{"product_id":"not-just-a-pretty-face-the-ugly-side-of-the-beauty-industry-paperback","title":"Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStacy Malkan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This book should be read by women and men who have trusted, for too long, the companies whose products get inside their bodies and their minds.\" --Ralph Nader, political activist and consumer advocate \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLead in lipstick? 1,4 dioxane in baby soap? Coal tar in shampoo? How is this possible?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimple. The $35 billion cosmetics industry is so powerful that they've kept themselves unregulated for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNot one cosmetic product has to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration before hitting the market.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncredible? Consider this: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe European Union has banned more than 1,100 chemicals from cosmetics. The United States has banned just 10.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOnly 11% of chemicals used in cosmetics in the U.S. have been assessed for health and safety--leaving a staggering 89% with unknown or undisclosed effects.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMore than 70% of all personal care products may contain phthalates, which are linked to birth defects and infertility.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMany baby soaps are contaminated with the cancer-causing chemical 1,4 dioxane.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt's not just women who are affected by this chemists' brew. Shampoo, deodorant, face lotion and other products used daily by men, women and children contain hazardous chemicals that the industry claims are \"within acceptable limits.\" But there's nothing acceptable about daily multiple exposures to carcinogenic chemicals--from products that are supposed to make us feel healthy and beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNot Just a Pretty Face \u003c\/em\u003edelves deeply into the dark side of the beauty industry and looks to hopeful solutions for a healthier future. This scathing investigation peels away less-than-lovely layers to expose an industry in dire need of an extreme makeover.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Thank you Stacy for exposing the truth. The jig is up!\" --Fran Drescher, star of the Emmy Award-winning series The Nanny\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Stacy Malkan \u003c\/strong\u003e is a former cheerleader who loves make-up. She is the Communications Director of Health Care Without Harm and the media team co-leader for the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, a national coalition working to eliminate hazardous chemicals in personal care products which she helped to found in 2002. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Stacy is a leading communications strategist for environmental campaigns, and helped initiate the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics in 2002, a national coalition working to eliminate hazardous chemicals in personal care products. Stacy grew up in Lynn, Massachusetts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 8.91 x 6.17 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Independent Publisher Book Awards (2008)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758061682976,"sku":"9780865715745","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3ea3ccc8d25796b87c318e7cc59edff2.webp?v=1780117344","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/not-just-a-pretty-face-the-ugly-side-of-the-beauty-industry-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}