion pictures, relation to cosmetics industry

N

Nader, Ralph

nail polish

nail salons, products targeting

Nails

The Naked Truth Project

nanoparticles

alternatives to

beauty products containing

in cosmeceuticals

deciphering labels

sun protection products containing

type of penetration enhancer

nasal cancer

The Nation

National Academy of Sciences

National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

National Congress of Black Women

National Cosmetology Association

National Environmental Policy Act

National Environmental Trust

National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

National Library of Medicine

National Organic Program

National Resources Defense Council

National Toxicology Program

Nature

New Dove Firming Lotion

New England Journal of Medicine

New Scientist

New York Center for Constitutional Rights

The New York Times

Bisphenol-A (BPA)

cancer statistics

Corporate Social Responsibility

overpriced products

penetration enhancers and nanotechnology

talcum powder, risks of using

thioglycolic acid hair straighteners

New York Times Magazine

Nihonsakari Company

nitrites

nitrocellulose

nitrosamine carcinogens

in beauty products

and concealed information

in detergents

exposure during pregnancy

nitrosodiethanolamine (NDELA)

Nixon, Richard

nobility, cosmetics use by

non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

nonoxynol

nonylphenols

North American Contact Dermatitis Group

Not Just a Pretty Face

Noxzema

O

O, The Oprah Magazine

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

octyl-methoxycinnamate

octylphenols

Olay

OMC

online, dangers of buying products

OPI

Organic Consumers Association (OCA)

Organic Monitor

Organic Trade Association (OTA)

organics

certified

mainstream acceptance of

as safe alternative

organizations, commendable non-profit

deadly but avoidable killer

evidence of products containing toxins

FDA’s regulatory failure

Ovarian Cancer Early Detection and Prevention Program

oxybenzone

oxynol

P

Pal-KTTKS

palmitic acid

paraben preservatives

alternatives to

beauty products containing

class of hormone disrupter

in cosmeceuticals

in deodorants and antiperspirants

in makeup donated to cancer patients

in nail products

origins of

in Origins products

and Seventh Amendment

penetration enhancers

beauty products containing

contaminants passed to fetus

“fragrance-free” label

hidden toxins in

history of

labeling not required on

phthalates in

regulated by Seventh Amendment

The Perricone Prescription

personal-care products, cancer risk from

Personal Care Products Council. see also Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA)

pesticides

absorption through skin

DDT

fats contaminated with

in lanolin

legislative reforms in Europe

nanoparticles as

produce contaminated by

in umbilical cord blood

petroleum distillate

Pharmaceutical Affairs Law (PAL)

Pharmaceutical and Safety Bureau

phenol ethoxylate

phenoxyethanol

phenylenediamines (ppd)

photography, relation to cosmetics industry

photosensitivity

Phthalate Esters Panel

beauty products containing

chemical absorption in pregnancy

in children’s products

in fragrances

history of

as hormone disrupters

in products targeting everyone

and Seventh Amendment

Plantidote Mega-Mushroom

plasticizers. see solvents

Plautus

pollution

as cause of cancer

fats contaminated with

hormone-disruptive chemicals in

perfume adding to air

polyvinyl pyrrolidine (PVP)

pregnancy, chemical absorption in

and carcinogens

and concealed information

exposure to Bisphenol-A

findings in umbilical cord blood

hormone-disruptive chemicals

and phthalates

products used in salons

preservatives

prevention, avoidance of cancer

price, no relation to quality of product

Procter & Gamble

Proposition 65 (California)

Q

Q-Med

Quality Assurance International (QAI)

quaternium 15 (carcinogen)

R

Rachel’s Health News

Raising Children Toxic Free

Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH)

Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances

REN

Renuzit Subtle Effects

reproductive toxicants. see hormone-disruptive chemicals

Reproductive Toxicology

Research Institute for Fragrance Materials

resorcinol

resources, health

respiratory tract cancer

“right to know”, loss of

Riordan, Teresa

risk of getting cancer

Roelofs, Cora

rouge

Rubinstein, Helena

S

safe alternatives to toxins

Safe Cosmetics Act, California

safe products

alternatives to toxins

The Safe Shopper’s Bible

safety, products not tested for

Sally Hansen

salons, products not labeled in

Sante Kosmetics

Schueller, Eugene

Schwarzenegger, Arnold

Science Action Coalition’s Consumer’s Guide to Cosmetics

ScienceDaily

Scientific Committee on Cosmetic Products

Scientific International Nomenclature for Cosmetic Ingredients

Screen Actors Guild

sensitive skin, labels for

Sequoia Fund

Seventh Amendment, Europe’s

sex appeal, cosmetics essential to

sexual development, early

products targeting everyone

as carrier of chemicals

peelers

sensitivity of

tanning. see sun worshippers, products targeting

products targeting everyone

safe

Society of Cosmetic Chemists

sodium laureth sulfate

sodium lauryl sarcosinate

sodium lauryl sulfate

Soil Association

solvents

S.O.S. (Save Our Seaweed)

soyscreen

squamous cell carcinoma

Stanley, Marian

Steinman, David

stoichiometric reagents

stomach cancer

stratum corneum

StriVectin-SD

studies on toxicity of products

sulforaphane

Sun Protection Factor (SPF)

sun worshippers, products targeting

sunblock

sunscreen

AHAs in

deadly but avoidable killer

products targeting sun worshippers

surfactants. see detergents

Sustainable Packaging Coalition

synthetic chemicals

alternatives to

causing health problems

contaminants passed to fetus

hormone-disruptive chemicals

labeled “natural”

no toxicity information about

not in “natural” products

organic ingredients equal to

in organic products

in perfume

regulated by Seventh Amendment

safe

use in salons

T

talcum powder, risks of using

CPC’s research on

deadly but avoidable killer

evidence of products containing toxins

FDA’s regulatory failure

publicizing by law

use on babies

tanning. see sun worshippers, products targeting

testing guidelines in products industry

thallium acetate, use of

thesaurismosis

thioglycolic acid hair straighteners

Time

products targeting everyone

in children’s products

list of common

in products targeting everyone

in products targeting youth seekers

in salon products

in sunscreens and sunblocks

in women’s products

Toxics Use Reduction Act

trends, future healthy

triclocarban

triclosan

triethanolamide (TEA)

Two Fingers to Sunscreen? An Essential Guide for the Effective Use of Sunscreens

tyrosinase inhibitors

U

umbilical cords, testing

Unilever

Unreasonable Risk of Cosmetics and Personal Care Products

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

banning use of MMA

cosmeceuticals

cosmetics unregulated by

“damage control” folly

DEA

dioxane levels in products

evidence of products causing cancer

getting information from Personal Care Products Council

inadequacy of sunscreen

involvement in toothpaste regulation

and Japanese Cosmetic Industry Association

lead levels in lipstick

loss of “right to know”

myths about

nanoparticles, monitoring

necessary reforms

not relying on for protection

not validating product labels

and Personal Care Products Council

phthalates, risk by

products targeting children

questions about product safety

skin peelers

sunscreen regulations

toxicity of perfume

trends set by

U.S. Geological Survey

U.S. House Committee on Science and Technology

U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP)

UVA wavelengths

UVB wavelengths

V

W

Warner, John

wealthy, cosmetics of the

women, products targeting

Women’s Voices For the Earth

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

World Health Organization

World Health Organization International Agency for Cancer Research

wrinkles. see anti-wrinkle cream

WWF (World Wildlife Fund)

Y

yoga, facial

The Yoga Face: Eliminate Wrinkles with the Ultimate Natural Facelift

youth seekers, products targeting

Z

Zelda Gavison

zinc oxide

zirconium